Christina Uticone

@snowcones.bsky.social

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Girl detective. (She/her)

A roasted chicken in a roasting pan on the stove.
A top down view of my garbage can containing my inedible creamed spinach in a broken baking dish.
A seasoned roasting chicken stuffed with herbs on a pan to go in the fridge and dry out for 24-48 hours.
A faceted bottle of prosecco on my kitchen counter next to some jalapeños from the garden.
A coffee cocktail in a short glass on a wooden table.
Kiawah Beach and ocean w my legs and feet in the sand.
White and brown dog grinning at the camera.
A peach and ricotta cake cooling on the countertop.
Slices of white pizza topped with pickles and fresh dill.
Truist Field in Charlotte, NC.
Braised beef ribs with tomato beef broth and prunes after 3 hours in the oven.
Beef ribs braising in a tomato beef broth with prunes and fresh thyme and rosemary.
A mix of grilled sausages on a baking sheet.
Canadian soccer fan wearing his own hockey helmet and a Canadian flag as a cape.
The tea service tableside at Roya in Austin: A lace tablecloth with a server pouring tea from a white enamel tea pot with a floral design.
Whole wheat spaghetti tossed with olive oil, chili flakes and topped with an over easy egg, sprinkled with parmesan cheese.
An assortment of green bell peppers, jalapeños and an Anaheim pepper on a black kitchen counter.
Some ripe figs in a white bowl in the refrigerator.
A screenshot of EADEM lip balm.
A roasted artichoke and shelled lupini beans on a wood cutting board.
A tall glass with a Bloody Mary and a short glass with champagne on a table.
Black lab with white tuxedo and gray muzzle snuggling with Josh.
A picture of a sundog taken in Fairbanks, Alaska. A bright orb of sun surrounded by a rainbow-ish aura/ orb in the sky.
A view of Keuka Lake with a large hill on the opposite shore and several docks and boats on the shore in the foreground.
An outdoor fire pit and a glass of red wine in the foreground with manicured gardens and Seneca Lake in the background, taken from the back patio at Geneva on the Lake.
A navy blue windbreaker with all-caps white letters and red accents that say MYNDERSE VOLLEYBALL CHEERLEADER. (I was not a cheerleader for volleyball, I was in both sports.)
A cart of groceries at Wegmans: eggs, pasta, sauce, bananas, blueberries, take-and-bake chicken Anne veggies, tomatoes, peaches, avocados.
My best friend’s white and brown French bulldog playing with a red rubber ball tug toy.
A 4 month old Great Dane puppy sitting pretty on his leash on the sidewalk.
Golden brown caramelized onions I a sautee pan.
A pan of lightly browning and softening onions.
Yellow onions softening in a skillet.
A 12” skillet full of sliced yellow onions I will be caramelizing for the next several hours.
A giant outdoor tv screen projecting the World Series on Halloween in 2025. A giant skeleton stands next to the screen in the front yard.
My black lab Milo with a hunk of baguette in his mouth that he stole off the counter because I’m an idiot who left the room for 22 seconds.
A baked eggplant parm topped with blistering cheese.
My black lab Milo licking his chops either his paw on my tablet on top of the covers in bed.
A plate of pork chops slathered in BBQ sauce.
A clear bowl with homemade BBQ sauce.
Cover art for Benjamin Stevenson’s novel, “Everyone in my Family Has Killed Someone”.
Roasted onion, garlic, jalapeño and tomato on the stove w cherry reduction. Will get puréed for BBQ sauce success.
Cherries cooking in a saucepan.
A Silpat lined baking sheet with tomatoes, onions, jalapeños and garlic that will be roasted and made into BBQ sauce.
A yellow-pink bloom on a rose bush.
A colorful salsa of yellow mango, red peppers and tomatoes, red onion, and green jalapeño mixed with garlic and ginger and lime juice with salt and pepper.
A poor-quality, backlit photo of a yellow crowned night heron perched on the swingset in our neighbor's yard just on the other side of our fence. We have a couple of them visiting the yard on a regular basis lately.
A stage with two chairs set for the “Music is Medicine” event at HMNS with Chaka Khan.
Screenshot of the cover art for the novel "Pick a Color" by Souvankham Thammavongsa. It depicts a scattering of artificial nails in varying colors across a beige background.
A rose bush with yellow flowers in various states of bloom.
A rose bush full of yellow flowers in various states of bloom.
An 8x8 pan of meatballs covered in sauce and mozzarella cheese.
Basque cheesecake batter in a loaf pan lined with parchment paper.
A yellow rose bush with a dozen flowers in various states of bloom.
A kid in a giant taco hat with one arm slung around each parent as they watch that kids brother win his little league championship game, shot from the bleacher seat behind and above.
A yellow rose bush with flowers in various states of opening.