Wishes and Dishes

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas! The snow elf decided to show up a few days late here in upstate NY, just robbing us of a white Christmas!  We did get a measly dusting on Christmas Eve that melted but ten minutes later when the sun came out.  There’s always next year! As I [...]

Alright my little bakers, one last Christmas recipe for you because this one is totally worth the last-minute blogging. Christmas is coming up faster than a speeding freight train and I know you really want to make just ONE more thing…. well, this recipe is for you because it is quick and easy. This is [...]

“…Then the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people. For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.” ~ Luke 2:10-11 It’s that time of year again….Christmas [...]

“Christmas is not a time or a season but a state of mind. To cherish peace and good will, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas.” ~Calvin Coolidge Can you say “addictive”?  Get into the holiday spirit and bake some snowball cookies with me! This is my great-grandmother’s recipe [...]

I wanted you all the have this recipe before the holidays so that you can free up your oven by cooking this is your crock pot!  This is also my own concoction, so it’s extra special This recipe is so far the best way I found to cook ham and tastes great considering it’s out [...]

“On the twelfth day of Christmas my true love gave to meeee”…….Christmas is officially just 12 DAYS AWAY!!!!!!!  OK, now that I got that out of my system… I’m one of those people that takes mental notes of gift ideas throughout the year, and then once fall hits (OK who am I kidding…once summerhits)  I’m [...]

Consider yourselves special that I am sharing this “secret” family recipe with you…I just really want you to have the best of the best to serve at your holiday parties )  This always goes over well at parties – there’s never any left over. It’s no surprise that I’m a big fans of pizza but [...]

Welcome to my new favorite homemade brownie recipe!  This one is for all you Nutella fans out there (shout out to my friend of 16+ years, Megan!). For those who don’t know, Nutella is a spread made with a combination of roasted hazelnuts, skim milk and cocoa.  I know it isn’t actually healthy, despite what [...]