Skinny Apple Pie by Culinary Envy

Skinny Apple Pie is gooey, tender apples with a crispy caramelized crust that is one bowl and easy to make. Low Fat, No Crust!

Coconut Kisses by Salad Foodie

Think macaroon with a chocolate kiss - a match made in heaven. These will disappear fast on your valentine cookie tray. Be sure to have chocolate kisses unwrapped and ready to pop onto cookie tops when removed from oven.

Valentine Sugar Cookie Cutouts by Salad Foodie

Perfect cookie dough for sugar cutouts, here made into Valentine hearts.

Coconut Pecan Cookies by Salad Foodie

A search on the Internet for a coconut pecan cookie recipe brought a few candidates forward and fortunately the first I tested was a slam-dunk. This is chewy, somewhat crunchy and divinely coconutty. I stayed very close to the original and glad it turned out so well. Kudos to Mike at his betterbaking.com blog for this toothsome…

Buttermilk Cornbread with Green Chilies and Cheese by Salad Foodie

It’s hard to stop at just one serving of this, so if you have a hungry crowd coming, double the recipe! I love to bake cornbread in a cast iron skillet to get that crispy crust, but a 9" square baking pan will make good cornbread too.

Apple-Oatmeal Cookies by Robyn Savoie

These soft, chewy cookies are perfect for filling the cookie jar.

Delicious Home-made Vegetarian Carrot Hot Dog Recipe. by Betsy's Best

Trick your family with this healthy vegetarian hot dog swap and toss that Weiner for something leaner! This carrot dog is the healthiest replacement for a hot dog and has the same flavor and color as your all-American favorite ballpark dog. Drizzle some ketchup and mustard and close your eyes when you take your first bite and be…

Chicken Tender Rollups with Bacon Wrap by Salad Foodie

The basic version of this recipe abounds on the Internet, using boneless chicken breasts and gouda cheese. I tweaked it to use what I had on hand, and that was chicken tenders. The resulting rollups are smaller, almost luncheon size, and you can use the cheese you prefer if no gouda's available - Swiss, cheddar, jack, mozzarella.…

Chicken Pot Pie Skinny-fied! by Skinny Kitchen with Nancy Fox

Chicken pot pie is considered the ultimate comfort food. It’s a savory pie filled with a luxurious chicken stew. It’s been popular forever! When you take that first bite it always provides a warming feeling and really satisfies an empty stomach. One big problem-it’s actually one of the 30 worst foods in America. Why? Because a typical…

Hard Boiled Eggs for cooks who can't boil water by Glenn

Forget the boiling water, colander, cracks and boil-outs. Hard "Boiled" Eggs made in the oven are easier, quicker, tastier and less prone to cracks and they are easier to peel. Who needs boiling water?

Banana and Granola Muffins by Salad Foodie

You can have breakfast in a muffin with your choice of ingredients. Make these with walnuts, almonds or pecans; select raisins, dried cranberries or coconut, and use your favorite granola flavor. If you wish to substitute buttermilk in place of regular, as I often do in baked products, see Useful Link below that I will be posting.

Jam Oat Bars by Amy Anderson

A delicious easy fall dessert.

German Chocolate Cookies by Salad Foodie

This recipe from the BHG.com website was developed as a healthier alternative to outright decadent German chocolate cake. Rolled oats and flax meal are substitutes for part of the all purpose flour, and butter and sugar have been reduced. I resisted the urge to tweak ingredients as I often do, and was pleasantly surprised that they…

Jamaican Chicken Stew with Butternut Squash & Quinoa by Gina Small

For a vegan version of this delicious stew, replace the chicken with about 1-1/2 lbs of mushrooms, beef broth with vegetable broth, & omit the half & half.

Ranch Style Baked Beans by Shannon Sweezy