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When the lights go out, Mama T lights up the kitchen—with no stove, no fridge, and no foolishness. If you're tired of disaster prep advice written by people who’ve clearly never eaten cold beans by candlelight, meet Mama T. She’s a 70-year-old Southern grandmother from Shreveport with a cast-iron stomach and a sharper tongue. Mama T’s Storm Food is your no-nonsense, full-flavor survival guide to cooking through blackouts, busted fridges, and busted nerves. Inside, you’ll get 30 chapters of real-deal wisdom for making meals without power, patience, or a trip to the store. You’ll ...

Step into the soul-warming world of Crisis Casseroles & Depression Pie, a heartstrong tribute to the resilience, ingenuity, and thrift of American home cooks. Through 30 richly told chapters, seasoned with humor, history, and hard truth, this book revives the forgotten meals that fed families through the Great Depression, wartime rationing, and beyond. Written in the voice of a tough-but-loving grandmother who’s seen it all—from vinegar pie to Spam casseroles—this collection is more than a cookbook. It’s a survival manual, a culinary memoir, and a preservation of generational wisdom...

If you're tired of freezer cookbooks full of fussy labels, cutesy calendars, and recipes that feed a football team when all you want is dinner on the table—Mama T is here to set you straight. Mama T Batches It: Freeze Now, Eat Smart Later is the plainspoken, no-frills guide to bulk cooking that actually works for real people with real lives and real grocery budgets. Written by Southern grandmother who’s seen more lean weeks than she can count, this book takes you chapter by chapter through the grit and grace of freezer meal survival. Mama T shows you how to stretch ground beef three ...

Cook like you’re rich—with ingredients that aren’t. In Mama T’s Cheap, Southern, and Damn Good, you’ll learn the sacred art of feeding people well with barely a dime to your name. This isn’t some dry collection of penny-pinching recipes—it’s a survival manual, a Southern memoir, and a culinary rebellion all in one cast-iron skillet. With 30 no-nonsense chapters, Mama T teaches you how to transform beans into feasts, cornbread into gospel, and powdered milk into quiet dignity. Raised in the Southern tradition of “make-do-and-make-it-delicious,” Mama T brings the voice of ...

What if one Sunday supper could carry your family through the entire week—without complaints, burnout, or waste? In Mama T’s Sunday Suppers, Monday Leftovers, seasoned home cook and generational kitchen tactician Mama T reveals the sacred art of meal stretching: transforming a single roast into soups, casseroles, tacos, and frittatas so clever, no one will realize they’re eating the same thing twice. With sharp wit and plainspoken wisdom, Mama T doesn’t just teach you how to reheat leftovers—she shows you how to reinvent them. From bone broth alchemy and the disguising power of ...

In Mama T’s Dinners by the Dime, you’ll learn how to cook like money’s tight—but pride is high. Written in the straight-talking, cast-iron voice of a seventy-year-old Southern grandmother from Shreveport, this no-nonsense cookbook delivers dirt-cheap dinners without skimpin’ on flavor, heart, or common sense. Every chapter shows you how to stretch real ingredients into full meals that satisfy—without burnin’ your wallet. You’ll get skillet suppers, one-pan miracles, slow-cooked favorites, and pantry pull-togethers that feed a family of four on eight bucks or less. From rice ...

Learn how to fight back against overpriced groceries, sneaky sales tactics, and food industry nonsense—with the grit and gumption of a no-nonsense Southern grandma. Mama T’s Grocery Store Takedown turns every shopping trip into a power move. Raised working-class and married to a quiet oilfield man who never bought what he didn’t need, Mama T has spent seventy years stretchin’ meals, readin’ labels, and beatin’ the grocery store at its own game. Now, she’s spillin’ every trick she knows. In these 30 dead-serious, laugh-out-loud chapters, you’ll learn how to: – Plan smart ...

Step into the linoleum kitchen of Mama T—a sharp-tongued, bacon-grease-seasoned Southern grandmother with a cast iron will and a wooden spoon that’s seen more action than a preacher on Sunday. Mama T’s Kitchen Commandments isn’t some glossy cookbook full of truffle oil and French words you can’t pronounce. It’s a gritty, hilarious, and unsentimental guide to cookin’ with what you’ve got, feedin’ folks without losin’ your mind, and keepin’ order in the one room where chaos always tries to sneak in: the kitchen. From stretchin’ meat across three meals to why the ...

Bake sales don’t need to be fancy—they need to be faithful. Mama T’s Bake Sale Book: Feed a Crowd on Crumbs and Grit is the no-nonsense guide for anyone lookin’ to raise money, fill tables, and feed a crowd without breakin’ the bank or losin’ their mind. Written in the voice of a sharp-tongued Southern grandmother with more experience than frills, this book offers 30 chapters of real-world wisdom for pullin’ off a bake sale that works. Whether you’re showin’ up for a school fundraiser, church event, or a last-minute call from the PTA, Mama T walks you through the tried-and...

Tired of spendin’ too much on food that tastes like regret? Mama T’s Make it, Don’t Buy It is your no-nonsense blueprint for takin’ back control of your pantry, your wallet, and your supper. With over 100 homemade recipes, substitutions, and DIY kitchen fixes, this Southern survival guide shows you exactly how to feed your family without feedin’ corporate nonsense. From scratch-made pancake mix, biscuits, dressings, and snacks to homemade yogurt, butter, spice blends, and cleaning supplies—Mama T walks you through what you’re wastin’ money on and how to stop. You’ll learn ...

You don’t need another trip to the store—you need to learn how to cook what you’ve already got. Mama T’s Pantry Cleanout: 30 Days, No Shopping, No Excuses is the no-nonsense food survival guide for anyone starin’ at a full pantry and still claimin’ there’s “nothin’ to eat.” With 30 straight days of tough-love kitchen wisdom, this ain’t a diet—it’s a reckoning. Mama T is a seventy-year-old Southern grandmother who’s stretched groceries further than most folks stretch paychecks—this book walks you through the hard truth of what’s really in your kitchen and how ...

If you’ve ever tossed out the heel of bread or scraped dinner bones into the trash, Mama T’s here to set you straight. Mama T’s Scraps Cookbook: What You’re Throwing Out, I’m Turning Into Supper is a no-nonsense, Southern-style survival guide for turnin’ everyday food scraps into honest meals that satisfy. Born and raised in Shreveport, Louisiana, Mama T’s spent 70 years stretchin’ suppers and savin’ what most folks waste. Now she’s teachin’ you her gospel. Inside, you’ll learn how to make flavorful broths from onion skins and chicken bones, fry pan hash from last ...

Mama T doesn’t do fluff, and she sure don’t do store-bought cookies. In Mama T Hosts a Potluck, you’ll find 33 chapters of sharp, Southern wisdom on feeding folks with what you’ve got—without breakin’ the bank or your back. Whether you're bringing banana pudding to a funeral or wranglin’ crockpots at a baby shower, this no-nonsense guide walks you through every dish, every disaster, and every forgotten Tupperware lid. Born and seasoned in Shreveport, Mama T’s lived through lean weeks and loud kitchens. Her voice is tough, warm, and full of dry wit—like a cast-iron skillet ...

What if your leftovers tasted better the second time around—and fed five more suppers without a single complaint? In Mama T and the Leftover Gospel, a no-nonsense Southern grandmother from Shreveport, Louisiana lays out 30 revival-style recipes that turn last night’s scraps into new, full-bellied meals. With the dry humor and hard-won wisdom of a woman who never wasted a bite, Mama T delivers the holy truth about food: it’s not done just because it’s been served once. Forget Pinterest-perfect meal prep. This is real-life kitchen survival—gravy that covers dry meat, rice that ...

You won’t find any miracle powders or influencer detox plans here—just dirt-under-the-fingernails wisdom from someone who learned healing the long way: in the garden, the kitchen, and the sickroom. In Grandma’s Garden Remedies, Mama T invites you into a life lived close to the soil, where the medicine cabinet grew on the back porch and the first aid kit lived in the pantry. From chamomile for colicky babies to onion syrup for hacking coughs, she shares the remedies passed down through generations—simple, time-tested, and rooted in reality. This book isn’t a collection of Pinterest...

Tired of sad sandwiches, wilted salads, and overpriced lunches that don’t survive the day? Mama T Packs a Lunch is the no-nonsense guide to making durable, delicious, and dirt-cheap meals that hold up from morning to mealtime—whether you're workin’ a job site, chasin’ kids, or livin’ out of a lunchbox. Written in the voice of Mama T—a tough-as-nails, sardonic Southern grandmother with decades of budget wisdom and zero patience for soggy bread or fancy gadgets—this book delivers 30 practical chapters packed with grit, wit, and real-life solutions. Learn how to batch cook once ...

Mama T Feeds Hungry Teenagers is the no-nonsense kitchen survival guide every overwhelmed parent needs. Written in the unmistakable voice of Mama T—a 70-year-old Southern grandmother who’s fed more teenagers than she can count—this book strips away the gourmet fluff and gets real about feeding ravenous teens without breaking your spirit or your wallet. Inside, you’ll find 30 chapters packed with hard-earned wisdom, cheap and fast meal ideas, bulk-buying tips, late-night snack solutions, and kitchen rules that keep you from losing your mind. Whether you’ve got a house full of ...

In Mama T’s Gravy Is a Food Group, Southern gravy steps out of the shadows and takes its rightful place as both a culinary staple and cultural cornerstone. With the voice of a seasoned grandmother and the wit of someone who’s cooked through war, drought, and powdered milk, Mama T explores how flour and fat became the language of survival across generations. Each chapter dives deep into a specific kind of Southern gravy—from milk and sausage gravy to red-eye, tomato, chitlin', and sawmill styles—revealing the history, struggle, and soul behind each ladleful. But this isn’t just a ...

Burnt the rice? Over-salted the soup? Forgot the eggs ‘til the cake was already in the oven? Mama T’s Kitchen Repairs is your no-nonsense guide to saving supper when it’s already gone sideways. Forget starting over. This book is for real-life cooks who make real-life mistakes—and need real-life fixes. Written in the sharp, dry drawl of a 70-year-old Southern grandmother with more grit than glamour, Mama T’s Kitchen Repairs walks you through every common kitchen disaster—from scorched bottoms and soggy casseroles to dough that won’t rise and sauces that broke your heart. Each ...

When money’s tight and the grocery bill keeps climbing, feeding a hungry family can feel impossible. Mama T’s Recession-Proof Pantry isn’t just a cookbook—it’s a survival guide for real families living real lives on a budget. With decades of hands-on wisdom from a grandmother who knows her way around a mason jar and a slow cooker, this book offers no-nonsense strategies to slash grocery costs without sacrificing flavor or nutrition. From stretching meat and mastering beans to batch cooking and savvy pantry stocking, Mama T shares practical, down-to-earth advice you won’t find in...