Whether you have leftover pizza dough or make a double batch when making grilled pizzas, a great way to use it is to make dessert calzones! I made a S’mores calzone and a Banana-Nutella one, but you can fill them with anything you like!  Dessert Calzones  (click here to print...

    We spent 2 weeks in April 2012 traveling to London, Normandy and Paris. The weather wasn’t great, mostly overcast and drizzly, but it didn’t stop us from exploring these wonderful areas! (we planned ahead and brought along raincoats). Our trip started in London. We...

  This is the second year we went to Taste of Cambridge and it was just as fantastic as last year!! There is live music, a TON of food and fun drinks. It takes place in a small park, right off of Mass Ave, which is the perfect location for a night of eating, drinking, dancing and...

So I finally did it! I’ve been meaning to join the Boston Mycology Club for years and this past weekend we went on our first hunt! And it was fantastic!! The club goes about once a month in the summer, more often in the fall. They don’t advertise their locations, but are happy to...

Pizza may be my most favorite food in the world. It is perfect – delicious bread, cheese and tomato sauce (I’m a pizza purist) I have used this recipe to bake pizza on a baking stone in my oven, but when summer comes, we use the grill! The key to success is to have everything...

  I’ve been in the Boston area for 4 years now. When I first moved here, a friend gave me her ‘Boston Bucket List” and I have added and checked off places as we have visited them. Here is my list, let me know if you have any additions! – Mary Baker Eddy...

I love jam. I put it on toast, crackers and pair it with cheese – usually a good brie or blue. The contrast of salty and sweet, fat and fresh is a wonderful change of pace from just cheese and crackers. I always end up with berries that are just over-ripe which are perfect for jam. I...

It’s summer!! Which means it’s cherry season!!  I have made these every summer for the past 3 years and they are always a hit! You can make them all year round if you use frozen cherries. They are perfect for everyone since each adult (or child) gets their own! Cherry Hand Pies...

Months ago we bought a groupon for a Scenic Boston flight tour. For some reason, I thought it was a helicopter ride, however when arrived at the mini-airport, there were no helicopters in sight. Instead, there were a bunch of little planes. Hence, we took one of those up We started in Stowe,...

I have been to 4 continents and have been lucky enough to visit more than 20 countries. The strangest place I have ever encountered was Iceland. The landscape was like nothing I have ever seen. The soil is mostly volcanic ash, which makes the flora very different from other places. There are...

I am always looking for easy one-day trips to take around Boston. I have heard about the Boston Harbor Islands for a long time, but I was never motivated to go. Finally, we decided to take the ferry and visit them.  http://www.bostonharborislands.org/ There are a bunch of islands to visit,...

We came here to celebrate a birthday and it was amazing!! Getting a reservation was the tricky – you have to go online at 10am 10 days before the date for dinner or 14 days before for lunch and pray that no one has taken your time slot. They only have 2-3 time slots available for their...

  What could be better than the smell of baking bread? How about baking banana bread? With chocolate? I always have bananas that are just too brown to eat, so I put them in a zip-lock bag in the fridge until I’m ready to use them. I find they last just as long in the fridge as they...

My first real Day Off Adventure was my trip to Croatia during the summer between 1st and 2nd years of medical school. I went with 2 friends from school to explore the ‘other side’ of Europe. We started our trip in Dubrovnik. At that time most people hadn’t heard of Dubrovnik...

Shakshuka is my go-to dish when I don’t really feel like cooking or I haven’t thought ahead and defrosted anything. It’s basically eggs poached in tomato sauce. You can make your sauce any way you like it, but I go the Israeli route and make it spicy with shrug, a middle...

  I have been keeping a log of all the dinners I’ve cooked since March 2013. Here is the list: 3/11: shakshuka 3/12: Banh mi3/13, 3/14: fajita, black bean soup3/16:  leftovers, hummus3/17: corned beef sandwiches, roasted potatoes3/18: leftovers, corned beef3/19: paella3/20: paella...

hello!!! I started this blog to chronicle my day off adventures in the hopes that it will inspire you to do something outside of your comfort zone. As a  Pediatric Resident, I learned a ton of things, two of the most important ones were: (1) be kind to the nurses, they will either make you...