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baby’s first birthday: winter wonderland Russian tea party
planning my baby’s first birthday was so fun! her birthday theme was a winter wonderland Russian tea party, because i’m half Russian, and she was born in the winter. so yes, she is a snow princess, but luckily still unaware of Frozen, so i could keep it Disney-free, albeit the color scheme was very much Frozen, with an abundance of cream, teal, and blue, amidst pops of color. [read more]

lemon cheesecake with crunchy biscoff crust
i don’t like cheesecakes that are syrupy sweet and have soggy crusts. so for my hubby’s Birthday, i decided to make my first cheesecake, and was adamant to create one with a crunchy crust that was memorable.