Tag: Cookie Casa Bakery
HOME GROUND: The stories cookbooks tell
It’s easy to take old cookbooks for granted, easier still to think they have no value for other than a hot dish of nostalgia at the Thanksgiving table. But hidden within them are elements of culture, history, chemistry, politics, technology, economics, and fashion. Their recipes are part of the world’s autobiography. The 1933 Palatists Book […]
Cookie Casa’s roots stretch from Hancock Park to Spain
Her chocolate fudge “crack” bar is “famous,” so much so Erin Zabel has trademarked the treat. “It’s addictive,” explains the petite blonde, who reaches back to her childhood for inspiration for the sugary treats sold at her Cookie Casa Bakery, 8116 Beverly Blvd. The mom of two daughters, Charlotte, 7, and Maggie, 4, she […]
