Cooking and Caring
Per-spec-tive NOUN– a particular attitude toward or way of regarding something; a point of view. Everyone has their own perspective on what constitutes an Emergency. Yesterday, while cleansing a hand laceration post suturing, my phone rang in my pocket. Thankfully, our ER had been filled with …
In my house when I say I’m making bread it usually means bananas are involved.
There are loads of different types of breads. The flavors range from dark rich pumpernickel to light and sweet lemon quick bread. Tons of recipes for all kinds of occasions.
Banana bread is what is produced the most at our place. It’s a way to get rid of over ripe bananas but also is one of life’s little pleasures. Uncomplicated, easy to doctor with chocolate chips or nuts and makes a great snack, lunch addition or freezer staple.
The recipe posted here is from a worn out Good Housekeeping article I cut from the magazine years ago. It’s not a healthy recipe but like most, I’ve tried it with 1/2 whole-wheat flour, 1/2 regular flour and it works. I also will throw in a few tbsps of seeds/grains and make it in a bundt pan for easy cutting.
Hope you enjoy it!
You can’t escape the dark cloak of death when you work in Emergency. It evokes a multitude of emotions in most nurses. We are masters of hiding our feelings and relish in sharing our past experiences to help others come to grips with this difficult part of our job.
I was skimming the newspaper recently and saw 2 obituaries of patients I had taken care of. One was young and one elderly.
Death can be sudden and it can also be so painstakingly long and drawn out. We meet both kinds in the ER but always manage to do our best to comfort the grieving survivors and send the dead to the morgue with dignity.
Every time I experience death, I place the fresh event in the small part of my brain where all of my death memories are stored. That compartment gets opened a crack to let the new one in and through that little crack, I let an old event out. Sometimes, there’s a similarity that causes its release, or there’s a need share a story with a colleague as we regroup over our post death clean-up.
Don’t be afraid to open that ‘door’ a crack. It will help to compartmentalize the multitude of feelings when the death occurs, either abruptly or more slowly. Remembering is part of the journey of caring for others.
R.I.P. Patient Young and Patient Old.
The effects of Emergency “work” on its front line staff has been studied, papered, investigated, and discussed by scientists, the media and those of us living/working it. In very short summary, we are a group of compassion-fatigued, uber-caring, sleep-deprived, adrenaline junkies that rely on the …
I have never hidden my absolute devotion to blueberries! Luckily, we live in an area that produces some of the world’s finest fruits. Their versatility in the kitchen as well as their proven health benefits should make them an integral part of anyone’s repertoire. Each season I try to freeze 6-8 baskets of these blue gems. Honestly, there is no better way to cure the February blues than a dish of cooked Blueberry filling or a warm Blueberry Lemon muffin!
An arsenal of recipes exist but I do have some tried and true favourites. From my basic Blueberry Filling to the more labour intensive Blueberry Squares, I hope you’ll find something you’d like to try.
Check the Recipes section and a special thank you to Smerek’s Farm for providing some of the most glorious berries to my table and freezer for the last 20 years!
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