Has 2011 been a winning year for you so far? We’ve won some and lost some, but overall, definitely can’t complain over here. Although our beloved Northwestern Wildcats lost in the TicketCity Bowl on New Year’s Day, our next most beloved Green Bay Packers picked up a win today, securing them a spot in the […]
Dinner
Papa Bender’s Chicken Marsala Redux
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 […]
White Wine Macarearrange + Cheese
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 […]
The Honeymooners: Day Two
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. […]
Holland House: White Wine + Lemon Chicken
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 […]
The Honeymooners: Day One
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 […]
Giving Thanks
We made it! From Chicago to Arizona to San Francisco to Napa…and now back to Arizona again! I have so much to show and tell from our honeymoon. Everything from fantastic farmer’s markets to wonderful wine tastings. Plus, a broken wrist thrown in for good measure. Wait, what?! You’ll soon find out. 😉 But today, […]
7 Year Itch
I woke up this morning with an itch I didn’t want to scratch. 🙂 Seven years ago, I had my first kiss with a boy I would end up deciding to spend the rest of my life with. We had been best friends for a little less than a year, but we decided it was […]