Lighten up, y'all : classic Southern recipes made healthy and wholesome / Virginia Willis, photography by Angie Mosier.
Virginia Willis is not only an authority on Southern cooking, a French-trained chef, and a veteran cookbook author; she is also a proud Southerner who adores eating and cooking for family and friends. So when she needed to drop a few pounds and generally 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 new favorite recipes. 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.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781607745730
- ISBN: 1607745739
- ISBN: 9781469677514
- Physical Description: vi, 223 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm
- Edition: First edition
- Publisher: Berkeley : Ten Speed Press, 2015.
Content descriptions
| Formatted Contents Note: | Chapter 1 Starters and Nibbles 15 -- Delicata Squash Chips 17 -- Sinless Seven-Layer Dip 18 -- Smoky Eggplant Dip 20 -- Hot Mess Spinach and Feta Dip 21 -- Slice-and-Bake Parmesan-Herb Cheese Straws 22 -- Grilled Shrimp and Pepper Poppers 23 -- Lightened-Up Pimiento Cheese 24 -- Cornmeal-Crusted Chicken Bites with Jalapeno Dipping Sauce 26 -- Barbecue Meatballs 28 -- Crab and Celery Rémoulade Wraps 30 -- Baked Onion Blossom 32 -- Chapter 2 Salads and Slaws 35 -- Shortcut Chicken Pasta Salad 37 -- Bacon-Wilted Greens with Warm Pecan-Crusted Goat Cheese 39 -- Curried Shrimp Salad with Avocado and Orange 40 -- Asparagus and Baby Vidalia Onion Salad with Lemon-Tarragon Vinaigrette 43 -- Field Pea and Bean Salad with Tomato-Basil Vinaigrette 44 -- Grilled Potato Salad with Bacon Vinaigrette 46 -- Broccoli Slaw with Light Buttermilk Ranch 49 -- Sassy Slaw 50 -- Quinoa Cobb Salad with Green Goddess Dressing 52 -- Apple-Raisin-Carrot Slaw 55 -- Chapter 3 From the Garden 57 -- Pan-Roasted Asparagus and Mushrooms 59 -- Spring Pea/Leek, and Cauliflower "Couscous" 60 -- Sautéed Green Beans with Summer Corn 61 -- Creamed Corn-Stuffed Tomatoes 63 -- Spicy Eggplant Stir-Fry 65 -- Green Beans with New Potatoes and Candied Garlic 67 -- Oven-Fried Okra 68 -- Summer Squash Casserole 71 -- Summer Squash "Lasagna" 73 -- Baked Zucchini Crisps 75 -- Braised Collards in Tomato-Onion Gravy 77 -- Collard Greens with Chipotle Potlikker 78 -- Brussels Sprouts with Raisins and Pecans 79 -- Roasted Sweet Potato and Pears 80 -- Pan-Seared Winter Squash 81 -- Chapter 4 Grains Grits, and Other Starchy Goodness 83 -- Red Beans and Greens 85 -- New Soul Creole Duty Rice 86 -- Broccoli and Cheese "Rice Grits" 89 -- Hoppin John and Limpin' Susan 90 -- Farro and Cabbage 92 -- Southern Style Shepherd's Pie with Grits 93 -- Buttermilk Potato Gratin 95 -- Makeover Broccoli Mac and Cheese 96 -- Sweet Potato Gratin with Herb Crumble 99 -- Chapter 4 Seafood and Shellfish 101 -- Red Snapper Provencal on Stone-Ground Grits with Parmesan and Herbs 105 -- Lemon-Basil North Georgia Trout 107 -- Pan-Seared Fish Steaks with Cherry Tomatoes and Basil 108 -- Miso-Glazed Catfish with Edamame and Spicy Winter Greens 110 -- Citrus-Grilled Shrimp with Bloody Mary Cocktail Sauce 111 -- Beei-Battered Shrimp with Spicy Ketchup 113 -- Bacon and Chile-Wrapped Scallops with Lemon Gremolata 115 -- Salmon Patties with Lemon-Caper Sauce 116 -- Gulf Coast Seafood Stew 118 -- Smoky Seafood Etoufee 120 -- Chapter 6 Poultry 123 -- Smothered and Covered Chicken and Gravy 125 -- Oven-Fried Chicken-on-a-Stick with Vidalia-Honey Mustard Dipping Sauce 127 -- Chicken, Apple, and Cheddar Burgers 129 -- Basil-Peach Chicken Breasts 130 -- Slow-Cooked Barbecue Pulled Chicken 132 -- Spicy Creole Turkey Cutlets with Holy Trinity Tomato Gravy 134 -- Turkey Meatloaf with Mushroom Gravy 137 -- Sweet Tea-Brined Turkey Tenderloin with Chile-Peach Glaze 139 -- Roast Turkey Breast with Quick Orange-Cranberry Relish 140 -- Honey Mustard Carolina Quail with Grilled Grapes 142 -- Chapter 7 Pork, Beef, and Lam 145 -- Cider-Braised Pork Loin with Apple-Thyme Jus 147 -- Bourbon Grilled Pork Chops with Peach Barbecue Sauce 149 -- Pulled Pork Tenderloin with Red Pepper Vinegar Sauce 151 -- Cocoa-Crusted Top Sirloin with Mushrooms 152 -- Spinach and Parmesan-Stuffed Beef Tenderloin 155 -- Rack of Lamb with Pecan-Mint Dipping Sauce 157 -- Grilled Balsamic Flank Steak 158 -- Coffee-Braised Pot Roast 159 -- Chapter 8 Soups and Stews 161 -- Creamy Broccoli-Parmesan Soup 163 -- Chicken Tortilla Soup 164 -- Chunky Chicken Noodle Soup 166 -- Garlic Chicken and Greens with Cornmeal-Herb Dumplings 168 -- Quick and Easy Turkey Chili 171 -- Damn Good Dawg Chili 172 -- Beef and Farro Soup 174 -- Pork, Squash, and Chickpea Soup with Collard Green Pesto 175 -- Georgia Shrimp and Corn Chowder 177 -- Peach and Tomato Gazpacho with Cucumber-Herb Yogurt 179 -- Chapter 9 Biscuits, Bread, and Baked Goods 181 -- Buttermilk Biscuits with Turkey Sausage Gravy 183 -- Vegetable Corn Bread 186 -- Cheesy Jalapeño Beer Bread Muffins 188 -- Lemon-Chia Seed Cake 189 -- Blueberry-Banana Muffins 190 -- Cornmeal Griddle Cakes 191 -- Multigrain Pecan Waffles 192 -- Chapter 10: Sweet Indulgences 195 -- Spa-aah Fruit Cobbler 197 -- Brown Sugar-Strawberry Shortcakes 198 -- Baked Apple Hand Pies with Salted Caramel Sauce 201 -- Old-Fashioned Buttermilk Pie 203 -- Yogurt Piecrust 204 -- Stovetop Apple Pie 206 -- Citrus Pudding Cakes 207 -- Chasing the Carrot Cake 208 -- Pineapple Right-Side-Up Cake 211 -- Big Rich Texas Sheet Cake 212 -- Chocolate "Brookies" 213 -- Claire's Cream Cheese Swirl Brownies 214. |
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| Subject: | Cooking, American > Southern style. Low-fat diet > Recipes. |
| Genre: | Cookbooks. |
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- 2 of 2 copies available at Sandhill Regional Library.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Kemp Sugg Memorial Library | 641.5 W (Text) | 58198000581234 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Moore County Library | 641.5 WIL (Text) | 48198030052779 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
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