Good morning from Chicago! Hoping to have a chill last day.

The sunset cruises were out in force.

Caught the sunset before I went to dinner.

I went to the miniature rooms today. It was cool to see something different.

Okay, one more from the tour but it’s really of the wedding. This was when we’d gotten out of the way.

One more from the Chicago Rydables tour. If you want to see more from today, check out my stories on Instagram. I keep watching them and laughing. So ridiculous and fun.

We totally rode up on a wedding outside the Adler Planetarium. We didn’t get to close but close enough that some people had to leave seen and heard us. I can’t imagine what they thought 😂

I went to the exhibit earlier today which is why I wanted a photo here. They did a good job with it. They combine real fossils with the Pokemon that drew their inspiration from those creatures. Red = real. Blue = Pokemon.

We’re halfway through our Rydables tour. This is really fun.

I’m about to tour Chicago on this giraffe.

Had to go see Sue the T-Rex while I was here.

The Pokemon Fossil Museum at Field Museum was fun.

Good morning from rainy Chicago!

I just had a delicious meal at Avec ending with this honey peach cake with burnt honey and almond cream.

This week I made chocolate yogurt pudding parfaits. If you want a sweet treat with protein, steal this recipe: Jello instant pudding, chocolate (this week I used sugar free) 1 cup protein skim milk 2 cups Greek yogurt 1 cup frozen raspberries 4T mini chocolate chips (See next post for details)

At Ferrara Showman Gallery, I loved these whales by Gina Phillips. Embroidery over acrylic under painting.

Also at Arthur Roger, I really liked this exhibit by Keith Duncan.

Tonight I went to White Linen for a literal hot minute. This sunflower at Arthur Roger was my favorite. These center changed color and sparkled in different patterns.

This Little Sesame Tomato Basil hummus is so good. The tomato basil sauce is layered underneath the hummus. 10/10 would buy again.

Whisk pudding and milk, add in yogurt. Stir in chocolate chips. In 4 containers, layer: 1/2 cup pudding mixture 1/4 cups chopped strawberries Divide rest of yogurt pudding among four containers. Sprinkle chocolate chips over the top (approximately 1/2 tablespoon per container). 17.5g protein

If you’re looking for a way to eat more protein or want a more nutrient dense treat, steal this “recipe.” Yogurt pudding parfait: Cheesecake Jello instant pudding mix 2 cups 2% Greek yogurt 1 cup skim protein milk 2 tablespoons mini chocolate chips 1 cup frozen strawberries, chopped

I just realized that it’s a double NOLA Ready warning, from 2 different numbers.

He was not wearing any clothes the day I saw him last December. If I have time, I’ll check again this December.

The Manneken Pis state in Brussels was dressed up like Uncle Sam yesterday, which is hilarious. Apparently he has outfits for many national holidays of other countries.

Last night I went to The Wine Bar at Emeril’s. It was good but pricey and not a good substitute for Emeril’s tasting menu experience if that’s what you want. If you go, definitely get the Barbecue Shrimp 1990 though.

Posting this here for @sweetbabette.bsky.social. Meet the newest fan of the Reading Fightin Phils aka the Iced Coffees.

You have 10 minutes.

I don’t know why they don’t make this bar set. This is one of the more useful toys.

You don’t need space for a mixer! All you need is a little hand mixer like this.

Attention fancy tinned fish fans 🚨 some of the varieties of Fishwife are on sale at Whole Foods, $6.11 with Prime. I like the tuna in spicy olive oil over rice with avocado for a really low effort, quick meal. I am looking forward to trying the soy ginger variety.