December 2010

Cheers to You, 2010

December 30, 2010

Thinking back over the past year, I find that my emotions are a mix of: Bliss Contentment Terror Which one of these things is not like the other? It’s not that the year itself has been terrifying. Quite the contrary, it has been one of the biggest and most dramatically different years of my life. But as [...]

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Papa Bender’s Chicken Marsala Redux

December 22, 2010

For my third and final Holland House recipe, I could think of nothing better to prepare than one of Papa Bender’s delicious meals. His Chicken Marsala recipe reminds me of growing up in Minnesota, where we could always count on a white Christmas. Since Bobby and I are traveling there to visit his family over [...]

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Crinkle, Crinkle, Cookie Star

December 21, 2010

How I wonder…how delicious you are. I have been wanting to make Mint Chocolate Crinkle Cookies ever since I saw them at Panera almost a month ago. I combed various websites for recipes and never found one that I truly loved. Then it hit me: I have two shelves worth of cookbooks! I quickly found [...]

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White Wine Macarearrange + Cheese

December 17, 2010

Remember when we rearranged our apartment? With a little creativity and a lot of luck (owing to the fact that we were somehow able to move massively heavy furniture with just two people), a space was created for a dining room table. After one and a half years of using television trays, our new addition [...]

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The Honeymooners: Day Two

December 15, 2010

Bonjour! I apologize for being away for so long, but Jill and I had the opportunity to travel to Denver this week for a POP! Social Media seminar with an awesome company based there. We had a wonderful day of teaching and a fun evening spent in an area of the city called Cherry Creek. [...]

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Holland House: White Wine + Lemon Chicken

December 7, 2010

Glad that you are all enjoying the honeymoon recaps so far. I can’t wait to tell you more! This past weekend, we had guests over and an exciting thing happened. They came for the soup, but they stayed for the chicken. It’s no secret that I love making chicken. We buy it in bulk from [...]

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The Honeymooners: Day One

December 2, 2010

Hello everyone and welcome to December! The snow is back on the blog, which I am excited about. Over the next month, there are several different things in store on Eating Bender. I can’t wait to share them with you! Today marks the start of a 5 post series on our honeymoon. I figured it [...]

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