Picky Bars May Fund Your Next Adventure In an effort to share the love of adventure with anyone, anywhere, Picky Bars—a Bend-based natural energy bar maker—recently launched the Lifepoints Adventure Grant campaign, offering $1,500 grants in cash, gift cards, gear, petrol, or whatever you need to fuel your adventure. To apply for Picky Bars Lifepoints […]
Little Bites
Posted inFood & Drink
Little Bites: Butternut Squash and Wild Mushroom Stuffing
Butternut Squash and Wild Mushroom Stuffing prep time: 20 MINUTES cook time: 50 MINUTES total time: 1 HOUR 10 MINUTES yields: 6-8 Ingredients 2 tablespoons olive oil 1/2 small onion, finely diced 4 cups cubed butternut squash 1 tablespoon brown sugar 3-4 cups mixed mushrooms, sliced if large 2 cloves garlic, minced or grated 2 […]
Posted inFood & Drink
Little Bites: Easter Brunches
Where and what to eat when the bunny comes
Easter Brunches 10 Below 10 NW Minnesota Ave. | 541-382-1010 10 am.-2 pm. $30 adults, $15 kids, free 5 and younger Often overlooked (well, it is downstairs after all), this sleek subterranean setting offers a traditional variety from tasty crepes to prime rib. Awbrey Glen 2500 Awbrey Glen Drive | 541-385-6011 9.30 am – 1 […]
Posted inFood & Drink
Little Bites: GroLo
Locals are growing on Bend’s Backyard Farm Tour
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, in half the years between 1971 and 2000 Bend has hit below-freezing temperatures between July 3 and Aug. 31—the prime of an already short local growing season. That’s a major problem for the hordes of amateur and professional farmers in Central Oregon who are growing their own backyard […]
Posted inFood & Drink
Little Bites: Pack It In
A kitchen check list for rentals and road trips
Summertime means road trips. And with Airbnb and Craigslist opening up more informal rental options, the quality of kitchen is far from regulated. Yes, let’s face it: Vacation rentals have worse utensils than your first college apartment. Packing these 11 items—all which (more or less) fit in your glove compartment—will ensure culinary happiness while on […]
Posted inFood & Drink
Little Bites: Psst! Spare a Cup of Organic Honey?
Finding Local in The Back Alley
One of this year’s new offerings to hosts this weekend’s 11th Annual Bite of Bend is Locavore Alley. No, this isn’t the place to buy black market morels. Located on Minnesota Avenue between Bond Street and the alley near Dudley’s, the Alley will feature 22 vendors of locally-produced food, including goat meat, jellies, oatcakes, allergen-free […]
Posted inFood & Drink
Little Bites: No Fear
Fearless Baking bravely goes to the delicious zone
These days, to be competitive, eateries west of the Rocky Mountains need to appear sensitive to the yawning litany of emerging food allergies and diet preferences. Made-from-scratch foods using local ingredients doesn’t cut it anymore—for the hyper-demanding, über-conscious customers of the American West, a bakery must cater to the picky/sickly/dieting/impossibly fit patrons who require gluten-free, […]
Posted inFood & Drink
Little Bites: B to the Q
Four ways to slather your beef
Baldy’s Barbeque With three locations in Central Oregon (westside, eastside and Redmond), Baldy’s is one of the few BBQ joints around that serves fried okra, a testament to the true Southern-ness of the cuisine. The C.O. staple serves up everything from barbecued shrimp to smoked turkey. And the sides…oh, the delicious sides. Delectable slaws, spicy-sweet […]
Posted inFood & Drink
Little Bites: Get A Share!
CSA should mean carrots, squash and asparagus
Like so many great ideas, CSA began in the ’80s. In, of all places, New Hampshire. The idea behind community-supported agriculture (yup, CSA) was to put the power back in the farmers’ control—and also to better connect consumers to seasonal vegetables rather than allowing people to select their foodstuff based on their immediate tastes—whether that […]
Posted inFood & Drink
Little Bites: A Time to Reap
A roundup of Central Oregon farmers markets
When the construction business came to a screeching halt several years ago, Duane and Julie Schiedler, owners of Miracle Acre Farm off Brosterhous Road, saw business for their custom cabinet shop dry up. That’s when they opened Celebrate the Season with the intention of selling garden structures—like their handmade chicken coops and greenhouses. “We tried […]