Welcome!

Welcome to Mama P's Pantry.  I am a southern gal who was raised by a mother who loved to cook and bake.  The older I get, the more I appreciate the rich heritage of cookin' and bakin' I inherited, and the more I cherish the old recipes.  A lot of people won't share their recipes.  They want to keep them closely guarded like a family secret.  I've decided that if I don't want these recipes to die with me, I need to share them with the world.  Lord knows the world needs more good southern cookin'!  So here I am doing a blog, something I never thought I'd do, but this is my humble attempt at sharing good ole country cookin' with you.  I'm no expert and I have never taken a cooking class.  I just have the life experience of being the daughter of one of the greatest southern cooks/bakers ever.

Here's a shout-out to the FMHS Greenwave band kids, who always called me Mama P.

I dedicate this to my 2 favorite cooks/bakers:  my mother, Virginia, and my maternal grandmother, Ora.  My grandmother would be so proud that I am carrying on the tradition of southern cooking.  At 88 years old, my mother calls baking "my therapy."  She is crippled with arthritis and other ailments, but she sits on her walker by the stove when the urge to bake becomes more important than the pain.

Mama P