The Best Barbecued Chicken With an Amazing Homemade Sauce by Skinny Kitchen with Nancy Fox

What makes this chicken de-licious is the fabulous homemade sauce! It’s sweet and a little spicy. You’ll notice one unusual ingredient on the list… Root beer! This ingredient really packs a punch with flavors of sassafras, sarsaparilla, cherry and ginger. This recipe is make skinny by removing the skin from the chicken, using very…

Quick & Easy Fruit Compote with Vanilla Sauce (and a no-added sugar or low-sugar variation) by Salad Foodie

A fruit compote on the table in 15 minutes? Here's a dessert kids (and kids of all ages) will love. Start with a can of fruit cocktail, add some chopped fruit in season, and make a simple vanilla sauce to top it. (This dessert converts easily to a…

Guacamole Tex-Mex by Amos Miller

Super simple - fast - packs just enough punch. It will be the best you ever tasted. Bring on the cervesas, margaritas - and lots of quality tortilla chips! Just like Chipotle - but homemade!

Garden Salmon Loaf by BearNakedBaker

Chicken with Grapes and Almonds Salad and Sandwich Filling by Salad Foodie

Serve atop mixed greens as a salad, or as a sandwich filling for breads and rolls.

Crock Pot Baked Potato Recipe by Claudia lamascolo

I would have never dreamed how easy these were, delicious and fun to make the toppings for. Just think, baked potatoes ready in a crock pot? The kids could make their own snack after school, lunch, dinner, the list goes on and on. Topping suggestions are available on the blog post!

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Granola Bars by Salad Foodie

A nice breakfast bar or snack, these granola bars start with ready-made granola to save time. Make them chewy or crisp, adjust the fruits, nuts and spices to your liking.

Crustless Tomato Pie by Salad Foodie

From the Good Housekeeping Test Kitchen (July 2013), this easy recipe met my needs for a novel and nutritious way to use up the last of the season tomatoes. A nice change of pace from quiche for a brunch or light supper.

Potluck Apricot Cobbler by Salad Foodie

An old-fashioned cobbler makes a hit with crowds and one of my favorite cobbler fruits is apricots. These perky golden first fruits of summer have a nice balance of sweet and tart. Fresh in-season fruit is preferred, but I have often used my stash of frozen cots from season’s past, and they work well for cobblers, as do canned. This…

Peanut Butter & Banana Wrap Snack by Salad Foodie

A great anytime snack that children can either help make, or make themselves, depending on age. Each ingredient makes a special contribution to this wrap, so try it first as is, then tweak it if you like. Whole wheat tortillas pack a powerhouse of fiber, but you have to check the labels. The tortillas I opt for are 8 1/2 inches…

You’ll love This Heavenly Chicken Tortilla Soup by Skinny Kitchen with Nancy Fox

This Mexican style soup is so rich in intriguing flavors and full of tantalizing aromas that fill your kitchen...The skinny for 1 cup, 180 calories, 4 grams of fat and 4 Weight Watchers POINTS. De-licious!!!

Grilled Shrimp copyright 2011 art of living,PrimaMedia,Inc/Maria Liberati by maria liberati

This is one of my favorite ways to eat shrimp. A healthy recipe and a great substitute for grilled hamburgers. From my best selling book The Basic Art of Italian Cooking and BLOG The Basic Art of Italian Cooking by Maria Liberati tm at…

Banana Wrap by BearNakedBaker

Great for snack or Breakfast.... I NEVER microwave anything (don't own one either) so this is entirely up to you. I simply warm my tortilla in a warmed pan, and sometimes I don't warm at all....

Lemon Gateau Shenandoah by Windle Grissett

I created this lovely masterpiece in honor of my daughter Shenandoah whom has chosen to follow in my foot steps. As a child she loved lemons, and still does

Chicken, Tomatoes & Rotini Salad by Salad Foodie

Hearty pasta salad to help use up leftover roast chicken or turkey. I've a bumper crop of grape tomatoes which work well in this too. I try to go light on the seasonings, so follks can adjust as desired when served.