When it’s this hot, sitting somewhere lakeside (or riverside) is basically the only place to be. So it’s ideal timing for The Suttle Lodge to kick of its summertime wine series, Wine on the Deck. Each week from now through Aug. 31, the lakeside resort west of Sisters pours samplings from a different Willamette Valley […]
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Summer Wine Dinner with Kindred Creative Kitchen
Learn how to craft a three-course dinner paired with wines for each course
Celebrate the bounty and beauty of summer with Kindred Creative Kitchen’s Summer Wine Dinner, happening this week in Bend. Learn how to craft a three-course dinner paired with wines for each course. The event happens from 5:30 to 9pm and participants need to register at least 24 hours in advance. Kindred Creative Kitchen has a […]
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Lettuce, Before and After Solstice
Now’s your last chance to sow quick-growing, heat-tolerant plants, as well as cold-loving crops
The summer solstice is in the rear-view mirror. Even though the hottest days are before us, the longest days are past. If you haven’t planted your tomatoes or melons yet, you might not bother. The plants will grow like steroid abusers, but there isn’t time for the fruit to ripen. Or maybe you’ll get one […]
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Sample the Goods
Catch these sampler plates from some of the competitors at this weekend’s Central Oregon BBQ Brews & Whiskey Festival
Barbecue is kind of a big deal. Whether it’s Texas-style brisket or Korean-style galbi, most cultures have some type of tradition of cooking meat over an open fire—and they all spell deliciousness. All that deliciousness comes together this weekend for the Central Oregon BBQ Brews & Whiskey Festival—a new event debuting at the Deschutes County […]
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Different Name, Same Authentic Meat Pies
Duda’s Aussie Pie Truck is now Jackaroo Pies
Considering that the harsh Central Oregon winter of 2016 birthed Duda’s Aussie meat pies, it’s not surprising that the COVID-19 pandemic became an opportunity for the local pie-makers to get even more creative with their humble handmade comfort foods. “I think people appreciate those businesses that didn’t just throw their hands up in the air […]
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Madras Hosts Farm-to-Table Market
The new market takes place at City Hall Plaza in Madras every Friday
Locals in and around Madras have a new way to access the food grown in the region, with the opening of the Madras Farm-to-Table Market. The City of Madras is host to the new market that takes place at City Hall Plaza in Madras every Friday. The market opened on Memorial Day and will have […]
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Got Rhubarb? La Pine Does!
The La Pine Rhubarb Festival takes place this Saturday
You see it growing in giant shows in backyard gardens around Central Oregon, and this week, La Pine will pay homage to the great abundance of rhubarb. The La Pine Rhubarb Festival takes place this Saturday from 9am to 6pm, and Sunday from 9am to 3pm at the La Pine Senior Activity Center. The event […]
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The Cove Offers a New Place to Eat, Drink and Splash
Sunriver Resort is upping its waterpark game this month
Sunriver Resort is upping its waterpark game this month with the reopening of The Cove, its newly renovated facility that offers double the space of its former outdoor pool, including indoor and outdoor places to play. Patrons can also check out the Spotted Frog, The Cove’s poolside food and drink spot, complete with a full […]
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Put the Ravish in the Radish
Lightly roasting those radishes offers a new take on a prolific spring veggie
This time of year, the radishes stand out like bright bunches of candy. Sometimes at the farmers market I ask the vendors what to do with their pretty orbs, because I am chronically at a loss for ideas. The most common guidance, by far, is to use radishes in salads and stir-fries. In other words, the […]
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Thrill of the Grill
Why heat up the oven on a hot day, when grilling pizza outdoors will do?
Grilled pizza does not sound like the highest use of a grill or a pizza. Wouldn’t the bottom of the crust burn into a blackened crisp long before the cheese melts? Luckily, nobody told Johanne Killeen and George Germon, two art students from Providence, Rhode Island. They met while working for Dewey Dufresne, a young […]
