This EXTRA LARGE funfetti sheet cake is perfect for a children’s birthday party! It serves a large crowd (about 50 people) and is fluffy, delicious, and so festive.

Funfetti Sheet Cake

Remember when I promised you AN ENTIRE POST dedicated to Remy’s first birthday?!?

THIS IS IT.

Kind of.

It’s at least a post about her cake! And by “her” cake, I mean the cake that I made for everyone but her and not the cake she actually ate.

Hmm. That’s a mind-twister, isn’t it.

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The summery flavor of elote gets baked into the coziest Mexican street corn and zucchini baked macaroni and cheese. It is super cheesy with the perfect amount of heat.
Mexican Street Corn and Zucchini Baked Macaroni and Cheese

I’m never going to learn from my mistakes.

Like, today, I spent the whole day apartment hunting.

AND I DIDN’T EVEN BRING A FLASK.

My day would have been much more enjoyable had I gotten to take a shot every time the overenthusiastic looked-like-he-was-18 broker I was with said the phrase “spacious flexed 1 bedroom”.

Just saying.

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Blueberry macarons flavored with freeze-dried blueberry powder and filled with a barely sweet blueberry mascarpone filling.

Blueberry Macarons with Blueberry Mascarpone Cream

There’s no better time than the afternoon before your daughter’s first birthday party to figure out whether your ELECTRIC (<–GROAN) oven can handle macaron baking.

I mean, it’s not like you have an 18-inch sheet cake and a sugar free triple layer smash cake and DINNER still to make, or anything like that.

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“Apartment hunting” and “drinking game”.

Two phrases. One google search. In my search history.

I would take a shot for every time someone showed me a one bedroom that was marketed as a two bedroom and told me I could have the pleasure of installing a wall to convert it into a two bedroom myself….

….BUT THEN I WOULD BE DRUNK.

BY 10AM.

On a good day.

Typical NYC housing market, you guys. Just typical.

We actually did submit an application for an apartment and now we’re just waiting to see if it goes through while kind of half-heartedly continuing to look at places. I really hope we get it because I feel more and more dejected with each broker I meet with. It’s really at the upper limit of our price range, though, so things are going to have to get pretty frugal around here once we move in.

Like pasta and beans, all day every day.

But until then…..

KIDDING. This week’s meal plan is actually filled with just that – pasta and beans! There’s a chickpea-ful thai green curry, cabbage rice fajita bowls, a crazy comforting pizza skillet casserole, curried chickpea buddha bowls, and a 5-ingredient ravioli salad. Just another instance of meal planning helping you stay on track with your budget. Happy eating!

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These lovely chocolate chip and cherry scones from the Bouchon Bakery cookbook are kissed with a cherry glaze and filled with plump cherries and melted chocolate in every bite.
Bouchon Bakery Chocolate Chip and Cherry Scones

I feel like every Bouchon Bakery recipe I post should come with some kind of disclaimer.

Like, THIS WILL NOT TAKE YOU ALL WEEKEND!!

I PROMISE!!

A REAL PERSON WHO HASN’T GONE TO CULINARY SCHOOL CAN MAKE IT!!

No really. I’m not lying!

Except….these scones will take you all weekend.

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This Thai zucchini soup is perfect for a light lunch or dinner! It is filled with zucchini, peas, and fresh green curry flavor.
Thai Zucchini Soup

Is posting zucchini recipes in May the same sort of faux pas as wearing white before Memorial Day?

If so, I’m sorry.

BUT NOT.

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