I'm in Pendleton for my Women's Health rotation. I'm now into my second week and I'm feel pretty comfortable with pelvic exams, pap smears, finding fetal heart tones and breast exams. I can tell how dilated pregnancy women are, but have a harder time judging how effaced the cervix is. On my first day I assisted with a c-section over lunch and yesterday we did a D&C on a pt in the morning. I've learned that the inside of the uterus should feel like a cat's tongue.
I also really miss pediatrics. I'm learning tons and getting lots of good experience, but I don't love it like I did Peds.
This weekend should be exciting as I'm hanging around Pendleton because I'm on call all weekend. Hopefully we'll deliver a few more babies and assist in the OR.
Will is busy traveling around the country this week for interviews at a couple of schools. I'll let you hear all about it from him.
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Sunday, September 16, 2012
Blackberry Tart
So, Sara mentioned the fact that we made a most amazing blackberry tart the other week and Ann had mentioned that she wouldn't mind having the recipe so we thought we would share it. It comes form one of our favorite cookbooks:
One of the things that makes this cookbook great is that it does the menu of an entire dinner party. We haven't made a complete meal from it yet but we have made some amazing dishes (the Chicken Tika Masala that we made in California for the family came from this book). Now, since this is a recipe straight out of the book America's Test Kitchen might come after us and force us to remove the post (highly unlikely in my mind) but really this is a plug for anyone out there that is looking for a new cookbook, this is the one you should get.
The original recipe is a Raspberry Streusel Tart, we substitued blackberries, obviously, and it was amazing.
2. Mix flour, sugar and salt. Add 10 TBS of butter 1 piece at a time until the mixture looks like wet sand. Reserve 1/2 cup of the mixture for topping and set aside.
3. Sprinkle remaning mixture on pan and press firmly into even compact layer with the bottom of a dry measuring cup. Bake until fragrant and edges just begin to brown, around 10 to 15 minutes. Let tart shell cool slightly while making topping.
4. Mix reserved flour mixture with oates, almonds, and brown sugar. Add remaining 2 TBS butter and pinch mixture between fingers into hazelnut-sized clumps.
5. In a small bowl mash jam, 1/2 cup berries and lemon juice with a fork to coarse puree. Spread evenly over warm crust, top with remaining berries. Sprinkle strusel topping over the tart.
It looks delicious, smells delicious (a strong butter fragrance) and tastes delicious.
Again, America's Test Kitchen Menu Cookbook. You know you want it.
The original recipe is a Raspberry Streusel Tart, we substitued blackberries, obviously, and it was amazing.
- 1 1/2 Cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 Cup granulated Sugar
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 12 TBS butter, cut into 12 pieces and softened
- 1/2 Cup old-fashioned rolled oats
- 1/2 Cup sliced almonds toasted (we used walnuts)
- 3 TBS light brown sugar
- 1/3 Cup raspberry jam
- 1 1/2 cups raspberries
- 1 TBS lemon juice
2. Mix flour, sugar and salt. Add 10 TBS of butter 1 piece at a time until the mixture looks like wet sand. Reserve 1/2 cup of the mixture for topping and set aside.
3. Sprinkle remaning mixture on pan and press firmly into even compact layer with the bottom of a dry measuring cup. Bake until fragrant and edges just begin to brown, around 10 to 15 minutes. Let tart shell cool slightly while making topping.
4. Mix reserved flour mixture with oates, almonds, and brown sugar. Add remaining 2 TBS butter and pinch mixture between fingers into hazelnut-sized clumps.
5. In a small bowl mash jam, 1/2 cup berries and lemon juice with a fork to coarse puree. Spread evenly over warm crust, top with remaining berries. Sprinkle strusel topping over the tart.
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| Pre-baked Tart |
6. Bake until filling is bubbling and topping is a deep golden brown, 22 to 25 minutes, rotating half-way through. Let tart cool completely, about 2 hours. (Tart can be held at room temp for up to 8 hours) To serve, remove metal ring of springform pan, slide metal spatula between tart and springform pan bottom, and carefully slide tart onto serving platter.
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| Post-baked Tart |
Again, America's Test Kitchen Menu Cookbook. You know you want it.
I Have a Job
Mom and dad can no longer think that I'm not a contributing member of society. I could hear dad rolling his eyes when I told him that I stopped working at the bank back in May but it looks like things turned out well. I was able to study for the GRE and now I have a better job.
Don't get me wrong, I had a good time at US Bank. I really liked my coworkers and I learned a lot about banking in general, it just wasn't plausible for me to be driving to Canby nearly everyday.
In the first week of September I interviewed for a job as a Special Education Paraprofessional (teaching assistant) at a middle school. I got a call a few days later saying that they loved me but unfortunately there was someone else with experience that they gave the job to. Then the next week on Tiesday morning I got a call saying "it turns out we need a little more help, a few of our kids require more attention and we've been given the go-ahead to hire another parapro and we'd like you, can you start tomorrow?" I said yes.
It was kinda funny telling the people in our small branch in Portland. Sara would say "Will got a job" and they would say "Yay!" then she would say "it's in Seattle" and then they would look at her confused and say "are you okay with that?" And yes, we are okay with it.
I'm working at Islander Middle School on Mercer Island, the same school that Sara's mom teaches at. So far I've been there a week and a half and I've had a blast. Oddly enough it'll workout that with me living in Seattle, Sara and I will see each other more often. The only jobs I could find in Portland were retail-type jobs and that meant that I would work a good deal of nights and weekends, the only time that I would get to see Sara (either in person or on FaceTime). Now since I work at the school I don't work weekends, I have extended holiday breaks, a mid-winter break as well as a spring break plus vacation and personal days. I will be living with Sara's parents but we get along great so I think this will work out very nicely.
Don't get me wrong, I had a good time at US Bank. I really liked my coworkers and I learned a lot about banking in general, it just wasn't plausible for me to be driving to Canby nearly everyday.
In the first week of September I interviewed for a job as a Special Education Paraprofessional (teaching assistant) at a middle school. I got a call a few days later saying that they loved me but unfortunately there was someone else with experience that they gave the job to. Then the next week on Tiesday morning I got a call saying "it turns out we need a little more help, a few of our kids require more attention and we've been given the go-ahead to hire another parapro and we'd like you, can you start tomorrow?" I said yes.
It was kinda funny telling the people in our small branch in Portland. Sara would say "Will got a job" and they would say "Yay!" then she would say "it's in Seattle" and then they would look at her confused and say "are you okay with that?" And yes, we are okay with it.
I'm working at Islander Middle School on Mercer Island, the same school that Sara's mom teaches at. So far I've been there a week and a half and I've had a blast. Oddly enough it'll workout that with me living in Seattle, Sara and I will see each other more often. The only jobs I could find in Portland were retail-type jobs and that meant that I would work a good deal of nights and weekends, the only time that I would get to see Sara (either in person or on FaceTime). Now since I work at the school I don't work weekends, I have extended holiday breaks, a mid-winter break as well as a spring break plus vacation and personal days. I will be living with Sara's parents but we get along great so I think this will work out very nicely.
Sunday, September 9, 2012
Call Back #1
I've finished my pediatric rotation and I loved it! I will miss all the kids, providers and staff that I worked with down in Salem. This next week I'm back on the hill (OHSU campus) for meetings with my program. It should be a nice relaxing week with a chance to catch up with my classmates. Then I'm headed to Pendleton for my women's health rotation at an OBGYN clinic. Will should be posting on here soon - about a delicious blackberry tart we made last weekend & his new job! This is just a teaser and hopefully a reminder to him that he owes us all a post.
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