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My Oldest Sister and her Cookbooks

Leslie Javorski — Sun, 28 May 2023 22:43:33 +0000

This is my oldest sister, Pat. Catching that fish says a lot about her. Intrepid. She’s eight years older than me. I have three sisters (no bothers) but she and I were always put together because the other two are identical twins so they were bundled together. That’s how it is; don’t mess with nature.... Read more »

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The Blessing

Leslie Javorski — Mon, 12 Oct 2020 00:11:28 +0000

Giving thanks to all food means less waste.

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What, No Lemons?

Leslie Javorski — Mon, 01 Jun 2020 21:30:08 +0000

I did not find lemons in Mexico. Are there none?

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What Happened to Sunday Supper?

Leslie Javorski — Fri, 02 Nov 2018 22:55:46 +0000

The streets were quiet every Sunday of my childhood. Sunday meant dinner with family and relatives we rarely saw.

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On Dishes

Leslie Javorski — Fri, 29 Dec 2017 20:02:40 +0000

Hate doing dishes? My aunt didn't. Her approach was a chance to tell stories that mattered.

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The Worth of Heart

Leslie Javorski — Tue, 20 Dec 2016 23:51:15 +0000

A very long time ago I gave about fifteen dozen homemade Christmas cookies to my then boyfriend’s mother. She had two trees (very grand to me) and Christmas trinkets graciously placed around her home. But she didn’t bake. I didn’t know people who bought their Christmas baking but Audrey did. She said thank you so much in her lovely Irish accent... Read more »

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Halibut Cheeks in Butter

Leslie Javorski — Fri, 25 Mar 2016 19:26:27 +0000

Halibut season is here. It's crazy stupid expensive but worth it.

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Luisa’s Kitchen

Leslie Javorski — Wed, 09 Mar 2016 01:32:22 +0000

In Ruth Reichl's book, Comfort Me With Apples, she describes

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Boulter’s Shortbread

Leslie Javorski — Fri, 18 Dec 2015 23:10:54 +0000

I have five kinds of Christmas cookies that I make every year. I regard them as mine. Of course, they come from somewhere; I have simply adopted them, which is the thing with cookies. This recipe for white sugar shortbread came to me from the Boulters, former clients from my personal chef days in the ’80s. I’d cook... Read more »

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Weird Cookies

Leslie Javorski — Tue, 27 Oct 2015 02:35:45 +0000

My grandmother, my mother’s mother, always looked the same to me, from the time I was aware of her as a little kid to the year she died in 1989 when she was 96 (she said she could have done without the last four years). She is here with her brother George. She always wore... Read more »

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