Hope you and yours had a wonderful Christmas! ‘Twas a great one in Arizona, for sure. The holiday week is automatically merrier and brighter when Mama Bender’s peppermint-eggnog punch is involved. The recipe just keeps getting better every year. For 2013, it featured: 32 ounces organic lowfat eggnog 32 ounces Fevertree ginger ale 1/4 cup Torani […]
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Traveling Pans: Pansgiving
Pansgiving terminology courtesy of Mara, who has already written a fabulous recap post. The Traveling Pans were at it again Sunday night. This month’s theme: Thanksgiving! What better way to prepare for the “big feast” than with a practice feast among friends? Would you look at that turkey? I still can’t get over how perfect […]
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, […]
What I Ate Yesterday
In doing some “research” before writing this post, I realized that I haven’t posted an entire day’s worth of eats since…June 2009? I’m sure there was a day here and there, but I honestly can’t remember the last time I REMEMBERED to take pictures of everything I ate in one day. Ever since I graduated […]
That’s a Wrap!
Last weekend, I picked up a gigantic case of Flatout Bread at Costco. If you’ve ever shopped wholesale bread at Costco before, you know that good things come in large quantities 🙂 {Isn’t the opposite usually the case?!} I’ve mentioned Flatout Bread on the blog a few times before — it has an elusive quality […]
What’s New + Guest Bender: Lindsay from Designer Wife
Your kindness and comments on my blogiversary post have once again made my week so much brighter! Another bright part of the week was the sunshine and warm temperatures – but that all went away this morning when I woke up and saw snow outside my window 😯 Chicago has a way of bringing you […]
[Insert Turkey Pun Here]
I figured I’d spare you my usual cheesy post title and get straight to the point 😉 This holiday weekend was much needed, don’t you agree? I’ve been catching up on all of the blogosphere celebrations and it seems as though most people had another successful feast and enjoyed some time off. I felt so […]
“Even Then I Knew…I Was Waiting For My Wife.”
Pam and Jim never cease to make me feel all warm and fuzzy inside Don’t worry, no spoilers ahead if you haven’t seen the episode (that quote is featured in the TV teaser). Let’s just say it was a good one and it made the fact that Friday was October 16, 2009 – one year […]