Tag: food
Plain Talk About Food | Yom Kippur
“…it is a day when time seems to stand still. Inviting us to pause, look inward, and ask the hard questions about who we...
Scotts Valley Kiwanis helps Valley Churches keep food fresh with new...
When Valley Churches United Executive Director Danny Reber came to a recent meeting of the Kiwanis Club of Scotts Valley, he expected to talk...
Plain Talk About Food | Fall, the Season of Sauerkraut
Fridays, as a small child, was a very important day of the week; this was the day Uncle would reach deep into his pocket...
Plain Talk About Food | I Wish I Was 18 Again
“And going places I’ve never been. Time turns the pages and oh, life goes so fast, Lord, I wish I was eighteen again.” —George...
Plain Talk About Food | Bagels and Lox—Oy Vey!
Contrary to the belief that Bagels and Lox were first contrived by the Jewish people, this delicious concoction made its way to America in...
Plain Talk About Food | The Humble Fava Bean
“...fava beans and a nice Chianti.” —Hannibal Lecter
After seeing the movie, “The Silence of the Lambs,” for many years I had a difficult time...
Plain Talk About Food | It’s Time for Artichokes
Nothing piques my interest more than the roadside vegetable stands on Highway 1 while driving from Watsonville through Moss Landing and eventually diving through...
Plain Talk About Food | The Fifth Commandment: ‘Honor Thy Father...
This Father’s Day I have no plans to be cooking for a crowd. I am taking the weekend off. However, I have included a...
Scotts Valley Farmers Market relocating to Graham Plaza on June 27
The Scotts Valley Farmers’ Market will open at a new long-term location at Graham Plaza, 219 Mount Hermon Road, beginning next Saturday, according to...
Plain Talk About Food | It’s Giving ‘Mmm, Mmm Good’
“Mmm, Mmm good. Mmm, Mmm good; That’s what Campbell's soups are, Mmm, Mmm good.”
Last week while shopping for groceries, I reached for a few...
News Briefs | Published Sept. 18, 2026
San Lorenzo Way Bridge closes for preparation work
San Lorenzo Way Bridge will be closed to all traffic from Sept. 15 through Oct. 9 while...
