Lighten Up Y'all: Southern Style Favorites Tweaked for Healthy Eating

Cookbooks are odd to review. It comes down to whether or not you will actually make a fair amount of the recipes, that determines if you like the book or not.

I mention this because most of these recipes in Lighten Up Y'all by Virginia Willis are not typically things I would make more than once or twice, simply to try out. But I don't think that should sway your decision about trying them out or incorporating them into your food repertoire.

Lighten Up Y'All by Virginia Willis

If you like traditional Southern fare, than this book would fit into your kitchen nicely. Willis adapts traditional Southern foods such as Dirty Rice, Oven Fried Okra, Smothered Chicken with Gravy and Etoufee and makes them healthier.
I did happen to like a few recipes in particular such as her Makeover Broccoli Mac and Cheese, Sinless Seven Layer Dip, Sweet Potato Gratin, Buttermilk Biscuits and Pineapple Right Side Up Cake.

If Southern home style cooking is your thing, than this book is a must stock for your kitchen. Everyone else should browse through it at the library and pluck a few choice recipes to throw into your lunch and dinner rotation as the mood strikes.

Blogger note: I received this book from the Blogging for Books program in exchange for this review. This review is entirely based on my opinion and contains my honest evaluation.