by bobbienoto | May 4, 2011 | Cakes, Home, x
James’ Birthday Cake My hairdresser, James, lost his mother in 2009, every year for his birthday she would bake him a German Chocolate Cake. A friend of his was given the recipe and has taken on that responsibility of baking his birthday cake. Sydney and I asked...
by bobbienoto | Apr 27, 2011 | Cookies and brownies, Home, x
Eggs on a Spoon with White Frâiche Oatmeal The April 2011 Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Evelyne of the blog Cheap Ethnic Eatz. Evelyne chose to challenge everyone to make a maple mousse in an edible container. Prizes are being awarded to the most creative...
by bobbienoto | Apr 20, 2011 | Home, Pastries and Viennoiseries, x
Un Panier de Croissants.. A Basket of Croissants With Mother’s Day just around the corner Sydney and I have had numerous request to teach a class on Pâte à Croissants (Croissant dough). To be honest I was not ecstatic at the thought of conducting a culinary...
by bobbienoto | Apr 13, 2011 | Cakes, Home, Mousse Cakes, x
Framboise Double Chocolate Charlotte I can hardly believe it is already the second week of April. Springtime in Colorado is a unique experience, you can ski in the morning and golf in the afternoon. Two days ago the temperature was 24 degrees C/ 74 degrees F, today...
by bobbienoto | Apr 6, 2011 | Cookies and brownies, Home, x
Lemon Meringue Spoons!! Time flies by so quickly, it has already been over year since Sydney and I took our mother-daughter vacation to Paris. Its April, the first week has almost past, and Easter is just around the corner. Speaking of Easter Sydney and I have been...
by bobbienoto | Apr 5, 2011 | Home, Mousses and Pudding, Pastries and Viennoiseries, x
“Wow” your family for Passover Dinner and/or Easter Sunday brunch – serve sweet and savory treats with your own handmade puff pastry, or substitute rice flour for the pastry flour and serve the same sweet and savory treats for Gluten free guests! Puff pastry can be...
by bobbienoto | Mar 30, 2011 | Creations, Home, Mousse Cakes, Pastries and Viennoiseries, x
A Pastry Designed for Sydney I had originally planned to write only about la pâte feuilletée (the puff pastry), but changed my mind when I saw the finished result of our Pâte d’Amande Gâteau Mousse Blanc. I am giving you a heads up this will be a long post with...
by bobbienoto | Mar 24, 2011 | Cookies and brownies, Home
Not long ago Sydney was looking through some “old” family pictures and letters. Yes, there was a time when pictures were printed on photo paper. While she was laughing at my high school yearbook picture, she found a family envelope filled with partial...
by bobbienoto | Mar 16, 2011 | Cakes, Home, Mousse Cakes, Pastries and Viennoiseries, x
The Triplets of Yumminess! I was lost in thought reminiscing with my memories of the trip Sydney and I took to Paris, France, when I realized it was just about the anniversary date of that prodigious trip. France, it self is a magical place, but that particular trip...
by bobbienoto | Mar 9, 2011 | Cakes, Home, Mousse Cakes, x
In The Pink: Pink Passion Cake These wonderful cakes were Sydney’s creation, we have a friend/customer each year who hosts a Mardi Gras party, and this year she asked us if we would design the desserts. (she has always wanted to go to New Orleans for Mardi Gras)...
by bobbienoto | Mar 5, 2011 | Home, Mousse Cakes, Pastries and Viennoiseries, x
My Chocolate friends are waiting I’m always the last dressed and ready! All Dressed Up Since every year my Oscar invitation seems to get lost in the mail, rather then sitting around and sulking I implemented my own Oscar bash about 10 years ago! I am sure...
by bobbienoto | Feb 27, 2011 | Cakes, Fruit Desserts, Home, Mousse Cakes, Pastries and Viennoiseries, x
Layers of Crème Anglaise, Apples, and Dacquoise “Oh My” I have never named a dessert after myself before; this one just seemed to match my name. When I agreed to be DF’s wife the initial thought that entered my brain was: Bobbie Noto sounds like a...
by bobbienoto | Feb 27, 2011 | Cookies and brownies, Home, Mousses and Pudding, x
Mini Panna Cotta Bombes I always look forward to the first of the month, I know there will be a new Daring Baker’s challenge. The February 2011 Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Mallory from A Sofa in the Kitchen. She chose to challenge everyone to make...
by bobbienoto | Feb 19, 2011 | Cookies and brownies, Home, Mousses and Pudding, x
PANNA COTTA BOMBE My sister’s birthday is this week, actually it falls on the heels of Valentine’s Day. Generally the people in her life combine the two events, it has become a yearly tradition that Sydney and I create a special pastry for her birthday....
by bobbienoto | Feb 9, 2011 | Cakes, Home, x
White Chocolate Crème Fraîche Frosting The men, I am not being sexist, they happen to all be men, work in the mailroom at my husband’s office have very graciously allowed me to have supply shipments to be sent to there mailroom. After the last few weeks of not...
by bobbienoto | Feb 8, 2011 | Cakes, Home, x
During a hair appointment, Sydney and I were discussing recipes and flavors. I really wanted to lighten up a pound cake I had designed for DF; he eats a piece for breakfast every morning. To be perfectly honest I am bored with baking the same cake every week and...
by bobbienoto | Feb 3, 2011 | Home, Mousse Cakes, Mousses and Pudding, x
Sydney and I were trying to challenge ourselves with a dessert we had never made before. I recently purchased these amazing pans and a few books about working with these pans. We thumbed through the book and both us fell in love with ” bergamotier,” We...
by bobbienoto | Jan 31, 2011 | Candies, Home, x
The other day I was surprised with a large brown package, my husband had brought home from his office. I immediately thought what is DF working on now? Well the “joke” was on me, the package was mine. I had forgotten I ordered these new pans and mats....
by bobbienoto | Jan 27, 2011 | Cakes, Home, x
Gâteaux aux Framboises Starting from the middle of December 2010 joconde cakes have been a major baking pastry in our kitchen. So you can imagine my surprise when on January 1st I openened The January 2011 Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Astheroshe of the blog...
by bobbienoto | Jan 26, 2011 | Cakes, Home, x
Little Cuties Without becoming to mushy I want to dedicate this post to husband and daughter. This past week I have been a little, rhymes with, witch (we are a G-rated blog: you know) and they have gone above and beyond family help. I realized as I sat down to write...
