It’s clear in the pages of Cherry Bombe that women are particularly gifted with the entrepreneurial spirit. As crazy as it sounds, in the end it’s just easier to own your own than it is to fight the traditional kitchen hierarchy.
Things have been super stressful and busy lately and I haven’t had the time to really cook dinner. Last night I was ruminating about what to have, kind of over crackers and cheese with an apple, or my nightly spinach banana smoothie. Wanted something hot and freshly cooked but fast and easy. I had [...]
I recently had the good fortune to develop recipes for Mezzetta and they are now on the Mezzetta site! Keep an eye out for my post on Spaghetti Pie. And if you like it spicy be sure to try the Utica Chicken Riggies. Click to see my Mezzetta recipes [...]
A friend of mine was trying a zucchini bread recipe that she got off the internet and was disappointed in the result. That was all it took to get me to start obsessing on creating a better zucchini bread. I like to use other shredded vegetables in my zucchini bread, my favorite is zucchini [...]
The Good Life Mediterranean Diet Cookbook is available for purchase!
1. Almost no one has my exact name. In spite of the popularity of the Wizard of Oz while I grew up, almost no one was named Dorothy…and even fewer are named Dorothy Calimeris. Calimeris is so uncommon that in the Bay Area the only Calimeris’s are my family. Makes life less [...]
As we all know, we must eat our vegetables! I wanted to make a vegetable dish that would last a few days and be just as good as a salad or a warm side dish. So I gathered some of my favorite vegetables and combined them, some cooked, some raw. And I topped it [...]
I LOVE Lidia Batianich, she reminds me of a composite of all the best cooks in my family rolled into one. Her food is homey and satisfying, I love it when her mother joins her, and I’m verklempt when they start singing! Such great old school stuff! Recently she made a lamb ragout, and [...]
I love Ricotta salata, it reminds me of my childhood.
OK, I’m sure you’re all thinking, “Again with the waffles!”, yep again. Can’t help myself, as we all know I loves me a good waffle. I have ongoing conversations with a friend about oatmeal pancakes, the kind where you soak the oats overnight, or sometimes using leftover steel cut oats as part of the [...]
