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I decided to break away from exclusively baking pies this Thanksgiving. I was on call all week, which turned out to be very busy. I needed recipes that were less time-intensive than pies. Besides time constraints, I was hosting a cozy holiday with just my parents …
August was prime produce season in Washington, as I mentioned probably too many times in previous posts. Bon Appetit had a Farmer’s Market Challenge including 10 recipes for the month, and this crumble was the grand finale. This is a delightful, simple recipe that comes …
Kevin and I were both off for Labor Day weekend this year and ran away to Whidbey Island with friends. We had the most wonderful time playing on the water and not setting morning alarms for 3 straight days. Not to mention the seaside bonfires, …
I hadn’t noticed the blackberry bushes all over Seattle until my brothers’ recent visit. They rode Lime bikes to the Olympic Sculpture Park and did not make quick progress on their journey because there were so many berries to be had. We made our way …
After 5 years in the Midwest, I’m very excited to become a West Coaster again! All of my coastal friends and family think of Cincinnati as flyover country (as did I, before I moved here) but I have truly enjoyed experiencing this city as it …
So I’m not ACTUALLY trying to give everyone around me diabetes. My previous ICU month turned into a downward spiral of eating sugary sweets hourly and never working out due to extremely long hours during the influenza season. I started my last ICU month bound …
Cake for breakfast? Yes, please. I need to spend the next several weeks choosing recipes focused on using up ingredients that I have stockpiled. We learned the hard way that baking chocolate doesn’t travel well when my med school roommate accidentally took a box of …
No joke, this cake was the basis of my personal statement for my residency application. It was a choice I knew would be somewhat polarizing among the radiation oncology audience, but it was very well received from those that interviewed me. I used to attend …
Today was my last day of medicine on the general wards! I chose to do a preliminary medicine year instead of a transitional medicine year because I wanted to take the opportunity to learn as much general medicine as possible before becoming extremely sub-specialized in …
I’m back on nights, and I hate working nights. That being said, I tend to do better with cleaning, cooking, and working out while I’m on nights. I’ve read a lot of recommendations for maintaining healthy habits on nights, but it’s easier said than done. …