Every year for my in-laws birthdays, when I can, I try to make a cake. I make the same cake. One that I came across a few years back, first called a "Persian Love Cake." I'm a bit uncomfortable as I'm not 100% sure where the name cake from. I've read that it was made … Continue reading The most delicious of cakes, a Love Cake
Residency
Take Care of Yourself During Residency
We are in the thick of interview season and I'm enjoying the lovely dinners Stanford provides for us to schmooze with the applicants, answering questions about the program over wine and burrata -- I feel quite fancy sipping a swanky red and shoving my face full of cream-stuffed cheese. Actually, our modus operandi is actually … Continue reading Take Care of Yourself During Residency
Weekend Words #3 and Almond Butter Bars
I had a cold recently...and like a good mother, I passed it on to my daughter. Right before she got on a plane. With just her father. For 6 hours. Yikes. Her first cold, in a tin box, 6 miles up in the sky. Well then. A few weeks (months?) ago We went to Pinnacles … Continue reading Weekend Words #3 and Almond Butter Bars
Weekend Words #2 and Almond Snickerdoodle Cookies
Transitioning from night work to day work is a tough cookie, and I'm not just saying that as a clever transition into my upcoming cookie recipe. I've been at this residency business for three years now (3/4 done!) for three years now, and it doesn't get easier. If anything, it gets harder. You start out … Continue reading Weekend Words #2 and Almond Snickerdoodle Cookies
Weekend Words #1
Do you ever feel like a chicken running around with your head cut off? I do. I do things and then at the end of the day wonder what I've done. I've gone through phases where I've written quickly, almost frantically, about my experiences, about food, about travel, about medicine. Then I go through lulls. … Continue reading Weekend Words #1
Whipped Body Butter – 4 ingredients
I've used coconut oil for years: as a moisturizer, a makeup remover, in hair, as a lip balm, in cooking. It's wonderful, and it's even more wonderful when it's easy to spread as a body butter. Pretty simple to make really -- the key is that you need a "butter" that is softer at room … Continue reading Whipped Body Butter – 4 ingredients
Pictures of 2018
The last post I wrote was in August of 2018. That's a long time to go without writing. It's not that I didn't write, it's that the world got so busy that I didn't update, and when I wanted to, I couldn't think of what I wanted to write about. I've been baking, but I … Continue reading Pictures of 2018
The Low Anion Gap Conundrum
I was in clinic a few weeks ago, and overheard a conversation about a low anion gap, and needing to test for multiple myeloma, I was buried in notes, but I tucked it away in the back of my head to review causes of low anion gaps. I'm so used to MUDPILES or whatever other … Continue reading The Low Anion Gap Conundrum
Exploring California Part 7: Mount Diablo + Rosemary Cupcakes with Honey-Brown Butter Frosting
We've been doing local hikes in the South and North Bay recently, but for our anniversary hike, Tyler and I decide to venture to the other side, the East Bay, and head toward Mount Diablo. It sits tall at 3,849ft above the ground in Mount Diablo State Park. We hiked to the North Peak via … Continue reading Exploring California Part 7: Mount Diablo + Rosemary Cupcakes with Honey-Brown Butter Frosting
Exploring California Part 6: VOTE tomorrow in your primary elections
California primary election is coming up on June 5th (tomorrow) and if you are a California resident, please go out and vote. What the primary election does is it narrows down the field of possible applicants (which is what they are--they apply, we decide) for state positions. Like a few other states, California has a … Continue reading Exploring California Part 6: VOTE tomorrow in your primary elections
The Clumsy Cook 