virginia willis
Southern chef and cookbook author.
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Chef, baker, & content creator. šJames Beard Foundation Award Winner. š Sustainable Seafood Activist.š LGTBQ š³ļøāš (she/her)
Virginia Willis has made cookies with Dwanye āThe Rockā Johnson, foraged for berries in the Alaskan wilderness, harvested capers in Sicily, and beguiled celebrities such as Jane Fonda, Bill Clinton, and Julie Chrisley with her cooking ā but it all started in her grandmotherās country kitchen. She is the author of Secrets of the Southern Table; Lighten Up, Yāall; Bon AppĆ©tit, Yāall; Basic to Brilliant, Yāall; Okra; and Grits. She was the TV kitchen director for Martha Stewart, Bobby Flay, and Nathalie Dupree and executive producer for Epicurious TV on the Discovery Channel. Sheās been seen on Food Network, CBS This Morning, and Fox and Friends and featured in the New York Times, the Washington Post, Eater, and Food52. She has contributed to Eating Well, Garden & Gun, and Bon AppĆ©tit, and more. Her fans love her foolproof recipes and down-to-earth attitude. Learn more at www.virginiawillis.com.
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Quick and easy, turkey chili that you can have on the table and less than 40 minutes. So good and so easy. 1 tablespoon pure olive oil 1 sweet onion chopped 3 large garlic cloves chopped 1 28-ounce can no-salt-added whole tomatoes 2 14.5-ounce cans of low-sodium black beans, rinsed and drained 1 pound ground turkey 1 carrot grated 3 cups low-sodium tomato juice 2 bay leaves preferably fresh Ā¼ cup ground dried red chiles 1 teaspoon ground cumin 1 teaspoon ground coriander Ā½ teaspoon cayenne pepper or to taste Coarse kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper Heat the oil in a large heavy-bottomed pot over medium heat. Add the onion and cook until soft and translucent, 3 to 5 minutes.āØ Add the garlic and cook until fragrant, 45 to 60 seconds. Add the tomatoes, beans, turkey, and carrot. Using a wooden spoon, break up the turkey, then add the tomato juice. Bring to a boil over high heat. Decrease the heat to simmer and add the bay leaves, ground chiles, cumin, coriander, and cayenne pepper. Season with salt and pepper. Simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the turkey is tender and the flavors have married, about 30 minutes. Taste and adjust for seasoning with salt and pepper. Ladle into warmed bowls and serve immediately. Food styling by @lori_c_horne #virginiawillis #healthyandstrong #healthyrecipes #healthylifestyle #healthyfood #healthyeating #motivationalspeaker #healthycooking #weightlossjourney #weightlosstips #goodandgoodforyouliving #goodandgoodforyou #selfcare #wellness #goodandgoodforyou #superbowl #gamedayfood
1st photo 2024; 2nd photo 2014. Iām 10 years older but to me I look 10 years younger! Itās not just the pearls, either. ;) 1st photo - #nofilter + powder and @mycarmex lol - 2nd photo filter + full makeup Changing my life, improving my health, learning better forms of self-care, leaving behind people that werenāt good for me, mental health maintenance, digging deep, healing, eating better, standing firm in my boundaries, exercising, and yes, losing weight has reversed the clock! I am proud of every minute of my 57 years! This isnāt about being anti-aging. This is about aging strong AF!! Iām gonna do whatever I can to remain healthy, strong, vibrant, active, and thriving for as long as possible! #virginiawillis #healthyandstrong #healthyrecipes #healthylifestyle #healthyfood #healthyeating #motivationalspeaker #healthycooking #weightlossjourney #weightlosstips #goodandgoodforyouliving #goodandgoodforyou #selfcare #wellness #goodandgoodforyou #mentalhealth #transformationtuesday #silversisters #thisis57 #ageisjustanumber #ageregression #agegracefully
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This. This. This. Itās a way of life. Itās not like you hit a certain weight and itās all OK. Itās not like you had a healthy supper and donāt have to worry about it ever again. Itās not like you exercise on Monday and donāt have to exercise again the rest of your life. Maintaining health and wellness requires constant supervision. #virginiawillis #healthyandstrong #healthyrecipes #healthylifestyle #healthyfood #healthyeating #motivationalspeaker #healthycooking #weightlossjourney #weightlosstips #goodandgoodforyouliving #goodandgoodforyou #selfcare #wellness #goodandgoodforyou #mentalhealth #WellnessJourney #SavorTheVictories #EnjoyTheRide
We made candles! Mama aka @jennyb.willis and I did a fun zero waste craft project. Countless studies show that working with your hands improves mental health, increases your mood, and is a good stress reliever. It can also decrease levels of anxiety and is known to be a resilient form against depression. YAY US! #virginiawillis #healthyandstrong #healthyrecipes #healthylifestyle #healthyfood #healthyeating #motivationalspeaker #healthycooking #weightlossjourney #weightlosstips #goodandgoodforyouliving #goodandgoodforyou #selfcare #wellness #goodandgoodforyou #mentalhealth #zerowaste #madebyhand #crafting
Helping Mama aka @jennyb.willis with a chore. See also Iām a control freak. (It was beyond pick up or recycling. We had to go to the dump.) ā¤ļø #kindnessiscontagious #cleaningiscoping #lovemymama #goodandgoodforyou #virginiawillis
My morning got crazy quick. I started not to walk, not to come to the gym BUT that actually makes me less productive. Studies show that any form of exercise can make you feel more alert and in control. It makes you disciplined. you can do it! #virginiawillis #healthyandstrong #healthyrecipes #healthylifestyle #healthyfood #healthyeating #motivationalspeaker #healthycooking #weightlossjourney #weightlosstips #goodandgoodforyouliving #goodandgoodforyou #selfcare #wellness #goodandgoodforyou #mentalhealth #workout
Youāre gonna love the zero proof citrus spritzer. Well, technically itās low proof because these @thebittertruthcompany bitters do have some alcohol. Bitters are a neutral alcohol infused with spices, herbs, fruits, roots, and other ingredients. some bitters are completely alcohol free such as @feebrothersofficial Bitters are a key part of complex and delicious cocktails and mocktails. While I personally occasionally drink alcohol I prefer NA (no alcohol) most of the time. But, that doesnāt mean that I donāt want a special beverage. We used tiny citrus that my friend grows, but you could also use kumquats, clementines, or pixie tangerines. Fill a glass with ice. Halve 2-3 kumquats and squeeze the juice into the glass. Rub the rim of the glass with the spent orange. Add the halves, too. Thinly slice 2 kumquats and add to glass. Add 6-8 shakes of bitters. Top with soda. Garnish with orange leaf or rosemary sprig. Enjoy! #virginiawillis #healthyandstrong #healthyrecipes #healthylifestyle #healthyfood #healthyeating #motivationalspeaker #healthycooking #weightlossjourney #weightlosstips #goodandgoodforyouliving #goodandgoodforyou #selfcare #wellness #goodandgoodforyou #thirstythursday #zeroproof #sobercurious #mocktail
#H/T to the OG @marthastewart48 - this pic was taken when I was her guest for the release of #bonappetityall in 2008. I was the Kitchen Director for @marthastewart TV back in the day when she went from cable to network. Worked with some great folks including @mclaireperez @robynvalarik @sarahcarey1 @chefdaliajurgensen @francesboswell and more. It was intense, wonderful, hard, crazy, and um, sooooo much more. I learned so much and am incredibly grateful for the opportunity. šš» #virginiawillis #healthyandstrong #healthyrecipes #healthylifestyle #healthyfood #healthyeating #motivationalspeaker #healthycooking #weightlossjourney #weightlosstips #goodandgoodforyouliving #goodandgoodforyou #selfcare #wellness #goodandgoodforyou #mentalhealth
You know when to leave it. ā¤ļø #virginiawillis #healthyandstrong #healthyrecipes #healthylifestyle #healthyfood #healthyeating #motivationalspeaker #healthycooking #weightlossjourney #weightlosstips #goodandgoodforyouliving #goodandgoodforyou #selfcare #wellness #goodandgoodforyou #mentalhealth #leaveit #wellnesswednesday
1st pic 2020/2nd 2023 I healed myself. (I still feel the same way about cooking. No matter my trauma or drama, cooking centers me in the universe.) But this isnāt about thatā¦ itās about a different type of #transformationtuesday Sometimes I forget that I re-herniated a disc after the break up and move in the Fall of 2019. It was a mess. There were some days that I could not walk upstairs to my bedroom. I would stand for hours because it hurt too much to sit down or lay down. I was already working on my weight and health. One the best activities for me was walking. I walked as best I could even though sometimes it was very slowly and just around the block. I started PT. A few weeks later, I was scheduled for a surgical procedure - then Covid shut down the healthcare system. I kept at my PT, doing the exercises myself. I eventually weaned myself off of the pain medication and anti-inflammatories. I healed myself. it blows my mind sometimes to think about it. if you swipe through, that is a photo of me, hanging upside down by my ankle twisted up in a bedsheet and Iām grabbing my other foot with my arms behind me. Yup. You can do it. #virginiawillis #healthyandstrong #healthyrecipes #healthylifestyle #healthyfood #healthyeating #motivationalspeaker #healthycooking #weightlossjourney #weightlosstips #goodandgoodforyouliving #goodandgoodforyou #selfcare #wellness #goodandgoodforyou #mentalhealth #transformationtuesday
(That means I make a commission if you use my affiliate link to buy the product.) Chocolate ganache is a mixture of chopped chocolate and heavy cream and makes the most amazing fondue-style dipping sauce for fruit, berries, cake, cookies, marshmallows, and nuts. How about a Chocolate Dipping Sauce that is silky, rich, decadent ā and only 3 WW points for 8 lucious tablespoons? The combination for this Chocolate Dipping Sauce came about when I was playing around with āChocolate Ice Dream.
The germ is the part of the wheat berry that sprouts to grow into a new plant and is the healthiest part of the wheat berry. Irish Flour is whole grain or whole wheat flour coarsely ground from red whole wheat. Itās a bit more coarse than regular whole wheat flour. Most recipes sub out 1 cup of the Irish-style whole wheat flour for all-purpose flour for Irish Brown Bread.
(That means I make a commission if you use my affiliate link to buy the product.) Almond flour shortbread is deliciously more buttery than plain pure butter and wheat flour shortbread. All-purpose flour is actually fewer points than almond flour, but I wanted to try this recipe both with regular flour and gluten-free almond flour. With an almond flour gluten-free crust, it may as well have a gluten-free custard, so cornstarch is the answer.
(That means I make a commission if you use my affiliate link to buy the product.) The first thing to consider is that Russet Potatoes, the signature spud used in Baked Potatoes Potatoes are loaded with important vitamins and nutrients, like Vitamin B6, Potassium, and Vitamin C. Add a tablespoon of light sour cream (1 pt), a couple of tablespoons of shredded Cheddar (2 pts), chopped green onions or chives (0 pts), and shiitake bacon (0 pts) and you have a super satisfying, indulgent (but still good for you) dinner that will ring all the comfort food bells. Itās great to make a batch and use for salads, vegetable seasoning, crostini, and yes, to serve atop a Baked Potato!