Pico de Gallo

January 19, 2024

Ingredients: 1 – Cup finely chopped white onion 2 – medium jalapeno, cleaned and finely chopped 1/4 – Cup lime juice 3/4 – Tsp. fine sea salt 1 1/2 – …

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Simple Stir-fry Broccoli

Simple Broccoli Stir-fry

June 1, 2023

Ingredients: 1 – large bunch of broccoli (about 1 1/2 pounds) 2 – Tbls. soy sauce (seasoning is best) 1 – Tbls. cornstarch 1 – Tsp. sugar 2 – Tbls. …

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2023 New Orleans JazzFest

Cha Wa

May 9, 2023

Photographs from my second time attending NOLA JazzFest

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Brussels & Amsterdam Trip

Canals of Amsterdam, The Netherlands

January 31, 2023

Photographs from my first international trip with standby flights from United Airlines and since February 2019. An amazing country and culture. Highly recommend to all, as the pictures do not …

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Smoked Queso

January 21, 2023

Ingredients: 2 – lb block Velveeta 1 – lb bag shredded mixed melting cheese 1 – 8 oz cream cheese 2 – Cans Rotel – do not drain 1 – …

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Tokyo & Kyoto Japan Trip

Mt. Fuji, Japan

October 31, 2022

Photographs from my first international trip with standby flights from United Airlines and since February 2019. An amazing country and culture. Highly recommend to all, as the pictures do not …

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Over-the-top (OTT) Smoked Chili

September 17, 2022

Ingredients: 2 – Tbls extra virgin olive oil 2 – large yellow onions diced 3 – large green bell peppers seeded, ribs removed, and diced 3-4 – cloves garlic minced …

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Honolulu Weekend

Waikiki Beach, Honolulu, Hawaii

August 28, 2022

Photographs from a quick weekend trip to Honolulu, Hawaii, and my first real non-rev standby trip with United Airlines.

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Chicago Pride Parade 2022

Chicago Pride Parade

June 26, 2022

Photographs from my first Chicago Pride.

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New Orleans JazzFest 2022

Baked Alaska

May 9, 2022

Photographs from my first New Orleans JazzFest attending both weekends, seeing amazing band, live music, great food and more.

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