Dorothy Eats: On the Road – Athens
My 2022 Dorothy Eats: On the Road tour continues in Athens. Check out the tours we took, and the places we ate!
Sorry Mom! Galactobouriko a Different Way
April 8 was Greek Easter, and as always, I bring a family recipe to the celebration. Glactobouriko is a lesser known Greek dessert comprised of custard baked between sheets of filo. Once baked syrup is poured into the pan so that the entire dessert is tender and sweet. The name loosely translates into milk (gala) and butter (voutyro).
The Neighbors are Here!
I’ve lived in the same house for over 20 years, and in that time, I’ve had my neighbors over exactly once! I have great neighbors so I don’t know why I haven’t hosted them more often.
Cod Stifado – Greek Fish Stew
If you see "stifado" on a menu in Greece it could be beef, lamb, fish or chicken. And most likely it will have tomato sauce and herbs in it. I like to make my fish stifado with cod since cod is a firm fleshed fish.
Vegan Greek Menu
Recipes in this article (click links to go directly to a recipe) Chard Kalitsunia | Stewed Romano Beans | Roasted Artichokes with Garlic Almond Sauce | Sliced Zucchini and Red Onions with Lemon Mint Dressing | Apricot Filo Tart with Coconut Cream Recently a photographer friend of my niece Roxanne came by the house [...]
When the Going Gets Tough…Greek Style
Cooking without recipes is so freeing, the food is truly yours, and it allows you to add herbs, or spices, and other ingredients to see how they change the character of the dish.
Mezzetta Announcement & Ricotta Lemon Mint Muffins
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 [...]
5 Reasons I like Being Greek
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 [...]
Tomato Almond Feta Baklava
This recipe was sent out via the Greek family communication network (email) shortly before the holidays. In addition to having our own family newsletter that comes out twice a year, and a family reunion at the farm once a year, and the occasional cousins gatherings throughout the year, we have a Dimotakis family group [...]
How to Stuff a Grape Leaf
Inspirations from a Greek Family Farm What happens when you take a Greek family eating a classic Mediterranean diet and transport them to the abundant San Joaquin Valley? You get my family. In the early 1900’s my grandparents emigrated from Crete to California. They purchased 40 acres in Manteca, CA and [...]