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Spicy Cauli-Mac and Cheese

Spicy Cauli-Mac and Cheese

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Hoppin' John on www.virginiawillis.com

Southern New Year’s Day Food Traditions

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Chocolate Cocoa Bombs

Easy Chocolate Cocoa Bombs

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GF Pear Banana Almond Cakes

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Sausage-Pecan Balls

Recipe Makeover: Sausage-Pecan Balls

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Golden Fruitcake

Golden Fruit and Nut Cake (Don’t Call it Fruitcake!)

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Read more about the article Braised Flank Steak with Peppers and Onions

Braised Flank Steak with Peppers and Onions

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Healthy recipe for Lightened Up Buffalo Chicken Dip

Lighten Up, Y’all! Buffalo Chicken Dip

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Apple Dip

How to Make Homemade Caramel Sauce and Apple Dip

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Easy Dark Chocolate Bark

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I'm Virginia Willis, a French-trained Southern chef and James Beard award-winning cookbook author.

As a post-menopausal woman, I lost 65 pounds and have kept it off for 4 years. Good and Good For You Living is my real-life approach to health and wellness initiated by lifelong struggles with weight and body image. I quit dieting and changed my life.

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