Fortitude is the guard and support of the other virtues, read the fortune cookie I opened in December of last year, right after finishing a grueling ICU rotation. And something like a stuck prayer, what do I find in the bottom of my call-night chucks after nine months, just before I lace them up to […]
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Kentucky Hot Brown for the Holidays
Ha-llo from the other si—yide!!! Hooray, it’s the holidays for me now! Just finished my ICU rotation and slept for 12-14 hours (not including the 5 hour post-call nap I took on our friends’ couch during their Star Wars movie marathon party). Still puffy around the eyeballs, but my neurons seem to be all tweeting […]
Good Morning Brunch Cake
Here I go into the Season of Night—ICU Night Float, a dreaded post for me, but to ensure I have something to look forward to in the bleary-eyed mornings when finally I am able to float home for a daytime’s rest, Christmas lights, loved ones and coffee cake. Buttery Brunch Cake Adapted from Penzeys Cake: […]