Wishes and Dishes

Clean your grills and pack your beach bags…it’s the official start of summer!  Yes, Memorial Day is really here already.  Where does the time go?  Sorry for my lack of posts this week but I have been keeping very busy here in California.  We started out in San Diego and made our way up to [...]

It’s that time of year, everyone!  You know what I’m talking about: May the 5th, also known as “Cinco de Mayo”… the one day that makes it perfectly acceptable to consume alarming amounts of chips, salsa, nachos, guacamole, and margaritas all day long.  We love Mexican food in our house, so celebrating Cinco de Mayo [...]

What is everyone doing for Easter this weekend?  Fill me in! I am having brunch at my in-laws and then my mom is hosting dinner later on.  It will be a day full of constant eating, no different than any other holiday around here. Growing up, every Easter sunday my two brothers and I would [...]

Happy almost Easter!  How was everyone’s weekend?  I had a very enjoyable and action-packed weekend.  I got invited to Perry’s ice cream factory in Akron, NY on Friday afternoon.  I got to have a grand tour of their plant and be a taste-tester for a day!  Mr. Wishes came as my special guest and we [...]

Jumping right from St. Patrick’s day straight into Easter!  Is it just me or does Easter seem to come so early every year?  It always sneaks up on me. With Easter on the mind, I decided to make this festive holiday popcorn.  This would be a great homemade treat to put into your Easter baskets [...]

Shepherd’s pie is a classic British dish which pretty much everyone I’ve ever met has their own way of making.  I saw this twist on shepherd’s pie and waited about 24 before having to try it out.  It looked THAT good…and ended up tasting as good as it looked so I was very excited. If [...]

Call me sheltered, but I just had my first shamrock shake last weekend!  And it wasn’t even from McDonald’s….I recreated it at home.  Every year I say I need to try one from McDonald’s and then St. Patrick’s day comes and goes and I miss out.  I don’t tend to frequent fast food restaurants so [...]

Did everyone recover from that lost hour of sleep?  This is the first year that it’s really hit me losing that hour #signsimgettingOLD.   I did, however, enjoy that extra hour of sunshine more than ever so that made up for the lost sleep!  We had an pleasant surprise this weekend: Sunday was 65 degrees out [...]