Food Words – Leslie Javorski

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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Recipe Box Stories

Leslie Javorski — Fri, 11 Nov 2022 04:40:30 +0000

Most women had a recipe box. Though not completely gone, now you are likely to find women over 50 or 60 keep such a thing. The recipes themselves are cherished by cooks. After all, cooks of a different generation hold the recipes – whether in the head or written down. But the recipe box is... Read more »

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Hard Lesson

Leslie Javorski — Tue, 29 Mar 2022 19:45:20 +0000

Want to cook from scratch regularly? It's work, but this how.

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My Pie Theory for About Pages

Leslie Javorski — Tue, 24 Aug 2021 21:13:37 +0000

Good pie and your About page have a lot in common.

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Rehydrating Dried Chilies

Leslie Javorski — Mon, 26 Jul 2021 19:22:25 +0000

How to rehydrate chilies for recipes

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Being Naked

Leslie Javorski — Tue, 20 Apr 2021 00:38:50 +0000

“If there is a book that you want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, you must be the one to write it.” – Toni Morrison Woah. You could also say, Just Do It. They (Toni and the sports shoe company) are right, but writing a book and just doing it are not quite... Read more »

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Do We Need Fresh Peaches in February?

Leslie Javorski — Wed, 25 Nov 2020 22:36:31 +0000

We buy peaches in February and don’t even think about it. They’re there, they look good, and so we buy them. But the big food system that provides us with our produce, which includes peaches in February, has created a food disconnect, a no-fault ignorance. Customers simply don’t know growing seasons – our own (April... 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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Where’s the local food in the supermarket?

Leslie Javorski — Tue, 04 Aug 2020 01:21:16 +0000

You want to know why you don't see much local food in the supermarket? Supermarkets want volume. Lots and lots of it.

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Is Writing Gonna Okay?

Leslie Javorski — Sat, 13 Jun 2020 21:20:17 +0000

I’m going to say something. I see gonna more and more in the written form and I’m surprised. I know language is a living thing, but does it have to be this alive? Is Writing Gonna Okay? I sort of expect gonna on social media but I saw it in the Globe and Mail, one... Read more »

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