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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).

By |2018-04-20T12:08:49-08:00April 14th, 2018|Breakfast, Desserts, filo, Greek, Home Page|4 Comments

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.

By |2017-08-20T11:00:09-08:00August 22nd, 2017|Fish/Shellfish, Greek, Home Page|0 Comments

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 [...]

By |2017-01-03T09:43:13-08:00August 17th, 2016|Bread, Breakfast, Favorite Ingredients, Greek, Home Page, In Print|0 Comments

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 [...]

By |2017-01-03T09:43:13-08:00July 28th, 2016|Greek, Home Page, travel|4 Comments

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 [...]

By |2017-01-03T09:43:14-08:00December 27th, 2015|Books, Greek, Home Page|3 Comments
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