I suffered through another can of pumpkin puree and made some Bakerella inspired pumpkin cake balls for my Halloween night pregame. They looked and tasted like pumpkins! These cake balls were...

Every Friday, instead of 4 hours of lecture in the morning, we only have one hour, followed by 3 hours of PBL — Problem Based Learning. In PBL, we’re given medical...

This past weekend in Cape Cod, Ryan and I did a whole lotta nothin. And boy was it fabulous. When the weather’s nice, there’s always a certain amount of pressure to...

Fall is among us here in Connecticut. Kind of. Last week it snowed and yesterday had a high 74, but with the trees blazing orange, red, and yellow, it’s definitely late-October...

Anyone who’s ever sat behind me in lecture knows I’m an ardent follower of food and baking blogs. I am constantly inspired by these bloggers’ recipes and photographs and thought I...

Anyone who knows my brother well, knows he loves these little guys: There’s actually a “sweet tooth” gene that predisposes individuals for a likeness of sweets (read about it here), and...

In my mind, nothing says “I love you” and “happy 17th birthday” at the same time quite like this: Luckily my now 17 year old brother (gahhh I’m old!) feels the...

So with our first real exam on Monday, it goes without saying that I’ve spent a lot of quality time at my desk this past week. And as the title suggests,...