January 2010

Jer-y Good Chocolate

January 31, 2010

Happy February Eve! If you happen to know where January went, please send me an email. I announced on Twitter this afternoon that baking banana bread is fast becoming a Sunday tradition. This statement is certainly not a complaint on my end. In fact, Nicole’s recipe has become such a mainstay around here that Bobby [...]

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Guest Bender: Angela from A Healthy Fit

January 30, 2010

I’m so excited to launch the first-ever Guest Bender — a series of guest posts featured on Eating Bender that you will now be able to find linked here on the top of my blog. These posts will be spread out through the month of February — and beyond! — as a way to show [...]

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I’m SO Excited…

January 29, 2010

…and I just can’t hide it! I feel like The Pointer Sisters: That video made my morning so much better. But seriously, I can’t get over the positive response I’ve gotten in calling for guest bloggers. It’s something I should have done a long time ago! Every blogger who emailed me had such great ideas [...]

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Call for Guest Bloggers!

January 27, 2010

Happy Wednesday, everyone! As you can see, it’s been another busy week in the Eating Bender neighborhood. I have a foodiful recap of my girl’s weekend with my two best friends from college that I can’t wait to tell you all about! I’m also hoping to catch up with YOU this weekend, both in and [...]

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P. Bender Dinner Special + OpenSky

January 21, 2010

Hi lovelies! I feel like a broken record here, but seriously, THANK YOU for the sweet comments on my last post. I loved reading the “it doesn’t get better than” moments that some of you wrote about and appreciated all the tips on how to get Bobby to loosen up for the engagement shoot. I [...]

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Homemade Pizza! Pizza!

January 16, 2010

Allo! Happy weekend! **Thanks for your sweet comments on my last post. You all know how to get a girl excited about wedding details New news: we have scheduled an engagement shoot for mid-February! It came with our photography package and I’m really excited to meet with the photographer and get Bobby to let loose [...]

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Weddings + Winners

January 9, 2010

Hi everyone! How has the first full week of January been treating you? There’s a fever going around here — not an actual illness (thankfully!), but rather a drive to get things moving and work quickly and productively in the new year. It’s inspiring me to be on my A game That’s always a good [...]

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Cardiac Cats + Knock Knock Knickknacks

January 4, 2010

Say that title three times fast Did anyone watch the Outback Bowl on New Year’s Day? Many Northwestern fans have a term of endearment for our team: Cardiac Cats. They have this ability to make our emotions swing back and forth like a pendulum at any moment, from one extreme to the other. They fought [...]

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