Coco in the Kitchen

Cowboy Skillet & What You Need to Know About Cast Iron

June 13, 2018 By colettezabo 1 Comment

Somewhere deep in the crevices of my mind lives a farm girl with messy hair, muddy overalls and well-worn leather boots. Maybe that’s why tater tots hold a dear place in my heart. No one can resist a plate of these crispy, salty little barrel-shaped potato concoctions. They’re good any way, any time, but I […]

Butterscotch Pudding

April 4, 2018 By colettezabo 2 Comments

Years ago, my sister took Mom to the posh kitchen and bath shop. Later that night, I got a phone call, expecting to hear about all the fancy sinks, faucets, cabinets, but, instead, all I heard about was the butterscotch pudding they ate. It turns out the shop had a resident chef (I know, ooh la […]

Persian Tea Cake

March 8, 2018 By colettezabo 4 Comments

My favorite aunt and uncle were in town last weekend and I was hell-bent on making a batch of saffron nazook for them. Somehow I ended up with extra filling and I wasn’t about to waste a smidge of precious saffron. So I tossed it into the mixing bowl and ended up with Persian […]

Red Rice: Mom’s Garmir Pilaf

February 21, 2018 By colettezabo 5 Comments

There are two dishes that are staples at Armenian households, one of which is macaron. No, no, don’t get excited. I don’t mean the delicate French almond meringue sandwich cookies. Our macaron is a pasta concoction made with seasoned ground beef in a tomato sauce steamed slowly over a bed of potato slices. I know, […]