Welcome to Cooking with Virginia!
Here you will find delicious and doable, seasonal, chef-driven recipes for home cooks along with tips, techniques, and stories. Each post features mouth-watering food photography, easy-to-follow instructions, and helpful hints for well-tested recipes from Southern chef, Food Network Kitchen Instructor, and James Beard award-winning cookbook author Virginia Willis.
You’ll also find Virginia’s signature stories chronicling formational childhood experiences gained baking in her grandmother’s and mother’s kitchen, her extensive professional experience from working in patisserie in a Michelin-starred restaurant, to the hot lights of food television, and her culinary centric far-flung travels. The recipes build on this practical knowledge and are written so that 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
Old-Fashioned Caramel Cake
Layer cakes are joyful, towering celebrations. Even in these super busy times, it’s nice to dust off the cake pans and bake a layer
Food Photography: Friendship, Inspiration, and Opportunity
I’ve got two big announcements to share: Lighten Up, Y’all is now available for pre-order and will be in stores in March. My dear friend Angie
The World’s Best Salad Dressing
Did You Know that Price Per Ounce, Salad Dressing is One of the Most Expensive Items in a Grocery Store? Learn How to Make Vinaigrette
Fresh, Easy Asparagus Lemon Salad
Can You Eat Raw Asparagus? Yes, You Can! Funny how things work. I never really cared for asparagus, and now that I’m in prime asparagus
Down-Home Comfort with Red-Eye Gravy and Deadlines
I’ve got a stack of books I’m in love with and can’t wait to share with you – Summerland by Anne Quatrano, Cooking Light’s Global
Atlanta Snow 2014: Heat Things Up with Curried Wings
Atlanta Atlanta got hit with 2-inches of snow and the world stopped. Literally. For 18-hours. It’s been all over the national news and everyone is
How to Cook Winter Vegetables: Rev it Up!
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The Dark Side: Five Recipes for Winter Greens
Vegetable Prep Summer produce is easy. Summer produce is the embodiment of an easy, breezy sunny day. Tomatoes are sliced. Okra only needs a short
The Simple Life with Asparagus Recipes
Spring Vegetables? I came up to Massachusetts for the summer a little over 2 weeks ago. It’s a big shift changing houses and merging lives.
North and South: Massachusetts Maple Syrup and Georgia Cornmeal Pancakes
Maple Syrup Take a look at that glorious view up in the hilltowns of Western Massachusetts. Spring seems nearly finished in Atlanta, but it’s still