Welcome MichaelWill Photography!
We want to welcome husband and wife team -Michael and Jennifer of MichaelWill Photography to our list of preferred vendors. With a unique take on wedding photos, including classic and non-traditional, we highly recommend this team to our brides.
Check out their BLOG for a sample of photos and if you are a Willow Room bride, ask us about their special deal!
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Willow Writer Heidi – Sandy Beaches Are On Her Mind!
Remember the television show, Seinfeld? The show about pretty much nothing? Well…that is exactly what this blog is about…absolutely nothing. đ Seriously, we have not done one single bit of wedding planning, since our last blog!
Maybe itâs the weather, or busy schedules, or maybe itâs because 2011 has gotten off to a hectic start…but whatever it is, we need to step it into gear! As I mentioned in our last blog we have all of our big vendors booked…so I guess the sense of urgency really isnât there. I now feel like we need to focus our attention on smaller details and some crafty projects. (I know Dan is looking forward to these!)
I have a long list of DIY projects (Do It Yourself) so hopefully I can channel some Martha Stewart and knock some of these projects out in the near future. I am by no means claiming to be a super crafty person…but these websites are pretty inspiring, so we’ll see what we can pull off.
I also have this great Wedding Planner that has been sitting on our coffee tableâŠso maybe I will actually open it and start organizing all of this info. The one âbigâ thing we have yet to book is our Honeymoon – so hopefully we can spend one of these upcoming cold evenings looking at some warm tropical locations. Sand, sun, blue – green water is definitely in our future! So, all in all not much happening at the moment, but I promise – I will definitely have more to report in the coming weeks!
Anyone have any honeymoon ideas for Heidi and Dan? Please share.
Valentine’s Recipe Video From Chef: Country French Chicken
Here’s an easy dinner idea for your Valentine!
February Recipe from Chef: Country French Chicken
Cupidâs arrows will be flying this month and hopefully youâll be able to impress that special someone with this recipe.
-Chef Haberle
 Country French Chicken
Makes about four 2 oz servings
 Ingredients:
10 oz chicken stock, (College Inn brand is very good)
6 oz heavy cream
2 TBSP Spanish onion
2 oz Goat Cheese, (Chevre)
1 oz Sundried Tomatoes
4 oz white wine
1 TBSP Fresh basil
2 oz butter
3 1/2 oz flour
4 six ounce chicken breasts
2 oz vegetable oil
Salt and pepper to taste
 Procedure:
- Fine dice onion. In a medium sauce pot sauté the onion for three minutes.
- Add white wine and chicken stock. Bring to a boil then reduce to a simmer.
- Add heavy cream and sundried tomatoes then simmer for 15 minutes.
- Â Add fresh basil and goat cheese. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Â Melt butter then stir in 1 1/2oz flour to make a roux.
- Bring sauce to almost boiling, stirring constantly then slowly add roux, a little at a time until desired consistency has been reached.
- Coat the chicken breasts with the remaining flour.
- Heat oil in sauté pan and sauté chicken
- Plate chicken and top with 2 oz of sauce