Tag: food
Plain Talk About Food | Oh, Them Apples
“Adam did not want the apple for the apple’s sake; he wanted it because it was forbidden.” —Mark Twain
Home for me in the 1940s...
Plain Talk About Food | Open at the Other End
I love Asparagus, whether fresh or canned, or green, purple or white. And I just recently discovered that asparagus seems to resonate with people...
Plain Talk About Food | Molasses, The Dark Tide
While pouring the dark, thick and very sticky molasses from its bottle this morning, I thought about the people who drowned during the Great...
Plain Talk About Food | All of Us
“All of us at some time or other, need help. Whether we are giving or receiving help, each one of us has something valuable...
Plain Talk About Food | Pass the Salt, Please
“Ye are the salt of the earth.” —Jesus of Nazareth
At the age of 5 years old, I would eat my bowl of oatmeal or...
Plain Talk About Food: All About Eggs
“I try to take care and be gentle to them… Once broken, they become impossible to repair.” —Anne Sexton
Last week I received an email...
Local talent takes center stage at Kiwanis of Scotts Valley’s annual...
For the past 15 years, Kiwanis of Scotts Valley has presented an amazing array of musical talent at its annual Music at Skypark, a...
Plain Talk About Food | I Have a Piggy Bank
Years ago, a dear friend upgraded me to a Piggy Bank as she was tired of watching me put my nickels and dimes into...
Downtown Felton’s Dessert Pie Contest returns Aug. 10 with a dash...
Pie lovers and Bigfoot believers—grab your rolling pins and perfect your Sasquatch calls, because downtown Felton’s beloved annual Dessert Pie Contest is back on...
Plain Talk About Food | Small Mercies
“I am thankful for small mercies. Some people expect only the best. I found that I begin at the other extreme…expecting nothing and am...
Workforce report highlights job growth, economic challenges in Santa Cruz County
Santa Cruz County Workforce Development Board has released its 2026 State of the Workforce report, providing an overview of local employment trends, wage data...
