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News online for Encinitas, Calif.

North Coast Current

News online for Encinitas, Calif.

North Coast Current

This holiday season, the North Coast Current highlights news from local nonprofits, fundraisers and other outlets in support of our communities. (Hugo Humberto Plácido da Silva, FreeImages)

Oceanside McDonald’s restaurants donate surplus food to local nonprofits

News Release November 18, 2022
McDonald’s restaurants in Oceanside are donating surplus food in the restaurants to those in need.
Roasted butternut squash is ready for use in a variety of dishes. (Photo by Laura Woolfrey Macklem)

Preserved Home: Season offers lots of reasons to fall for butternut squash

Laura Woolfrey Macklem November 15, 2022
Butternut squash might be tan and plain on the outside, a real ho-hum in comparison. But underneath is a brilliant orange flesh surpassing the flavor of all others. Roasted, zoodled or steamed, cook with it and you will fall for butternut squash.
This summer, as you gaze at countertops full of produce, be creative with your harvest and find ways to enjoy squash all year long. (Photo by Laura Woolfrey Macklem)

Preserved Home: Squash is a summer staple full of potential

OsideNews August 21, 2022

By Laura Woolfrey Macklem: Out of all the warm weather produce, summer squash seems to either be the most abundant or the most difficult for home cooks to employ. You don’t hear lamentation of tomato...

This summer, as you gaze at countertops full of produce, be creative with your harvest and find ways to enjoy squash all year long. (Photo by Laura Woolfrey Macklem)

Preserved Home: Squash is a summer staple full of potential

Laura Woolfrey Macklem August 21, 2022
This summer, as you gaze at countertops full of produce, be creative with your harvest and don’t squash the opportunity to enjoy it all year long.
Solana Beach-based Urban Plates is a fast-casual eatery with locations in San Diego and elsewhere in California. (Courtesy photo)

North Coast-based Urban Plates launches new menu items

OsideNews June 21, 2022

News Release: Solana Beach CA— For the first time in its 11-year history, Urban Plates, the chef-driven, fast-casual San Diego-based restaurant chain, has unveiled a new cheeseburger, double cheeseburger...

Wheat. (Photo by Hikmet via Unsplash)

Preserved Home: Some kernels of knowledge about grains’ greatness

OsideNews May 25, 2022

By Laura Woolfrey Macklem: There’s been much talk about pending food shortages, particularly because grain production is suffering with drought and the war in Ukraine. Grain should be a staple in every...

Wheat. (Photo by Hikmet via Unsplash)

Preserved Home: Some kernels of knowledge about grains’ greatness

Laura Woolfrey Macklem May 25, 2022
Homemade bread made with freshly milled flour provides a soft yet sturdy canvas for sandwiches and spreads with tremendous health benefits canceling any bread guilt. Common, nutrition-lacking loaves are now the price of the artisan counterparts in the store. Buy grains now to to stock your pantry, and fill your bread box with a slice of heaven.
Taste of Cardiff. (Photo by Jax Connolly for Cardiff 101 MainStreet)

Taste of Cardiff showcases town fare on Cinco de Mayo

News Release April 17, 2022
The annual Taste of Cardiff, presented by Cardiff 101 Main Street, will be held on Thursday, May 5, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., the first time in six years that the event will take place on Cinco de Mayo.
Taste of Cardiff. (Photo by Jax Connolly for Cardiff 101 MainStreet)

Taste of Cardiff showcases town fare on Cinco de Mayo

OsideNews April 17, 2022

Encinitas CA— The annual Taste of Cardiff, presented by Cardiff 101 Main Street, will be held on Thursday, May 5, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., the first time in six years that the event will take place on...

Corine Langsather, co-owner of Lang & Tag Woodworking in San Marcos, pictured April 10, had many return customers who had first seen her booth at the Encinitas Street Fair last fall. (Photo by Charlene Pulsonetti)

Encinitas Spring Street Fair a weekend of opportunity

OsideNews April 16, 2022

Artisans from throughout North County on hand for event’s return By Charlene Pulsonetti: Encinitas CA— The smell of sweet and savory goods filled the air in Encinitas on April 9 and 10 as the chatter...

Corine Langsather, co-owner of Lang & Tag Woodworking in San Marcos, pictured April 10, had many return customers who had first seen her booth at the Encinitas Street Fair last fall. (Photo by Charlene Pulsonetti)

Encinitas Spring Street Fair a weekend of opportunity

Charlene Pulsonetti April 15, 2022
The smell of sweet and savory goods filled the air in Encinitas on April 9 and 10 as the chatter of people melded with singers, guitar riffs, children laughing, and dogs of all shapes and sizes barking their greetings to each other across Coast Highway 101.
A young visitor to the Encinitas Spring Street Fair enjoys a piña colada on April 29, 2018. (NCC file photo by Jen Acosta)

An Encinitas mainstay returns: Spring Street Fair takes place this weekend

OsideNews April 7, 2022

By Charlene Pulsonetti: Encinitas CA— In true spring fashion, there is a spirit of renewal in the air. And this weekend, Encinitas will be renewed with the return of the 38th Annual Encinitas Spring...

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