Mavis and Yvette rolling pie dough together at dawn

August 2, 2026

Lattice, the way her mother did it

Eight strips, over and under, and why the dough is chilled twice.

Thibodeaux Table · a free letter on Sundays

One recipe, one story and one very old oven

A short letter from Mavis and Yvette Thibodeaux, a mother and daughter baking in Lafayette, Louisiana: one recipe, the story behind it and a photograph from the kitchen.

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