Tag: food
Plain Talk About Food | Autumn’s Bounty
I had been tweaking an apple cake recipe for several years and just couldn’t seem to get “it” quite right, until my last effort,...
Plain Talk About Food | Our Little Red Ryder Wagon
I raised my little family in Watsonville on a lovely “piece of land” on Green Valley Road, oh, about 6 miles from town or...
Plain Talk About Food | Pierogi for the Holidays, With Love
My hubby Norm and I had been married for one year when he announced that it was time we spent Christmas in Chicago with...
Scouts begin Scouting for Food drive
In preparation for the Scouting for Food collection day on Nov. 4, Silicon Valley Monterey Bay Council Scouts will be distributing 135,000 door hangers...
News Briefs | Published Oct. 20, 2023
Santa Cruz Restaurant Week returns for 13th year
Good Times has announced the 2023 Santa Cruz Restaurant Week—the tastiest week of the year. Over the...
Mountain Affair to honor longtime food pantry volunteer
Longtime food pantry volunteer Shelley Young will receive the Green Heart Award at the 38th annual Mountain Affair benefiting Mountain Community Resources. The fundraiser...
Plain Talk About Food | Oh Them Apples!
It was many years ago…I believe it would have been in late September, when Sister Agnes Marie corralled me, telling me to put on...
Plain Talk About Food | The ‘Mysterious’ Lentil
Having been raised by an order of nuns from France, eating lentils was as commonplace as eating potatoes for me, both as a child...
Plain Talk About Food | The Power of Flour
“Almost Heaven, West Virginia, Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah River,” … sang vocalist John Denver
As a little girl from the “southside” of Aberdeen, Wash., almost...
Felton Farmers’ Market to host Apple-A-Day Festival
The Felton Farmers’ Market is hosting the Apple-A-Day Festival, a celebration honoring the APPLE. This event has become a beloved tradition over the past...
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...
