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Meet Mary — The Heart Behind The Southern Spoon
I’m a Texas home cook sharing simple, comforting recipes anyone can make. If you love casseroles, Southern classics, and easy desserts, you’re in the right place. I also film step‑by‑step videos so you can cook right along with me.
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MOM VS. MOMS BANANA PUDDING
MOM’S BANANA PUDDING Mom used to make this banana pudding for my sister and me when we were kids. She always mashed the bananas because neither of us liked banana slices in it. The recipe came from her mother, and years later she sent me a picture of the old recipe card — worn, stained,…
Made From Scratch Sandwich Bread
Soft, fluffy fresh‑milled sandwich bread—made simple. This beginner‑friendly recipe walks you through milling your flour, mixing the dough, shaping, and baking the perfect everyday loaf. No experience needed, just delicious results. Perfect for: sandwiches, toast, meal prep Uses 100% fresh‑milled wheat Stuff You Need Instructions Mill 1000 grams of hard white wheat — your kitchen…
Cowboy Casserole
This casserole starts with a poor cow in the video screaming, “That could be ME!” — and honestly, she’s not wrong. We brown that hamburger meat like it owes us money, toss in onions that never saw it coming, and then drown the whole situation in cream of mushroom, tomato soup, and a splash of…
Spicy Fried Chicken Sandwiches
If you love a chicken sandwich with REAL crunch — not “kinda crispy,” not “crispy if you squint,” but shatter‑level crunch — this bad boy is your new obsession. We’re talking juicy chicken soaked in tangy buttermilk, blasted with bold Cajun seasoning, and then double‑breaded in my top‑secret panko + cornstarch combo that crunches so…
Copycat “Fogo De Chao” Brazilian Cheese Rolls
Pão de Queijo — Brazil’s legendary cheese bread — is what happens when tapioca flour, Parmesan, and pure culinary chaos join forces to create the chewiest, stretchiest, most addictive little cheese bombs on Earth. Naturally gluten‑free, dangerously delicious, and scientifically impossible to eat “just one.” These little beauties puff up in the oven like they’re…
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