Fresh Start: Cooking with Virginia - My Real Life Daily Guide to Healthy Eating and Weight Loss

Fresh Start is a very personal look at the life of a French-trained Southern chef and cookbook author who realized she needed to make changes for her health, took charge, and lost 65 pounds -- and has kept it off for over 1 1/2 years. It's her real-life guide of 20 go-to recipes that take can you through the day with easy recipes and "non-recipes" for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks.

“I have never felt as good in my adult life, and that's the truth. I created this little book to share with you my everyday tricks, tips, and techniques. I firmly believe you can eat good, delicious, wholesome food -- and still indulge in decadent dishes on occasion. It’s possible to be healthy and strong, lose weight, and not drive yourself crazy with long lists of foods you cannot have," says Willis.

Here you will find delicious and doable, seasonal, recipes for home cooks along with tips, techniques, and stories. Each recipe features mouth-watering food photography, easy-to-follow instructions, and helpful hints from Southern chef, Food Network Kitchen Instructor, and James Beard award-winning cookbook author Virginia Willis. The reader feels that Virginia is by their side in the kitchen, as she walks the reader through surefire recipes that work every time. The recipes are rigorously tested and are essential, foolproof dishes you actually want to make and eat!

Bon Appétit, Y’all!
Virginia Willis