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I'd like to take a moment to appreciate scrubs. Saturday was a very glum day as far as weather goes... the kind where you just don't want to take off your pajamas, or leave the house. I comprimised when I found the need to run errands in the hospital district by wearing my scrubs out to Target and Christy Sports. It's completely acceptable to be wearing scrubs in public, because it looks as though you just came from work. Awesome.
This rotation as been good, but incredibly draining. We haven't slept 2 of teh 3 nights so far... I have one more shift tomorrow before 4 day. Last night we ran a hilarious call. This elderly couple decided it would be a good idea to get trashed and have relations...
or attempt to have relations. Problem is, they fell while attempting this, and could not get up. Upon arrival, we find the couple still embrasing one another on THE KITCHEN FLOOR, very naked. Neither of them were hurt, they just couldn't get up. So wel helped them up, did a quick medical assessment, and put them in the bed. It was HILARIOUS. To make things even better, they're aparently frquent flyers. They fall having sex a lot... very drunk. They're the nicest old couple though.
In the past couple weeks I've discovered an amazing website for recipes, epicurious.com. It's just fantastic! You can search by foods that you have in the house, and it comes up with these gourmet recipes, some of which are very easy. I highly reccomend that you experiemnt with this website. Here are two recipe's I've made from it so far, that were just outstanding!
Fillet of Trout with Tomato
ingredients
4 trout fillets, about 6 ounces each
Salt
1 tablespoon capers
2 tablespoons green olives, pitted
8 to 10 pearl onions, chopped
1 pound ripe plum tomatoes, chopped
1 tablespoon chopped parsley
1 clove garlic, chopped
1 cup dry white wine
3 tablespoons olive oil
Freshly ground black pepper
preparation
1. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
2. Place the trout fillets on an oiled baking dish and season with salt.
3. Combine the capers, green olives, pearl onions, tomatoes, chopped parsley, and chopped garlic and spoon the mixture over the trout fillets.
4. Pour the white wine over the fillets and vegetables, drizzle with olive oil, season with salt and pepper, and bake until the fillets are just cooked through, about 20 minutes.
Chicken Cutlets with Fried Capers and Lemon
ingredients
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons capers, rinsed, drained, and patted dry
1 1/4 lb. chicken cutlets
1/4 cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
1 1/2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice, or to taste preparation
Heat oil in a 12-inch heavy skillet over moderate heat until hot but not smoking, then fry capers, stirring, until slightly crisp and a shade darker, about 2 minutes. Transfer capers with a slotted spoon to paper towels to drain.
Pat chicken dry and season well with salt and black pepper. Heat oil remaining in skillet over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then sauté chicken in batches, turning once, until golden brown, 1 to 1 1/2 minutes per side. Transfer to a platter and keep warm, covered.
Remove skillet from heat. Add parsley and lemon juice to skillet and simmer over moderately high heat, stirring and scraping up any brown bits from bottom of skillet, 1 minute. Pour sauce over chicken and top with fried capers.
This rotation as been good, but incredibly draining. We haven't slept 2 of teh 3 nights so far... I have one more shift tomorrow before 4 day. Last night we ran a hilarious call. This elderly couple decided it would be a good idea to get trashed and have relations...
or attempt to have relations. Problem is, they fell while attempting this, and could not get up. Upon arrival, we find the couple still embrasing one another on THE KITCHEN FLOOR, very naked. Neither of them were hurt, they just couldn't get up. So wel helped them up, did a quick medical assessment, and put them in the bed. It was HILARIOUS. To make things even better, they're aparently frquent flyers. They fall having sex a lot... very drunk. They're the nicest old couple though.
In the past couple weeks I've discovered an amazing website for recipes, epicurious.com. It's just fantastic! You can search by foods that you have in the house, and it comes up with these gourmet recipes, some of which are very easy. I highly reccomend that you experiemnt with this website. Here are two recipe's I've made from it so far, that were just outstanding!
Fillet of Trout with Tomato
ingredients
4 trout fillets, about 6 ounces each
Salt
1 tablespoon capers
2 tablespoons green olives, pitted
8 to 10 pearl onions, chopped
1 pound ripe plum tomatoes, chopped
1 tablespoon chopped parsley
1 clove garlic, chopped
1 cup dry white wine
3 tablespoons olive oil
Freshly ground black pepper
preparation
1. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
2. Place the trout fillets on an oiled baking dish and season with salt.
3. Combine the capers, green olives, pearl onions, tomatoes, chopped parsley, and chopped garlic and spoon the mixture over the trout fillets.
4. Pour the white wine over the fillets and vegetables, drizzle with olive oil, season with salt and pepper, and bake until the fillets are just cooked through, about 20 minutes.
Chicken Cutlets with Fried Capers and Lemon
ingredients
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons capers, rinsed, drained, and patted dry
1 1/4 lb. chicken cutlets
1/4 cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
1 1/2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice, or to taste preparation
Heat oil in a 12-inch heavy skillet over moderate heat until hot but not smoking, then fry capers, stirring, until slightly crisp and a shade darker, about 2 minutes. Transfer capers with a slotted spoon to paper towels to drain.
Pat chicken dry and season well with salt and black pepper. Heat oil remaining in skillet over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then sauté chicken in batches, turning once, until golden brown, 1 to 1 1/2 minutes per side. Transfer to a platter and keep warm, covered.
Remove skillet from heat. Add parsley and lemon juice to skillet and simmer over moderately high heat, stirring and scraping up any brown bits from bottom of skillet, 1 minute. Pour sauce over chicken and top with fried capers.