Coco in the Kitchen

Chocolate Pudding Cake

September 20, 2018 By colettezabo 4 Comments

I could eat Chocolate Pudding Cake all day long. Now, I finally understand why they call it “Death by Chocolate.” I could eat this stuff til I burst and collapse, but what a glorious way to go. I love chocolate. Really, who doesn’t? Well, I know a guy, but he’s a bit strange. So, you’d […]

Mom’s Mixed Vegetable Dolma

August 30, 2018 By colettezabo 4 Comments

Mom’s Cooking Everything Mom makes is delicious, even the stuff she throws together with whatever’s in the fridge and, while whole stuffed vegetables are not a culinary revelation, per se, her version will slap your taste buds and leave you grinning like a village idiot. Granted, I am shamelessly biased by my mother’s cooking, but […]

Churro Waffles

August 14, 2018 By colettezabo 4 Comments

Souvenirs Who says you can’t have sweets for breakfast? Most breakfast food qualifies as dessert, anyway, plus you have all day to work it off. And, now that everyone’s throwing all kinds of stuff into the waffle iron…pizza, brownies, cookie dough, even tater tots…we’re making Churro Waffles. Pâte à choux dough scented with Mexican vanilla fresh out […]

Rose Milk Tea and Homemade Rose Petal Syrup

July 9, 2018 By colettezabo 3 Comments

Spendy Little Habits One morning, on my way to work, I coasted past a boba place and, as evil little thoughts of stopping in flooded my brain, I made a deal with myself: If there was a parking spot waiting me, I’d park and go into the shop. Well, there was a very nice spot […]