A Sense of Occasion
Julie DoveVintage recipes. A forgotten life. A gathering space to explore food, memory, and the small legacies left behind in our kitchens. Come as you are and join us.
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A Pie Conversation Across Time
A penciled recipe tucked into the back of a 1925 cookbook led me to a pie, a publication, and a conversation across a century.
This May, a recipe adapted from Estella’s archive appeared in Baking Nation magazine.
What began as a few p...
From Estella's Archive: Ghirardelli's Sweet Sixteen
Among Estella’s collection of vintage cookbooks1 is a little Ghirardelli packet called Sweet Sixteen Recipe Packet No. 3 (1951). It’s marketing genius wrapped in gorgeous design: sixteen prize-winning chocolate recipes, printed on individua...
The Cake I Meant to Make
Regulation Butter Cake, one year later — this time, it worked.
There’s a slice of cake on the table, topped with one small candle. A year ago, I baked this cake—Regulation Butter Cake—and it didn’t work. This week, I made it again, marking...
What to Bring to the Potluck
In February of 1946, Estella flipped through her copy of Successful Farmer when a page of recipes caught her eye. The story, titled “Potlucks,” promised to “put punch” into the run-of-the-mill church social dish. It was enough of a promise...
Sometimes All It Takes Is A Cookie
Sometimes all it takes is a cookie.
“C is for cookie, that’s good enough for me.” Yes, Cookie Monster—I get it.
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Julie Dove is a writer and researcher exploring food, memory & the legacies we leave behind. After discovering over 200 vintage cookbooks in an abandoned house, she began piecing together the life of their owner—one recipe at a time.
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