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    Lighten Up

    Wooden bowl of lima bean dip with bacon sprinkled on top and pita chips in background.

    Lima Bean Dip (Butter Beans)

    Close up cranberry salsa spilling out from metal spoon on white surface next to mini muffin size cornbread dressings

    Easy Cranberry-Apple-Jalapeno Salsa This combination may sound crazy at first but after you taste it, you'll agree, it's just crazy good!

    Slices of turkey breast with skin on overlapping each other on a white plate and garnished with fresh sage and gravy poured over the turkey slices

    Instant Pot Bone-In Turkey Breast and Gravy (Foolproof) Give yourself more time for family and your oven more room for side dishes and pie by cooking your holiday turkey in the Instant Pot this year.

    vidalia onions grape tomato basil salad

    Tomato-Basil and Vidalia Onion Salad

    glass bowl of fried okra

    Oven-Fried Okra (with Air Fryer Option) All the crunch and flavor of Southern-fried okra baked in the oven!

    apple butternut salad on a white plate

    Apple and Roasted Butternut Squash Salad (with Homemade Apple Cider Vinaigrette)

    layered Tiramisu in two glass dessert dishes with raspberries and chocolate shavings on a pink plate with tea spoons

    Sweet Tea Tiramisu Trifle for Two Southern version of Tiramisu ready to serve in 15 minutes and less than 160 calories.

    roasted purple cauliflower florets in a white bowl on a wooden surface

    Roasted Purple Cauliflower This vibrant veggie is naturally this deep purple color and unlike artificially dyed purple food, it's good for you!

    shrimp and grits in two cast iron skillets

    Shortcut Shrimp and Grits: No Roux Do you crave Shrimp and Grits but don't have time to wait for a roux to cook? You will love my Shortcut Shrimp and Grits!

    We Southerners love our greens-turnip greens. This dump and stir soup gets you in and out of the kitchen but tastes like you cooked them low and slow all day. Served in a white bowl.

    Shortcut Turnip Greens Soup | Beans and Greens

    Tri color quinoa salad with grape tomatoes boiled egg and chick peas in a green bowl on a red and white napkin with feta

    Tri Color Quinoa and Tomato Corn Salad

    breaded tilapia on blue and white plate with broccoli and lemon

    Easy Air Fryer Parmesan-Crusted Tilapia

    2 Ingredient and 2 Minutes to prepare Frozen Strawberry and Sweet Tea Lemonade is made with zero calorie sweet tea!

    Frozen Strawberry and Sweet Tea Lemonade 2 Ingredients. 2 minutes to prep. Made with zero calorie sweet tea or Lemonade and Sweet Tea!

    My Top 10 Super Bowl Southern Recipe Round Up including Instant Pot Boiled Peanuts

    Top 10 Super Bowl Southern Shortcut Recipes Spend less time in the kitchen and more time watching the big game with these easy, shortcut football party recipes

    Collard Greens and Navy Beans are cooked in a fraction of the typical time when cooked in the Instant Pot. Served in a white bowl on a blue and white striped placemat

    Instant Pot Collard Greens and Navy Beans Southern Beans and Greens

    Sweet Tea Sangria Skinny Mocktail is your answer to a holiday drink without the alcohol! The tannins in tea mimic the tannins in red wine plus it is only 5 calories! Served in a mason jar with a handle on a wooden surface.

    Sweet Tea Sangria "Skinny" Mocktail Southern version of a sangria mocktail, so of course, it starts with sweet tea! Raspberries, cranberries, and pomegranate seeds steep in Southern Breeze Sweet Tea raspberry tea and cranberry juice. The best part is less than 3 calories!

    Healthy Food Trends in 2018 on ABC 33/40 Talk of Alabama

    Air Fryer Indian Spiced Sweet Potato Fries i

    Air Fryer Spiced Sweet Potato Fries

    Tri-Color Quinoa Mediterranean Salad, aka Clean Out the Fridge Quinoa Salad

    Ground Turkey-Quinoa Skillet Dinner-Gluten Free

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    Hi y'all! I’m Kathleen. I love sharing my Southern shortcut recipes with you! I’m a food stylist, cookbook author, and former test kitchen director living in a charming small town in Alabama. I take traditional Southern recipes you know and love (and a few new ones) and make them with shortcuts so you can enjoy them faster.

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