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Sunday morning on the porch
StoriesCoffee, a quilt and the first letter Mavis ever dictated.
Sep 20, 2026Read: Sunday morning on the porch - 24
Lattice, the way her mother did it
BakingEight strips, over and under, and why the dough is chilled twice.
Aug 2, 2026Read: Lattice, the way her mother did it - 17
Biscuits by the coffee cup
RecipesThree cups of flour, one of buttermilk and a hand that knows when to stop.
Jun 14, 2026Read: Biscuits by the coffee cup - 09
What Yvette weighs
BakingEvery pour on a Saturday, turned into grams.
Apr 19, 2026Read: What Yvette weighs - 38
Pecan pie, in coffee cups
The recipe as Mavis says it, and as Yvette measured it.
Nov 8, 2026Read: Pecan pie, in coffee cups - 37
Why the dough rests
A short story about patience and a very slow Sunday.
Nov 1, 2026Read: Why the dough rests - 36
The oven that runs hot
What fifty years of one oven teaches you.
Oct 25, 2026Read: The oven that runs hot
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