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    Healthy Recipes

    Check out some of my healthier recipes which are lower in calories and packed with nutrient-rich vegetables and fruits. These "must try" favorites don't sacrifice taste and are quick and easy to prepare.

    How about my Pan Seared Red Snapper with Mango Salsa, Summer Pasta Salad, which is loaded with fresh vegetables, or Sauteed Fresh Spinach with Lemon and Garlic? Eating healthy never tasted so good!

    Latest In Healthy

    Easy Peasy Purple Hull Peas

    Stir-fried shrimp and broccoli on a white plate with chop sticks.

    Quick and Easy Shrimp and Broccoli Stir-Fry

    Blackened mahi-mahi with cheese grits and broccoli slaw on a white plate.

    Best Ever Blackened Mahi-Mahi

    A large white saucepan full of pureed sweet potato and carrot soup, garnished with pecans.

    Simple Creamy Sweet Potato Carrot Soup

    A bowl of potato soup garnished with chopped parsley.

    Simple Old-Fashioned Potato Soup

    Chicken on the grill with corn.

    Easy Grilled Half Chicken and Dry Rub

    Three oysters Rockefeller on a bed of rock salt.

    The Ultimate Oysters Rockefeller Recipe

    Spinach salad topped with sliced apples, pecans and feta cheese in a white bowl.

    Simple Spinach Salad with Apples & Pecans

    A roasted chicken in a cast iron skillet garnished with lemon slices.

    Easy Cast-Iron Skillet Chicken

    A large bowl of cooked black-eyed peas topped with parsley.

    Southern Black-Eyed Peas Recipe

    A glass dish full of cranberry sauce, topped with lemon peels.

    Easy Cranberry Sauce with Fruit and Nuts

    Halloween deviled eggs with black olive spiders on top.

    Halloween Spooky Spider Deviled Eggs

    Two clear glass bowls of gazpacho.

    Easy Gazpacho – Cold Spanish Soup

    Two pesto chicken breasts on a plate topped with sliced tomatoes.

    Baked Pesto Chicken with Mozzarella

    Wild rice chicken salad topped with cranberries.

    Wild Rice Chicken Salad with Cranberries

    Two hasselback potatoes on a plate garnished with a spring of rosemary.

    Easy Air Fryer Hasselback Potatoes

    A blue and white bowl full of watermelon feta salad.

    Watermelon Feta Salad with Basil and Blueberries

    Sliced cucumbers, tomatoes and onion in a white bowl.

    Southern Cucumber and Tomato Salad

    Mushroom and broccoli frittata cut into slices in a black skillet.

    Cheesy Mushroom and Broccoli Frittata

    Roasted tomato soup in a white bowl topped with croutons.

    Creamy Roasted Tomato Soup with Basil

    Southern Broccoli Salad in a white metal bowl with a blue rim.

    Southern Broccoli Salad with Craisins

    Three jars of pecan nut butter on a cutting board.

    Homemade Pecan Butter

    Two grouper fillets on a white plate topped with mango salsa.

    Easy Grilled Grouper with Mango Salsa

    Two fish tacos topped with mango salsa.

    Easy Fish Tacos with Mango Salsa

    Smoked turkey on a platter with candles behind it.

    Smoked Turkey with Herb and Garlic Butter

    A black plate with five caprese skewers on it.

    Make-Ahead Caprese Skewers

    Tomato Avocado Feta Salad in a white serving dish.

    Tomato Avocado Feta Salad with Corn

    Two shrimp burgers with sweet potato fries.

    Easy Southern Homemade Shrimp Burgers

    Mexican Chopped Salad with Honey Lime Dressing in a white bowl and ready to serve

    Mexican Chopped Salad with Honey Lime Dressing

    Lemon Curd Chicken on a black plate over rice.

    Lemon Curd Chicken

    Pan-seared grouper topped with parsley, lemon zest and garlic.

    Pan-Seared Grouper with Gremolata

    in a skillet topped with capers.

    Easy Chicken and Cauliflower Skillet

    Hearty Chicken Chili Verde in a white bowl ready to serve with a side of cornbread

    Hearty Chicken Chili Verde

    Chicken Marsala in a cast-iron-skillet.

    Easy Chicken Marsala with Prosciutto

    Blackened Grouper

    A collage of healthy recipes including salmon, spinach, sweet potato hash and brussels sprouts.

    30+ Healthy and Delicious Recipes for the New Year

    Black-Eyed Pea soup in a white bowl.

    Black-Eyed Pea Soup – Southern Style

    Cooked Southern Collard Greens in two bowls.

    Southern Collard Greens Recipe

    Southern Hoppin' John in a bowl with corn muffins in a basket in the background.

    Black-Eyed Peas and Rice (Hoppin’ John)

    Turkey Chili in a white bowl garnished with sour cream, sliced avocado, and tortilla chip.

    Leftover Turkey Chili Recipe

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    Celebrate Father's Day with these easy recipes:

    • Sliced baby back ribs on a cutting board.
      Oven-Baked Baby Back Ribs and Dry Rub
    • Three scoops of bourbon ice cream in a glass dessert dish.
      Bourbon Ice Cream
    • Chili Rubbed Ribeye Steak topped with three pats of Maple Bourbon Butter on a white plate.
      Chili Rubbed Ribeye Steak with Maple Bourbon Butter
    • Two hamburgers topped with pimento cheese, fried onion rings, and a fried green tomato.
      Best Southern Pimento Cheese Burgers
    • Three oysters Rockefeller on a bed of rock salt.
      The Ultimate Oysters Rockefeller Recipe
    • A bowl of cocktail sauce next to fried oysters on a plate.
      Best Southern Crispy Fried Oysters

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    • A white bowl full of creamy potato salad topped with paprika.
      Classic Southern Potato Salad
    • A clear glass trifle dish with layers of angel food cake, strawberries and whipped cream.
      Strawberry Trifle with Angel Food Cake
    • Six hoecakes or fried cornbread on a white plate.
      Quick and Easy Hoe Cakes (Fried Cornbread)
    • Broccoli cheese casserole on a blue kitchen towel.
      Broccoli Cheese Casserole with Ritz Crackers
    • Rich and cheesy Easy Au Gratin Potatoes and Ham ready to serve
      Easy Au Gratin Potatoes and Ham
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