In honor of Source Weekly’s Coffee Pages, it seems apropos to suggest a few coffee pairings. What does go well with coffee? Of course, there are some obvious answers to that question. Doughnuts, croissants, cookies, waffles and coffee cake are terrific choices on the sweet side. And you could never go wrong with chocolate, caramel […]
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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Coffee Town, U.S.A.
Coffee roasteries in and around Bend are almost
as famous as local breweries
Everyone could probably concur that the PNW’s love affair with coffee started with the opening of the first Starbucks in Seattle in 1971 in Pike Place Market. But come to find out, Seattle’s first commercial roasting operations actually started over 100 years ago. By the 1960s the coffeehouse scene had blossomed and with it a […]
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Perfect For Parties: Pimento Cheese
“The Caviar of the South” is perfect for parties
Pimento (or pimiento) cheese is a very popular spread in the Southern United States. Not that you don’t find it elsewhere, but you’ll find it frequently on restaurant and café menus in the South and almost every Southern family has their own version of the spread. It’s often called “The Caviar of the South” because […]
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New Local Owners For Jackson’s Corner
Chris and Anna Hall take the reins at the popular farm-to-table restaurant
Jackson’s Corner opened in the summer of 2008 in the historic Delaware Grocery & Ice House in Old Town Bend. It quickly morphed from a mostly takeaway grab & go market and coffee shop into a full blown restaurant with a focus on sourcing local ingredients and a commitment to sustainable food systems. With a […]
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Redmond’s Feast Food Company Keeps It Seasonal, and Local
Connecting diners with local food growers
It was just three short years ago, in February 2021, that Feast Food Company started serving locally sourced food from its food truck. Chris and Emma Leyden opened that first version of Feast Food with the dream of one day owning their own restaurant. It didn’t take long for that dream to come true. By […]
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Bourbon Chicken Combines Asian/Cajun Flavors
The ingredients are simple: soy sauce, brown sugar, ginger, chicken thighs, a bit of bourbon. Similar to teriyaki sauce, the sauce for Bourbon Chicken is both sweet and salty and slightly sticky. Apparently named after historic Bourbon Street in the heart of the French Quarter of New Orleans, this dish is often found in restaurants […]
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Carrot Ginger Soup
Fresh ginger root gives warm flavor to a simple soup
Yes, it’s another soup recipe! But why not since it’s still the season for warm bowls of food. Besides I found a 5-pound bag of carrots buried in my fridge this week so I figured I should use them for something. This soup is very easy to make and doesn’t require any milk or cream. […]
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Dinner At the Hook & Plow
Fresh fish, creamy potatoes and braised kale are the highlights of our meal
Open only since this past fall, the Hook & Plow in Bend’s Westside Yard is the fourth location of the small West Coast chain operated by twin sisters Lisa and Lauren Cassity. The family-run restaurant group opened its first Hook & Plow 10 years ago in Hermosa Beach, California. Other locations are in Redondo Beach […]
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Easy Cooking With What You Have On Hand
The benefits of a well-stocked pantry
Maybe you already do it or maybe you’re always intending to do it, but stocking up on pantry essentials makes cooking meals easier all the way around. If you have certain things on hand, you don’t have to run to the store in inclement weather to get food on the table. You can whip up […]
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Cheese Wafers: Easiest App Ever
One-ingredient cheese wafers are a perfect appetizer or soup/salad accompaniment
This may be the easiest recipe you’ll ever encounter. Whether you call them wafers, crisps, tuiles (French) or frico (Italian), these lacy discs are simple but delightful. The perfect hors d’oeuvre or accompaniment to any soup or salad, they can be made ahead and when stored in an airtight container can keep for at least […]
