Wishes and Dishes

So it’s been one week already and we are all moved in to our new house!  So far it’s been a lot of work unpacking, cleaning and patching things up…but we think we are going to love having our own house.  I seriously feel like I’m living in a mansion.  Going from living in a [...]

So, as promised in my last post, here is this delicious grape pie recipe to share with you. I found a great recipe to make a concord grape pie for those of you not lucky enough to attend the Naples grape festival and purchase their fabulous pies or pie filling. To do things a little [...]

Once upon a time…. a long, long time ago (September 2011)…. in a land far, far away (Naples, NY)…… there existed a wonderful Grape Festival that I was brought to as a surprise by my wonderful hubby. This festival is in Naples, NY which is located in the Finger Lakes region and is the grape [...]

Today my blog turns ONE! Happy blogoversary to me! Why, yes, it was one year ago today that I hit the “Publish” button on my very first post on my brand new blog and, voila!  Wishes and Dishes was born.  Has it really been a year since I published my first post?!?! There’s a myriad [...]

So I’ve been a huge slacker lately with the posts.  But, yes, I’m still here.  Well, sort of.  I’m physically here, but my mind is thinking of a million and one things I need to accomplish before Monday because….I can’t keep the secret any longer….Mr. and Mrs. Wishes bought a HOUSE and are moving in [...]

Hello, Fall – Don’t get me wrong,….I love you…I love everything about you! But did you really have to come so soon? In a way I feel like I extended my summer this year by living in Miami from March – June.  We got home in July and ever since then, the summer has just [...]

Happy Friday, everyone!  If you are still reading my blog after I talked about how much I’m looking forward to Christmas in my last post, then I thank you for sticking with me   If you didn’t already love me before, you might just love me now for this cookie recipe I’m sharing with you [...]

How was everyone’s Labor Day weekend?!  Mine was nice and relaxing.  Lot of sunshine, sleeping in, pool lounging, and family time.  We celebrated my Grandpa’s 80th birthday over the weekend and it was really nice to see some out of town family that I hardly ever get to see.  The weather was perfect and the [...]