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Donna Britt

Food writer, food stylist, recipe tester, cookbook editor, podcast producer/host are a few of the creative hats Donna Britt wears. Donna loves to hike, paddle board and spend quality time with family and friends. Oh, and she also collects cookbooks and cast iron cooking vessels.

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Brussels Two Ways

Roasted in the oven or cooked on the stovetop, these Brussels are tender, creamy and full of flavor
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Seems like folks either love ‘em or hate ‘em. I’m talking about Brussels sprouts, which in recent times have evolved from those smelly, mushy things we were forced to eat as kids to very popular menu items at restaurants everywhere. If you’re in the love ‘em crowd, you may already have a go-to Brussels recipe. […]

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Flights Wine Bar Fall Menu Focuses on Shareable Plates

Come for the wine; stay for the food!
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The mission of making wine fun and unintimidating continues; it’s just the food menu that’s getting a fall tweak at Flights Wine Bar on Bend’s west side. “Food and wine just make each other better,” states Flights owner Kelsey Daniels. “Now that we have really gotten to know our customer base, we’ve realized that smaller […]

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Slow Cooker Apple Butter

Smooth and jammy, this classic apple spread tastes like fall and is easy to make in a Crock-Pot
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‘Tis the season…for apples! I’m partial to this fruit for a variety of reasons. Apples are pretty, they’re portable, they taste good and they’re good for you with 5 grams of fiber in a single apple. I also like their versatility. Raw, baked in a pie, sliced with cheese, spread with peanut butter, cooked into […]

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Pepper Poppers Perfect for Fall Get-Togethers

Wrapped in bacon and stuffed with chicken and cream cheese, these sweet and spicy peppers are a crowd pleaser
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Even though the daytime high temps have been in the 70s and 80s lately, the calendar tells us it’s fall and all the usual autumn activities are happening around us. Football is one of those activities and this American pastime brings us together for tailgating events, Sunday brunches and Saturday afternoon viewing parties. These poppers […]

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BrownBag Takes Popcorn to a Whole New Level

The new artisan popcorn company in downtown Bend brings flavors and fun to a perennial treatBy Donna Britt @donnabrittcooks
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It all started back in 2014 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Lynne Szymanski was visiting her first craft brewery and wanted something to snack on. There wasn’t anything. And as the proverb goes, “Necessity is the mother of invention.” OK, so maybe a snack isn’t exactly a necessity, but you get the point. Szymanski thought to […]

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Orange Cardamom Pancakes

Take your pancakes up a notch with orange zest and cardamom
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Who doesn’t love pancakes for breakfast, brunch or even dinner?! In a nod to the Source Weekly’s release of the 2022 Breakfast & Lunch Guide and in honor of my recent crepe-eating escapades in France and Spain, I simply had to bring you my favorite pancake recipe this week. Crepes and pancakes are different but similar. […]

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Eggplant Caponata Tapa

This simple Italian-inspired vegetable spread makes a perfect small plate
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A tapa is an appetizer or snack in Spanish cuisine. Tapas can be hot or cold and are often combined to make a full meal. The word itself is derived from the Spanish verb tapar which means “to cover” and historians have concluded that the original tapas were thin slices of meat or bread used to […]

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Heirloom Tomato Chicken Piccata Stack

In-season tomatoes add a touch of sweetness to this tart lemony piccata dish
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The definition of piccata in cooking is thin slices of meat, typically veal or chicken, that are dredged in flour, sauteed and served in a lemon butter sauce. A piccata is typically associated with Italian cooking although it’s quite possible it actually originated in the U.S. in the 1930s in Italian-American kitchens. The immigrants who […]

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The Flamingo Room is Feeling The Local Love

San Simón’s west side sibling offers a vibrant atmosphere, cool cocktails and thought-out food
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Opening another bar is like deciding to have another child. All you remember is how much fun you had with the first one and how cute it was (at least in the beginning), forgetting all about the long, sleepless nights and dirty diapers. That’s how Brian Trottier explains how he and his wife Ashley came […]

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Sauteed Green Beans with Bacon Bits & Bleu Cheese

Crisp-tender green beans are a side dish star with any meal, especially when paired with bacon bits and creamy cheese
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Growing up in the South we always had a big garden in the summer: corn, potatoes, peas, onions, tomatoes, peppers and lots of green beans! One of my daily chores once the green beans came on was to pick the beans. This required stooping over or squatting down to pull the beans off the low […]

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