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January 21, 2026

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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...

Plain Talk About Food | Cooking and Loving It in the...

“You are never wrong if you do the right thing.” —Mark Twain Dear Readers, The time has come, after writing this Plain Talk About Food column,...

Plain Talk About Food | Avocados and Now Tomatoes from Mexico

Last week I was hosting a “thank you” luncheon for six of my wonderful friends—friends who support me in all my “crazy” endeavors that...

Plain Talk About Food | Memorial Day and Memories

“Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss you’ll land among the stars.” —Norman Vincent Peale Whether you are going to be cooking for a...

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Roadwork

Overnight traffic control on Highway 9 in Felton begins Tuesday

Travelers on Highway 9 in Felton will encounter overnight traffic control beginning Tuesday, Jan. 20, as part of utility relocation work. Between Kirby Street and...