My kitchen table · South Florida

Come hungry. Leave loved.

Welcome to my kitchen table — where the sourdough is rising, the family stories get retold, tennis plans get made, and Buster handles quality control.

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Recipes and notes are coming soon. No spam — just the good stuff.

Doramary smiling — head of the table
that’s me — head of the table
A golden sourdough loaf, fresh from the oven
today’s loaf
Buster the dog quality control
¡Me Gusta!

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A little kitchen, a little family, a little tennis, and one very serious crumb inspector.

From my kitchen

The food I make for the people I love — healthy, simple, and generous.

The sourdough era

Starter notes, real loaves, mistakes, wins — and what I’m learning.

Buster’s Corner

Quality control, crumb patrol, and morale support.

Me Gusta moments

My favorite bites, family memories, and the little stories worth saving.

Quality-control department

Buster’s Corner

Every good kitchen needs a quality-control department. Mine is named Buster. He inspects the crumbs, supervises from the floor, and keeps morale high.

Q.C. duty rostersigned, Buster
  • Crumb inspection
  • Sourdough supervision
  • Guest morale
  • Occasional modeling
Buster standing in a warm kitchen beside a red mixing bowl Buster Approved quality-control badge
Dora with her family
the people I cook for
family classic
From the family archive

Me Gusta Moments

Some things you love without thinking twice. For me that’s this crew — the reason the oven’s always on and there’s always a seat for one more.

The best thing to ever come out of my kitchen wasn’t a recipe — it was everyone gathered around the table.
A golden sourdough loaf, fresh from Dora's oven
One loaf at a time

The sourdough era

I’ve been feeding the starter, testing loaves, learning the hard way, and saving the notes that actually help. This is where my sourdough experiments will live.

Starter notes

Feeding, timing, and keeping it alive.

Beginner loaf

The one that finally worked.

What went wrong

Flat loaves, lessons learned.

Favorite tools

The short list that’s earned a spot on my counter.

Family taste tests

The official judging panel — results are final.

the starter eats before the rest of us do.


Recipes coming soon
Off the court, still captain

Captain’s energy, kitchen edition

I captain a few tennis teams, and my kitchen gets the same energy: organized, generous, and competitive when necessary.

Today’s lineup
  • Sourdough starter fed ✓
  • Family dinner planned ✓
  • Buster walk done ✓
  • Tennis match 6–4

final score — I usually win.

A little grace

I keep a few angels around, a lot of gratitude close by, and the belief that food is one of the simplest ways to care for people.

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My recipes, notes, and kitchen-table stories are still coming together. Join the list and you’ll be the first to know when the kitchen opens.