Daily Archive: August 17, 2011

Floating

I got to work the other day and my name wasn’t on the assignment sheet.  Since I had worked the day before, I was sure I didn’t get my schedule wrong.  Done that before.  Then I saw my name way down at the bottom of the page… Elise – float SOU SOU?  After asking a few different people I found out it stood for surgical observation unit (basically the PACU for more stable patients).  Ok, I thought.  Something new could be fun.  But where is the SOU?  Nobody had any idea! I finally found out… Read more >

Sweet and spicy salad

Sometimes I brainstorm for hours before a meal and still have no clue what I want.  And other times ingredients come together in my mind and suddenly – bam – I have a recipe that I need to make immediately.   Last Saturday, as I headed to the farmer’s market, both lunch and dinner were unplanned.  And within 10 minutes of strolling the Promenade I had each one envisioned crystal clear.  I seized the momentary genius.  I already showed you the vegan cheesy grits I made for dinner.  Lunch was the salad I’m about to… Read more >