What to eat for a few weeks post-Thanksgiving is always challenging for me. With thoughts of more holiday food on the horizon, I can never figure out what my body is really craving so I spend a lot of time looking at recipes and pondering what would be nourishing and flavorful. This week I’ve landed […]
Wallow has several meanings. It can be the place where large animals, such as elk, roll about or lie relaxed in mud or water to keep cool and avoid biting insects or spread their scent. It can also mean to take unrestrained pleasure, to delight in something or to indulge oneself, such as wallowing in […]
A holiday-time fundraiser is promising sweet rewards for those who take part. Ida’s Cupcakes Cafes are offering a free coupon for a cupcake to those who donate toys to The Giving Plate’s toy drive. People can bring a new, unwrapped toy to any of the three Ida’s locations in Central Oregon through Dec. 15. Those toys […]
Steak lovers have a new place to check out while doing their holiday shopping in Bend. Blacksteer Steakhouse and Saloon had its soft opening on Black Friday. It’s located in the former Jonny Carino’s location on Highway 97 in Bend, in the Cascade Village Shopping Center. Menu items include classic, “regionally sourced” steak cuts such […]
Cooking or even eating may be the last thing on your mind right now. The Thanksgiving holiday usually means a lot of time in the kitchen for some of us and quite a bit of eating for most of us as well. So this week’s recipe is quick, easy and a good way to use […]
Several years ago my family hosted an exchange student from Bend’s sister city, Belluno, Italy. Being the food family that we are, one of the first questions we asked her upon arrival was what American food was she looking forward to eating. “Hamburger,” was the immediate reply. Since it would take up this entire article […]
Free in-person community meals for seniors return to the Council on Aging of Central Oregon’s Senior Services Center this week, after a long hiatus. CoA kicks off the return to in-person dining for seniors on Wednesday with a free Thanksgiving meal from 11am to 1pm. Following that, CoA will once again start serving midday meals […]
If you’re planning on serving wine with your Thanksgiving meal or want to take a bottle to your Friendsgiving feast, you’ve come to the right place. Just in time for the holiday meal planning, Chef Dave Bodi, sommelier and owner of FERM & fare wine shop and Kelsey Daniels, sommelier and owner of Flights Wine […]
If you’ve read my articles over the past 20 years, you know I love to tell anyone who will listen my great-grandparents moved to Powell Butte in 1917, my Irish cousins started the D and D bar in the 1930s, and I survived the halls of Crook County High School in the 1980s. People always […]
A new Southeast Asian food cart is taking up residence at Bend Cider Company in Tumalo. Tekka Tiger opened in its current location as of late October, serving up varying dishes inspired by countries including India, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand. The menu changes regularly; last week it included flavors from Malaysia, including the coconut beef stew […]
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