While searching for a recipe for Mexican style pork shoulder online, I came across this super cool website. Yummly.com allows you to choose recipes according to how you want to eat! While you browse all the beautiful food pics, this website lets you customize your choices by what you want to eat, the time it […]
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Certain foods can stifle your sex life?
We all know certain foods are bad for your good health, but some foods can actually put the brakes on your sex life too! Read this iVillage article and learn how trans fats in crackers and chips, growth hormones in processed cheese and mega amounts of sodium in canned soup can lead to bad news […]
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Do You Know Where Your Food Comes From?
Because Bette Fraser wants to tell you
Bette Fraser cares where your food comes from—it’s her job. Her business, The Well Traveled Fork, covers all aspects of the food scene in Bend from cooking classes to culinary tours to catering. She is personally dedicated to supporting local businesses, farmers and producers of food available right here in Central Oregon. I made a […]
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Little Bites: Worth a Trip South
Farmer Brown’s a great winter produce stop
On the southeast side of Bend, just off Knott Road, is one of the best little gems in town—Farmer Brown’s farm stand. There’s no sign showing the name of the market. The owners don’t advertise the business around town. And the place is only open eight hours a week in winter. I first heard about […]
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Smoked Chocolate!!??
I receive lots of food related articles in a day, but this one caught my eye immediately…. The pastry chef and owner of Hot Cakes in Seattle fell in love with the taste of all things smoked and came up with the idea to <a href=" http://www.tastingtable.com/entry_detail/national/12757“>cold smoke semi sweet chocolate chips. Made into a […]
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Another way to look at “Surf and Turf”
Inspired by a recent episode of “Top Chef,” I decided to come up with a new twist on surf and turf. Something from the land and something from the sea can mean more than steak and lobster… Low and slow meets fresh and fast with my slow braised Asian inspired pork belly and fresh Ahi […]
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Add big flavor with sausage
Need a great recipe using sausage for your next week-day meal? Tossed with pasta, mixed with creamy white beans, or as an addition to your favorite soup recipe, sausage has both big flavor and bang for your buck. Try one of these easy and delicious looking recipes using sausage from the Food Network.
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Fast Food At The Library?
Did you know that during the Elizabethan era, street venders sold mini pot-pies to people looking for a quick bite to eat? In honor of Deschutes Public Library’s “Know Shakespeare” month, they are actually offering free pie making lessons! Fortunately, Mrs. Lovett will not be leading the demonstration, so no need to worry about canabalism. […]
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A Day Without Bacon is a Day Without Sunshine
Bacon adds flavor to almost anything. The go-to “little black dress” of cuisine, it never goes out of style. I saw this clever idea using bacon as cups for a breadless BLT sandwich, and I can’t wait to try it. Do it!
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Where Every Day is Groundhog Day
Artisanal links slaughter the factory-made competition
In the days before large chain grocery stores were on every block, when you needed a specific cut of meat you traveled to your local butcher shop. The butcher stood behind the counter in a white apron, ready to take your order and share expertise about cuts of beef, pork, lamb and poultry. We should […]