Includes index

Cookin' and eatin' and healthy -- Gettin' it started : apps and snacks -- Salads and slaws -- Hearty, warming and fresh, cooling soups -- Pasta and rice -- Pork, beef, and lamb --Chicken, game hens, and turkey -- Fish and shellfish -- Vegetables and side dishes -- Breakfast and brunch -- Breads, quick breads, and biscuits -- Pies and cakes -- Other tempting desserts and beverages

Paula Deen has lost over 40 pounds and has maintained her weight loss for over two years by swapping out ingredients to reduce fat and calories. Paula's key to weight loss is moderation and accountability and one day a week she still enjoys good old southern cooking with biscuits and all. Only now she will have one biscuit instead of three. One does not have to give up taste when reducing calories and these recipes are a testament to that. Paula shares 250 of her favorite recipes lightened up. This brand new cookbook presents lightened up versions of fifty of her classic southern recipes and presents new recipes that cuts the calories but not the delicious taste