I have had a pack of Trader Joe’s salted caramel chips in the pantry for months, and I have been wanting to make blondies with them. So today I finally did it! Blondies with Salted Caramel Chips! Ooey Gooey delicious!

#blondies #saltedcaramel #queerbaker #traderjoes #chicago

On Margarita Day, we had margs and Mexican food. Jalapeño margaritas with fresh lime juice, honey-chipotle chicken tacos, topped with pickled onion, avocado, cilantro, cheese, and hot sauce…mexican rice, guacamole, pico de gallo.. yum

#margaritaday #everydayismargaritaday #queerchef #chicago #tacos

Collard Greens with a side of @crystal.hot.sauce and Maple-Soy Pork Chops with Shichimi Togarshi. The perfect dinner!

#southern #collardgreens #crystalhotsauce #louisiana #queerchef #porkchops #chicago

Last night we had Jalapeño Corn Dip and played games before dinner. We had a hard time not eating the whole dish! So good!

#jalapeno #corn #chipsanddip #valentines #queer

Happy Valentine’s Day, y’all! Category is? Your theme is Red and Wild!

Strawberry Spoon Cake waiting for a scoop of vanilla ice cream. Yum!

My husband and I enjoyed putting these Lego flowers together last night. The table is now set for our annual valentine dinner at home.

Individual Hot Fudge Pudding cakes hit the spot! One of my favorite quick desserts to make! Love our fiestaware ramekins!

#hotfudgepudddingcake #chocolate #cake #dessert #queerchef #chicago

I got this Thanksgiving cactus when I start at St. Mark’s over six years ago. It blooms every year (this is its second blooming cycle this year)! It’s getting so big!

I have been working on my wax seal… I got some new wax and it seems to spread a lot better!

Oooh… pretty pickles! I love making pickles just as much as I love eating them! Can’t wait for these to be ready in a few days!

I have the honor of being the director of the @lakesidepride.bsky.social Clarinet Choir. We had our winter concert today and it was phenomenal! What an amazing group of musicians!!!

I know it’s silly, but this adjustable sink strainer is my favorite impulse buy that was influenced by social media. I use it so much!

Practicing Beethoven’s Pathétique. Played it when I was 22 and will be 41 when I perform it in April. Feels like relearning the piece. It’s fun! I have a new score, but I keep comparing it to my old score. The changes I make are fun to see. I have changed so much as a pianist over these 20 years.

My brother Eddie made this for us as a wedding gift. It is a piece of wood that he used a laser to add the photo to. We love it so much!!!

each day is new—a clean and fresh start. ready to take on the day with my blackwing #6 and #64 and a fresh piece of paper.

#pencil #paper #archaic