Hellloooooo!! Sorry to disappear on you after last Thursday, but Mama Bender came into town and I wanted to give her my undivided attention 😉 We had a lot of fun, as always, and I miss her already! Thanks to those who posted questions for my interview with Dr. Funk. I was able to get […]
Dessert
Fly By Weekend…Wait, it’s Wednesday?
As usual, the weekend went by super fast and here we are at Wednesday already. Where does time go?! It has been quite a busy week, so thank you in advance for understanding. I had a blast with Miss Honey Nut Lo on Friday. We met up for dinner after work at Karyn’s Cooked, a […]
A Dream Come TRU: Foodbuzz in Chicago!
There aren’t enough positive adjectives to describe how truly remarkable my experience with Foodbuzz and TRU restaurant were last night. I felt like I was in another world… I was originally going to go straight from work, but realized midday that I wasn’t appropriately dressed for the occasion. Mara was kind enough to pick me […]
Tiger, Tiger, Tiger
As happy as I am for Y.E. Yang, I’m always sad to see Tiger Woods lose a major 🙁 I also got a little homesick because they were playing at Hazeltine, which is roughly 20 minutes from where I grew up. It was a bittersweet day (and you all think I’m crazy for caring so […]
Bring It On In To Omeletteville
One of the top three skits from Justin Timberlake on SNL Wouldn’t you agree? Monday night was the first official “Omelette Night” that I photographed for the blog this year. Last summer, Bobby and I got into the omelette habit, and although I make a lot of scrambled eggs around here, I really haven’t been […]
Cooks, Cafes and…Domains?
Hi everyone! Did you have a good weekend? I can’t believe Monday is here already! First of all… WELCOME TO EATINGBENDER.COM!!! Yes, I finally got around to snatching up my own domain and now every time you visit the old site it will send you to this new address automatically. There should (hopefully) be no […]
Whirlwind Wisconsin Weekend + Request!
Thank you all so much for your kind words about our kitchen! I am definitely excited to start cooking up a storm…now I just need to get the motivation 😉 I appreciate all of your tips in that area, too! It was another crazy fun weekend with the family. M + P Bender got here with […]
The Big Reveal
**Since I didn’t post yesterday, I’d like to wish a happy belated birthday to Mara!!** Good morning, sunshines! (I say that desperately as I look out my window and see nothing but grey…) Hard to believe it’s Thursday already! I’m looking forward to the weekend because my family is coming into town, and we are […]