Wishes and Dishes

Oh, Mexican food…how you hold such a special place in my heart.  I could eat you each and every day if you didn’t effect my waistline.  Enchiladas? Fajitas? Chips and gaucamole?  Oh yeeeaaah… (just not chips and salsa, as we learned about me in my previous caprese salad post, I have a love/hate relationship with [...]

Maybe I am the only person left in the world who had never heard of these sandwiches before, but when I saw them pop up on the web one day I was very curious.  I thought to myself, “croque–WHAT?”  For those who have been living under a rock, like myself, a croque-monsieur is basically an [...]

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 [...]

Bust out the crock pot people! I’m off gallivanting in beautiful, sunny southern Florida with Mr. Wishes this week because he is here for work and I’m writing this blog post just to rub it in all your faces.  No, I’m nicer than that.  I have actually cooked up some goodies in the Wishes and Dishes kitchen last week to keep you [...]

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 [...]

MMMMM Bacon Mac & Cheese!  I just can’t help myself!  I had the best mac & cheese of my entire life at a little restaurant in the village of Fairport this summer and that is where this recipe idea was inspired from.  This particular recipe was so delicious and the flavor of the sauce was [...]

So I promised you all I would post some of the recipes that we made at the NY Wine and Culinary Center and I am a woman of my word! This dish was unequivocally delicious and it qualifies as a Fall dish because it has apples in it, as well as one of my fall [...]