Virginia Willis
Georgia-born French-trained Chef Virginia Willis has made chocolate chip cookies with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, foraged for berries in the Alaskan wilderness, harvested capers in the shadow of a smoldering volcano in Sicily, and hunted for truffles in France. She is talent and chef-instructor for the digital streaming platform Food Network Kitchen; her segments feature authentic and innovative Southern cooking. She specializes in chef-inspired recipes for home cooks.
She was the celebrity chef at the Mansion at Churchill Downs for the 143rd running of the Kentucky Derby. As one of the more well known female Southern chefs, Virginia has spoken at SXSW, cooked for the James Beard Foundation, and beguiled celebrities such as Jane Fonda, Morgan Freeman, Julie Chrisley, and Bill Clinton with her cooking — but it all started in her grandmother’s country kitchen.
Cooking with Buttermilk: Waffles, Biscuits, and Flatbread
Several years ago a food website interviewed me and asked what I did with my leftover buttermilk. What? That’s like asking me what I do
Healthy-ish Double Chocolate Cupcakes
Chocolate Cupcakes can pretty much solve all the world’s problems. Well, that might be a stretch. Ok, it’s flat out not true. I will say,
Raspberry No-Bake Cheesecake
It’s hot. Need a dessert? “No-Bake” is the way to go! I hardly want to turn on my toaster, much less the oven. I’m sharing
Meal Plan Monday with Creole Buttermilk Chicken on Good Day Atlanta
One-Pan Wonder I love a sheet pan supper. One pan and you are good to go — it makes both cooking and cleaning so much
Fried & Griddled Green Tomatoes
Fried Green Tomatoes are as deeply rooted in Southern culture as a field of kudzu. I have a confession. I am not a huge fan
Farmer’s Market Summer Tomatoes
Fresh tomatoes are only ever good in summer. There is nothing as wonderful as the full, rich, winey, flavor of a vine ripe tomato –