Coco in the Kitchen – Treats for the whole family!

Classic Tres Leches Cake

February 24, 2021 By colettezabo Leave a Comment

For years, I’ve been baffled why people go nuts over Tres Leches Cake, because the first time I tried it, I concluded it was nothing but an overly sweet, sloppy mess. Then, my little sweetheart asked me to bake one for her and there was no way I could decline. That’s when I fell in […]

Chinese Almond Cookies

February 12, 2021 By colettezabo 2 Comments

One of my all-time favorite things was going out for Chinese food with my parents. Back then, tofu was called bean curd. There was a small restaurant in Glendale called Yung Kyung. The Mrs ran the show and the Chinese husband ran the kitchen. The food and hospitality were unparalleled and I miss that place […]

Wood Ranch Mom’s Deep Dish Cobbler Copycat Recipe (Gluten-Free)

January 26, 2021 By colettezabo 2 Comments

Wood Ranch* is a steakhouse restaurant chain we love visiting a couple times a month. The portions are so generous that there’s really never any room for dessert, which is unheard of, I know. But, this one time, Mom ordered the Deep Dish Cobbler and I just could not get enough of it. Here is […]

Armenian Comfort Food: Pasta Macaron (Easy Vegan Option)

January 7, 2021 By colettezabo 2 Comments

Every Armenian family has two signature dishes: Red Rice (Garmir Pilaf, my mother’s recipe here) which is rice cooked in a tomato sauce with cubes of beef and Macaron, not to be confused with dainty French almond meringue sandwich cookies. We Armenians refer to pasta in general as macaron(i) and by default, pasta steamed with […]