“When you ... see people coming in and out of our organization and, in most cases, those people are receiving a service that is going to improve their life in some way— that's a worthwhile way to spend our time."
The BYOD initiative is a cybersecurity enhancement that requires the installation of Microsoft Intune on personally owned devices to access UTMB resources and secure networks.
Have you ever tried making your own cheese? I've always want to but just never got around to it. This recipe for resh mozzarella from allrecipes.com mzakes it look so easy. If you make it, let us know how it turns out!—Margaret Battistelli Gardner, editor, Health System Heartbeat
Ingredients
¾ cup cool water, divided
¼ teaspoon liquid rennet
1 ½ teaspoons citric acid
1 gallon raw milk
1 teaspoon salt (optional)
Directions
Combine 1/4 cup water and rennet in a small bowl; mix well.
Combine remaining 1/2 cup water and citric acid in another small bowl; mix until dissolved.
Pour milk into a large pot set over medium heat. Stir in citric acid mixture.
Heat milk, stirring occasionally, until it registers 90 degrees F on an instant-read thermometer, about 5 minutes. Remove milk from heat and stir in rennet mixture in a figure-8 motion for 30 seconds. Stir counterclockwise for 30 seconds to still the milk. Let stand, covered, until milk sets into curd, 5 to 10 minutes. Press edge of curd gently with a palette knife or the back of a spoon to check for firmness.
Slice vertically into the pot to cut curd into 3/4-inch cubes with a palette knife. Stir curds gently but leave cubes mostly intact.
Return pot to the heat; cook over medium heat, stirring curds gently, until temperature reaches 109 degrees F, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat.
Ladle curds into a colander set over a large bowl using a slotted spoon. Press curds gently to extract liquid whey. Pour drained whey back into the pot.
Heat whey to 185 degrees F, about 5 minutes.
Wearing gloves, tear off a piece of curd and place on a slotted spoon. Dip curd into hot whey for 5 to 10 seconds. Stretch, fold and knead curd. Repeat until mozzarella is smooth and elastic.
Knead in salt and form curd into a ball. Repeat dipping and kneading process with remaining curd.
Allow mozzarella to cool. Wrap tightly in plastic wrap and transfer to the refrigerator.
Recipe Tips
Do not use ultra-high temperature processed milk. Regular pasteurized milk will work, but raw milk is best.
At the end of Step 8, you can place your curds into a plastic bag and store both the curds and the whey in the refrigerator for 2 to 3 days before continuing the process.
If you want a moist mozzarella with a softer texture, don't let the curd get as firm and work less when stretching and kneading.
You can speed up the cooling process in Step 10 by placing mozzarella balls into an ice water bath.
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Next month
Be sure to send in some of your favorite photos to be featured in Candid Camera! They can be from family or work parties, your kids, your pets, your crafts, your travels and adventures, anything at all—well, almost anything.
The department doesn’t fall under the Health System, but its officers are on hand to ensure the safety of everyone at UTMB.
Each month, this section will list the various days/weeks/months that are dedicated to recognizing and celebrating various professions within the healthcare field. And also highlight one or two of them. Note: We’re bound to miss some! Sorry! It’s nothing personal. Did we miss yours? Let us know!
Recognized this month
This Month's Health Professions:
Celebrate: Health Professions
National Pharmacist Day: Jan. 12
National IV Nurses Day: Jan. 25
National Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists Week: Jan 23-27
Coming Next Month:
Celebrate: Just for fun
Celebrate: Health conditions
Celebrate: Health Professions
National Caregivers Day : Feb. 17
PeriAnesthesia Nurse Awareness Week: Feb. 6-12
Cardiovascular Professionals Week: Feb. 14-20
Phlebotomists Recognition Week: Feb. 13-17
This Month's Health Conditions, Etc.:
Celebrate: Health conditions
National Blood Donor Month
World Breast Pumping Day: Jan. 27
National Without A Scalpel Day: Jan. 16
Just for Fun:
Celebrate: Just for fun
National Whipped Cream Day: Jan. 5
National Cuddle Up Day: Jan. 6
National Play Outside Day: Jan 7
National JoyGerm Day: Jan. 8
National Step in a Puddle and Splash Your Friends Day: Jan. 11
National Dress Up Your Pet Day: Jan. 14
National Disc Jockey Day: Jan. 20
National Spouses Day: Jan 26
Kiss a Ginger Day: Jan. 12
National Blame Someone Else Day: Jan. 13
National Hat Day: Jan. 15
National Hot Buttered Rum Day: Jan. 17
National Winnie the Pooh Day: Jan. 18
National Popcorn Day: Jan. 19
National Sweatpants Day: Jan. 21
National Polka Dot Day: Jan. 22
National Pie Day: Jan. 23
Global Belly Laugh Day: Jan. 24
National Irish Coffee Day: Jan. 25
National Chocolate Cake Day: Jan. 27
National Fun at Work Day: Jan. 28
National Puzzle Day: Jan. 29
National Bubble Wrap Day: Jan. 30
National Plan for Vacation Day: Jan. 31
Here’s your chance to shine! If you’d like to write a short piece about your profession, we’d love to see it. Is your department doing anything special for a certain day? Let us know. If you celebrated one of these days and have photos,
send them along.
Health System Heartbeat is written for you and about you, the staff of the UTMB Health System. And often, it’ll be written by you. We encourage you to submit information you would like to share with your colleagues in the UTMB Health System. Or alert us to something that someone else is doing that you think others would like to know.
