Wishes and Dishes

Chewy, soft cookies without butter or shortening?  Believe it! Coconut oil is actually a fantastic alternative to other fats used in making food.  Better yet, I learned that it’s super easy to substitute coconut oil for butter in your baked goods! Although butter and coconut oil both do contain saturated fats, coconut oil contains more [...]

One of my all-time favorite classic Italian dishes, Pasta Carbonara, is possibly the easiest to make.  I decided to come up with my own variation of this dish and wanted to share the recipe with you all because it turned out wonderful.  I have been eating this every chance I get lately and have had [...]

Spring has sprung!  You know what that means:  spring cleaning, baseball, tank tops, Easter bunnies, and well.. allergies for many people, including me a little bit this year.  Bleh. I really love spring.  I can’t tell you how happy I am that winter is over and spring is finally here! (Even though we hardly can [...]

Let’s talk about baseball for a moment in honor of the fast-approaching, beloved opening day coming up this week. I have never met a sport that I completely adored and appreciated like I do the game of baseball.  The love for the sport starts at a young age and continues to grow on a person [...]