Appetizers / Soups / Salads Recipes (Most Popular)
This is made entirely from fresh veggies out of my garden or fresh from the local farmer. I do not use canned ingredients. They contain salt. Which I don't cook with either. My only concern with the recipe is finding the values for a soup bone.
This spinich dip tastes just like the kind you can get at a restaurant...but you control the ingredients
A variation of a recipe made famous by the Venus deMilo Restaurant in Swansea Massachusetts, this delicious soup is a crowd pleaser. One 12 oz.. bowl of this thick, hearty soup is only 258 calories.
I use this when I am in a hurry or just want something light on a hot day. My husband also likes it in his work lunch. It's fast and easy.
Delicious fairly quick soup to make. Good way to get in your veggies!
I also added some extra vegetables to this, some corn and carrots (about 2 C total). Didn't add to nutrition count, but it doesn't amount to much.
Yet another "working with what we've got in the house" recipe...
There are 7 one cup servings here; my hubbie and I each had 2 cups as a serving, with 3 left over.
This salsa is great as a salad or dip. If I serve it as a dip I usually use some type of corn chips. (Fritos are the hubby's fave)
Homemade, whole wheat breadsticks that taste amazing, you know exactly what's in them, and you can eat them without guilt! Best of all, they don't take long - no waiting forever for the dough to rise. (Also makes amazing pizza crust!)
Cold yogurt soup with garlic and cucumbers. Light in calories and very refreshing in the summer.
I made this with a fresh stock I made from the carcass of a whole turkey breast. The stock makes ALL the difference! I used all nice fresh produce so I jarred 6 pints of thiswith my pressure canner to put in the pantry, because it was so yummy!