Red and Black Bag
I didn’t have quite enough red straps to go all the way around the bag four times. You can see […]
April 2020
Covid-19
The other night, the charge nurse came in with cookies her daughter had made to celebrate our crazy times. I
Tamarind-Jaggery Gingersnaps
I am always looking for some cookie that sounds like something I have never tried before. I am familiar with
Assaulted in the Emergency Department
Working in the emergency department can be dangerous. It is a stressful place for everyone. Many patients are impaired from
Cocoa Nib Chocolate Cookies with White Chocolate and Fleur De Sel
If you have not baked with cocoa nibs, you should really give it a try. They are roasted, cracked cocoa
Last of the Blue Straps
I have always been limited in my bag making by what straps have been discarded in my emergency department. I
Chocolate Peppermint Surprises
These cookies were billed as “Fudgy and rich, like brownies.” That is certainly true. They are very chocolatey and
Human Experimentation and Medical Malpractice on Mexican Children
This is a complaint that a patient submitted to Customer Service at the hospital. Customer Service sent it to me
Drunken Mormon
Maybe you are tired of hearing stories about drunks, but I am afraid any blog about emergency patients is going
Jam Cookies
I made this with LeBonMagot White Pumpkin and Almond Murabba with Cardamom and Vanilla. (Murabba means Jam.) It was a
Bag with Green Stripe
What do you do with a single short strap of olive green strapping? It came off of an old, discarded