Zippy Cook

Blogging about food. Love Cleveland! We were chocolate shop and home of Cleveland Date & Sugarplum. It took years to perfect the recipe. What about ingredients?

The story begins with our love for food and craft and everything that gives life flavor and zest. Since 2016, our exclusive delicacies have been handcrafted in Cleveland, Ohio in small batches with Cocoture® and organic chocolate. Initially, Cocoture® had been our unique offering for a new and different delicacy, made exclusively from coconut. The name (cocoture) had since grown to embody unwaveri

08/21/2024

These are beautiful. Are they edible?

07/26/2024

See you at the show!

07/25/2024

We are trying our hand at arts and crafts and will attend the Christmas in July craft show on Sat July 27th in Strongsville Rec Center. This will be the first time for our arts to shine and we are super excited! The attendance for the show is free. Hope to see you there!

07/05/2024

Desert Parks. Utah.

07/01/2024

That sky 👀. Colorado.

07/01/2024

That sky 👀. Kansas.

05/06/2024

Above the clouds.

This sunset is something rare indeed. Feels like a diff reality all together.

06/18/2023

Moulin Rouge is in Cleveland. Broadway 🎭 show. Amazing performance. We thoroughly enjoyed the experience. Full audience, standing ovation. Great evening!

They are here till the July 2nd. We are so lucky to have this in Cleveland.

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06/16/2023

Watermelon and paneer cheese. Cheese is lightly fried and sprinkled with cinnamon. Easy and delish.

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06/14/2023

Some people think that plantain is a kind of banana. Other think of it as a potato substitute. The truth is that, if you fry green plantain, the flavor is starchy and similar to potato. However if you buy it already ripe or a bit soft and let it ripen, the starch in ripened plantain will caramelize into flowery sweetness and it is absolutely most delish when sprinkled with cinnamon.

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