Wishes and Dishes

I’d love to cook just about every recipe on Ree Drummond’s, AKA the Pioneer Woman, website but it’s only once in a while I get around to trying out one of her recipes.  One recipe I did try of hers was the Chicken Spaghetti that I posted about a while back – it was amazing [...]

OK, I have never been a fan of salads, but I’m trying my darndest to start really eating them and maybe actually even liking them.  Why oh why can’t I embrace leafy green salads like every other girl in the world?  Well, for this salad I actually went back for seconds.  I loved that there [...]

I think I died and went to Heaven after having this dessert.   I’d say it’s definitely my new favorite sinful treat!  I’d also say that I vowed to my hubby that I would never make this again unless there happened to be an occasion where it would involve sharing with OTHER PEOPLE.  Yep, that’s right [...]

I hope everyone is staying cool this week in this crazy 8 billion degree weather, AKA the surface of the sun!  My sorry excuse for an AC unit in our apartment has been imperative to my survival this week.  But leave it to me to choose the hottest day of the year so far to [...]

I made very non-traditional empanadas last week on the spur of the moment.  I had a lot of leftover taco salad that I made and wasn’t sure what to do with it!  So to convince myself that I wasn’t eating taco salad again (I’m weird and I dislike eating the same thing 2 days in [...]

A milkshake is the perfect drink for a hot summer day or a midnight snack.  Here I give you an amazing recipe for a cool, refreshing milkshake that I promise will have you craving more. The best part is, you only need THREE ingredients to make the best milkshake of your life. This recipe was [...]

I hope everyone is having a good July so far and staying cool.  This hot weather calls for some lighter and yummy dinners! Every now and then I get a craving for tacos, but I wanted something different than just plain old tacos this time.  I decided on taco salad.  I must admit, I am [...]

Well, my luxurious life in Florida has finally come to an end.  I actually had to make my own bed this week!  Poor me!  Just kidding, I’ve been spoiled and I thoroughly enjoyed every day I had there and the overall experience I had living in southern Florida.  As much as I loved it, it [...]