Welcome MichaelWill Photography!

February 24, 2011 at 2:26 pm (News and Events)

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!

Also, follow MichaelWill Photography on Facebook HERE.

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Willow Writer Heidi – Sandy Beaches Are On Her Mind!

February 16, 2011 at 4:08 pm (Willow Writers)

Remember the television show, Seinfeld? The show about pretty much nothing? Well…that is exactly what this blog is about…absolutely nothing. 😉 Seriously, we have not done one single bit of wedding planning, since our last blog!

Maybe it’s the weather, or busy schedules, or maybe it’s 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 isn’t 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 table
so maybe I will actually open it and start organizing all of this info. The one “big” 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.

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Valentine’s Recipe Video From Chef: Country French Chicken

February 14, 2011 at 7:08 pm (Videos)

Here’s an easy dinner idea for your Valentine!

Click here to watch video.

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February Recipe from Chef: Country French Chicken

February 7, 2011 at 2:10 pm (Willow Writers)

Cupid’s arrows will be flying this month and hopefully you’ll 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:

  1. Fine dice onion. In a medium sauce pot sauté the onion for three minutes.
  2. Add white wine and chicken stock. Bring to a boil then reduce to a simmer.
  3. Add heavy cream and sundried tomatoes then simmer for 15 minutes.
  4.  Add fresh basil and goat cheese. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
  5.  Melt butter then stir in 1 1/2oz flour to make a roux.
  6. Bring sauce to almost boiling, stirring constantly then slowly add roux, a little at a time until desired consistency has been reached.
  7. Coat the chicken breasts with the remaining flour.
  8. Heat oil in sauté pan and sauté chicken
  9. Plate chicken and top with 2 oz of sauce

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