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Plain Talk About Food | Life’s Lessons

“Life…some of it’s magic, some of it’s tragic, but I’ve had a good life all the way.” —Jimmy Buffett I was scrolling through the Nextdoor...
Clams Casino

Plain Talk About Food | The House Across the Street: Awaiting...

“It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood, a beautiful day for a neighbor.” —Mr. (Fred) Rogers The house stands empty now, its windows have been...
Danish

Plain Talk About Food | The ‘Real’ Blackberry

I simply cannot pass a display of blackberries at any fruit stand without buying at least one “clamshell” of those luscious berries, which are...
Dungeness crab cakes

Plain Talk About Food | A Fresh Beginning

Opening the door of my refrigerator to pull out ingredients for a new recipe I am trying or walking the path in my garden...
Biscotti

Plain Talk About Food | A PG&E Christmas

I had my grocery list in hand while stuffing a bag full of string beans for our Christmas dinner last week at Safeway market....
Apple dumplings

Plain Talk About Food | The Joy of Leftovers After a...

“Why such a huge turkey?” I was asked by my butcher. “For ‘leftovers,’” I replied. My family loves leftovers as much as they love...
Sweet potato casserole

Plain Talk About Food | A Bushel and a Peck

“Oh, I love you, a bushel and a peck, a bushel and a peck and a hug around the neck…” —“Guys and Dolls,” circa...

Santa Cruz County unites to combat food insecurity during government shutdown...

In an extraordinary show of regional collaboration, local governments and community partners across Santa Cruz County are joining forces to keep food on the...
Strawberries

Santa Cruz County’s 2024 Crop Report shows jump in local crop...

Santa Cruz County Agricultural Commissioner’s Office has released the 2024 Crop Report, announcing that the estimated gross production value of local agricultural commodities reached...
Food apple cobbler

Plain Talk About Food | Apples—Life’s Sweetest Forbidden Fruit

“Adam did not want the apple for the apple’s sake; he wanted it because it was forbidden.” —Mark Twain My hometown, Aberdeen, Wash., in the...

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Highway 9 daytime one-way reversing traffic control set for next week

Travelers will encounter daytime one-way reversing traffic control Monday through Friday at multiple locations on Highway 9 during the week of March 30. Caltrans noted...