Our Story
Welcome to Spilling the Tea: Southern Baker’s Top Secret Recipes, where every dish comes with a side of family secrets, soulful stories, and a dash of sass. We’re here to serve up Southern desserts that warm your heart and spice up your kitchen, sharing recipes passed down through generations and maybe a little gossip along the way. Pull up a chair, grab a sweet treat, and join us as we bake, laugh, and spill the tea on all things Southern.
Lessons from Grandma, Recipes of Our Own
Southern Roots
Our love for baking started when our mother brought home a children’s cookbook and turned the kitchen into our playground. Years later, when we were grown, our grandmother, a retired beautician and legendary home cook, decided to turn her old salon into a bakery. With a little push from family, she turned that dream into a plan. She was already baking at home with customers lining up for desserts and other homemade foods, so she called the family together and shared the big news: we were going to help her run it. We learned fast, peeling sweet potatoes for her famous pies, mixing and frosting cakes, measuring right, and making treats that tasted like home. Every pan carried a memory.
Those days shaped us. The recipes in this cookbook are ours, inspired by the flavors we grew up with, refined through years of tweaking and testing. They’re the treats you pull out to impress your mama, delight the neighbors, and sweeten any table with a little Southern charm.
Tea Breaks & Kitchen Talk
Between the cakes and cobblers you’ll find our Tea Breaks—little story stops where we sip, spill, and tell it like it is. These bite-size reads mix family memories, kitchen wisdom, and a touch of bless-your-heart sass. Think back-door bakes, midnight cravings, and the lessons Grandma slipped in while the oven was preheating.
It’s more than a cookbook—it’s the way we live in the kitchen.
Community
Pull Up a Chair
Good food tastes better when it’s shared, and stories come alive around the kitchen table. This is a place for everyone who loves Southern cooking, hearty laughs, and genuine friendships. So, pull up a chair, join the conversation, and let’s celebrate the flavors and friendships that make every meal memorable.
Bakers
Meet Me in the Kitchen
I’m Tisha, the wild card in this kitchen. Creativity is a gift I can’t switch off. Whenever I see or taste something, my mind is already cooking up ways to twist it, improve it, or take it to the next level. Baking isn’t just mixing ingredients; it’s crafting dreams. I want every dessert to be so good it haunts your sleep and so irresistible it has that “come back juice” — the kind that makes folks knock down doors just to get another bite.
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Alongside me is Jameena, Grandma’s right hand, the heart that keeps our traditions alive with steady hands and endless love. Together, we are sharing more than recipes. We are inviting you into our kitchen where family stories and southern soul bake side by side.
Tisha & Jameena
Sisters, Co-authors, and Bakers of Spilling the Tea
Got Questions? We’ve Got Answers!
Curious about our Southern recipes? We’re here to share the love and spill the secrets. Here’s what folks ask us most:
1
What types of recipes do you offer?
We serve up soulful Southern desserts, classic favorites, and some creative twists that’ll keep your taste buds guessing.
2
How can I obtain your cookbook?
You can grab our cookbook right here on the site or find it wherever good books and sweet recipes are sold.
3
Do you share personal stories?
Absolutely. Every recipe comes with a little family tale or kitchen memory that’s the heart and soul of Southern cooking.
4
Can I submit my recipe?
We love hearing from y’all! Send us your best Southern-inspired recipe, and we might just share it with the community.