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James Beard Award winner for Best in Health A collection of classic Southern comfort food recipes--including seven-layer dip, chicken and gravy, and strawberry shortcake--made lighter, healthier, and completely guilt-free. Virginia Willis is not only an authority on Southern cooking. She's also a French-trained chef, a veteran cookbook author, and a proud Southerner who adores eating and cooking for family and friends. So when she needed to drop weight and lighten up her diet, the most important criterion for her new lifestyle was that all the food had to taste delicious. The result is Lighten Up, Y'all, a soul-satisfying and deeply personal collection of Virginia's favorite recipes -- even 8 years later in this newly revised paperback version. All the classics are covered-from a comforting Southern Style Shepherd's Pie with Grits to warm, melting Broccoli Mac and Cheese to Old-Fashioned Buttermilk Pie. Each dish is packed with real Southern flavor, but made with healthier, more wholesome ingredients and techniques. Wherever you are on your health and wellness journey, Lighten Up, Y'all has the recipes, tools, and inspiration you need to make the nourishing, down-home Southern food you love.

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"""As a Southerner, I appreciate that Virginia makes real Southern food with real ingredients. A natural teacher, Virginia helps to dispel the myth that all Southern food is fatty and not good for you. She also reminds us that being healthy isn't always about saying no-her delicious recipes are all about making good choices and saying yes!"" - Carla Hall, Food Network Celebrity Chef and author of Carla Hall's Soul Food: Everyday and Celebration Virginia Willis's passion for the Southern food she grew up with, her top-notch culinary expertise, and her personal journey to be healthier have culminated in this wonderful book, which celebrates the fresh diversity of Southern cooking. With one incredible recipe after another, it is a real gift for health-minded food lovers!"" - Ellie Krieger MS, RD, host of PBS series Real Good Food and author of Whole in One ""With Lighten Up, Y'all, Virginia Willis opens the door to a new way of cooking, which focuses on the bountiful fresh fruits and vegetables that are the true staples of the Southern larder. She writes recipes that will make you feel good cooking in the kitchen, and feel even better eating the results."" - Hugh Acheson, James Beard Award-winning chef and author of A New Turn in the South ""Virginia Willis has always been both hilariously funny and incredibly astute in her Southern taste. Her recipes, like Beer-Battered Shrimp with Spicy Ketchup, Broccoli and Cheese ""Rice Grits,"" and Miso-Glazed Catfish with Edamame and Spicy Winter Greens, ring the bell for us. They are creative, nourishing, comforting, and easy to cook at leisure. Lighten Up, Y'all is a manifesto of gracious living in any era or place: be cool, eat well and mindfully, and don't forget to drink plenty of water!"" -Matt Lee and Ted Lee, authors of The Lee Bros. Charleston Kitchen"

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"Georgia-born French-trained chef Virginia Willis has foraged for berries in the Alaskan wilderness, harvested capers in the shadow of a smoldering volcano in Sicily, and executed the food styling for a Super Bowl commercial seen by over 160 million people.Virginia lost 65 pounds and has kept if off for over 3 years. Her health journey has been documented in Eating Well, as a cover story for Woman's World, Allrecipes, and AARP. Virginia has embraced her new outlook on life and has become a cheerleader for those wanting to make their own life changes with Good and Good for You, a lifestyle brand that shares food, fun, and fitness through digital channels and online community; events, seminars, and speeches; and print media. She says, ""If a French-trained Southern chef can do it, you can, too!""She is the former TV kitchen director for Martha Stewart, Bobby Flay, and Nathalie Dupree; has worked in Michelin-starred restaurants; and traveled the world producing food stories - from making cheese in California to escargot farming in France. She has appeared on Alex vs America, The Rachel Ray Show, Food Network's Chopped, CBS This Morning, Fox Family and Friends, Martha Stewart Living, and as a judge on Throwdown with Bobby Flay.Virginia has also been featured in the New York Times, the Washington Post, People Magazine, Eater, and Food52. She has contributed to Eating Well, Garden & Gun, and Bon App�tit, and more. The Chicago Tribune praised her as one of ""Seven Food Writers You Need to Know.""Fans love her down-to-earth attitude and approachable spirit. It's about the power of positivity along with food, fun, and fitness. Learn more about Virginia and Good and Good for You, her real life approach to health and wellness for mind, body and spirit at www.virginiawillis.com"

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