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News online for Encinitas, Calif.

North Coast Current

News online for Encinitas, Calif.

North Coast Current

Butternut bacon pasta pairs well with a side salad. (Photo by Laura Woolfrey Macklem)

Preserved Home: Butternut bacon pasta squashes pumpkin

Laura Woolfrey Macklem November 11, 2021
Don’t get me wrong, I really do enjoy pumpkin and it’s employed in my kitchen in the fall and winter. But butternut squash is something I use all year because it doesn’t depend on heavy fall spices to lift the flavor. Pumpkin has to be gussied up, while butternut squash naturally can stand alone.
Pumpkins. (Photo by Freddie Collins, Unsplash)

Preserved Home: Cut the can and promote real pumpkin pie

Laura Woolfrey Macklem November 24, 2020
Pumpkin pie is a must-have for Americans around the holidays. In fact, an estimated 50 million pumpkin pies are consumed every year at Thanksgiving. But what if I told you that’s not real pumpkin pie you’re eating?
Lean sausage adds an extra kick to this homemade pumpkin Alfredo sauce and pasta. (Photo by Laura Woolfrey Macklem)

Preserved Home: Spice up pumpkin with this Alfredo recipe

Laura Woolfrey Macklem October 25, 2016
Fall is my favorite season, so I jumped on the pumpkin wagon. But instead of buying something pumpkin flavored, I wanted to cook something with actual pumpkin — something fresh and creative.
Cool on the Coast: A roundup of events in Encinitas, Carlsbad, Solana Beach, Del Mar and Oceanside. (Helmut Wattrott, FreeImages)

Cool on the Coast: Halloween is the theme for October

Michele Leivas October 9, 2016
Your monthly roundup of events in Encinitas, Carlsbad, Solana Beach, Del Mar and Oceanside.
Whiskey-kissed pecans. (Photo by Laura Woolfrey-Macklem)

Preserved Home: Warming pecans, frosty cranberries ideal for the season

Laura Woolfrey-Macklem November 15, 2013

My favorite holiday is Thanksgiving, and not just because I’m a foodie. Thanksgiving has tradition, warmth, and gathers family much like Christmas, but without all the gift pressure. And unlike fighting...

Preserved Home: Don’t be spooked by powdered pumpkin

Laura Woolfrey-Macklem October 10, 2013

One of my favorite childhood memories is our annual fall trip to Bates Nut Farm to get a pumpkin. There were no bounce houses, vendors or face painters at the pumpkin patch back then. It was just pumpkins....

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