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.
This is an excerpt from a conversation between Source Weekly food editor Donna Britt and James Gage, founder of Kita Café. You can hear the entire conversation in the Source Weekly’s Bend Don’t Break: Kita Café podcast. Source Weekly: That’s some awesome merch you’re wearing, James. You have your Kita Café T- shirt and cap […]
Don’t scoff at the ease of this recipe because it’s delicious and everyone is going to love it. Yes, for those of us who enjoy time in the kitchen, a simple Crockpot® meal can feel like cheating but I’m urging you to shift your thinking. If your main dish can basically cook itself that leaves […]
I’ve been a bread baker off and on my whole life. As a kid I loved to bake banana bread and I learned how to make biscuits and cornbread by my granny’s side in the kitchen. Of course she never measured anything exactly so it took years of practice for my biscuits to come anywhere […]
Enjoy having people over but get stressed out about what to feed them? Here’s a very simple dip, perfect for game day or any other casual occasion when company’s coming, that’s a real crowd pleaser and so easy to make ahead of time. This is a homemade version of the classic Tex-Mex 7-layer dip. It […]
Everyone I know right now who talks about food with me (which is literally everyone I know), is expressing their excitement that soup season is finally here. By soup season, I mean fall of course. With cooler temps and shorter days, our bodies start to crave warmer, more comforting foods. Soup is just that – […]
Shifting seasons and the winding-down of local farmers markets doesn’t have to mean eating lower-quality food shipped in from faraway locales. Fresh, seasonal, authentically and organically grown, custom-harvested food delivered year-round is a possibility, thanks to Agricultural Connections. Founded in 2010, Agricultural Connections is a specialized food distributor working with local and regional farmers. Its […]
Why would anyone buy a cookbook when any recipe you could ever want is right at your fingertips, online, on your phone, so easy to get for free, any time? Well, the answer lies in the fact that those of us who are really into food and cooking typically love cookbooks – old ones, new […]
Seems like it’s been a good year for tomatoes in Central Oregon, and that’s not always the case as those of us who have lived here for many seasons can tell you. The tomatoes are weighing down the vines in the backyard garden box at my house and I’m seeing some stunning beauties at the […]
Funny how so many of the recipes I share end up stemming from, or triggering, a childhood memory. This one is no exception. Growing up, I spent a lot of time with my maternal grandmother. She was a child of the Great Depression which translated into a solid “waste not, want not” philosophy in her […]
Kate Bhatia loves ice cream. “I’ve eaten a lot of ice cream!” she exclaims when I ask her how she learned to make the delectable sweet treat. She tells me how she and her husband/business partner, Amit Bhatia, seek out small, craft ice cream makers when they travel and how she started making ice cream […]
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