Every time is a good time for banana chocolate chip snack cake!
Banana Chocolate Chip Snack Cake

Yesterday might have been Pi(e) Day, but I hope you still have room for CAKE.

I know I sure do.

Right next to the baby’s legs somewhere, I swear there’s enough space in my belly for exactly one slice. No more, no less.

(But mostly no more because HEARTBURN, my friends. #thestruggleisreal)

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These salted butterscotch blondies are fudgy, chewy, and everything you’d want in this classic treat!Salted Butterscotch Blondies

The training starts NOW.

First and foremost, for the marathon that is first baby Labor & Delivery (obviously), but, perhaps more importantly, ALSO for the madness that is The.Boy’s family’s annual Easter Egg Hunt.

I have a two year winning streak to uphold and I refuse to let anything (including an extra large baby bump) get in my way.

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Fancy up your breakfast or brunch with these individually portioned baked egg and red pepper galettes.


Baked Egg and Red Pepper Galettes

My birthday was last week!!

And I even had the DAY OFF.

And by “day off” I mean “had the day off so that I could study for my Medicine rotation SHELF (final) exam”, which basically means it was a “day off” but on opposite day.

Total. Buzzkill.

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Add a little sunshine to your day in the form of this sweet tart meyer lemon cheesecake topped with meyer lemon curd!
Meyer Lemon Cheesecake

You know, in some ways I kind of feel like I’m failing at this pregnancy thing.

Okay, in one particular way, to be precise: CRAVINGS. And the fact that I have had barely any!!!!!

WHO AM I. I don’t even know.

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This soup may be a labor of love, but it’s worth it for the rich flavor of tortellini and swiss chard in a to die for parmesan broth.
Tortellini and Swiss Chard in Parmesan Broth

Can I just tell you that the only time I ventured out of my apartment this past weekend was

(a) under duress

(b) with far not enough layers because NONE OF MY LAYERS FIT. Not even the spandex. Sigh.

(c) for a birthing class!! AKA the only reason you could get me to go out in “feels like subzero weather”…

…because if there’s one thing I love talking about ad nauseum it’s pregnancy and birth stories and how to avoid getting drugged up at a hospital where the epidural rate is 95%.

It’s me against the odds, people. But REALLY.

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