by bobbienoto | Jan 22, 2011 | Cakes, Home, x
I must start off by saying this was one of the most entertaining cakes Sydney and I created; however if you had been with us in kitchen you would have thought you were part of a sitcom. Since the tulip paste and cake had been baked and assembled the previous night...
by bobbienoto | Jan 16, 2011 | Candies, Home, x
A few nights past I had a chocolate cup graving so desperately, if I didn’t know better I would have thought I was pregnant. Since that is physically impossible I begged Sydney to help me create a coupe dozen. It wasn’t that hard to convince her since she...
by bobbienoto | Jan 13, 2011 | Cakes, Home, x
Tulip Paste Triangle Shape Gàteau Before I begin I need to thank Sydney, not only could I have not been able to complete the cakes without her help, but she starts spring term next week and is organizing all her supplies and college necessities, so her time is...
by bobbienoto | Jan 5, 2011 | Cakes, Home, Mousses and Pudding, x
I wanted to create a romantic dinner for my husband on News Year’s Eve, I had neglected him during the crazy holiday months. I became extremely busy a week prior to Halloween and did not have much time to dedicate to him until after New Year’s Eve. He...
by bobbienoto | Jan 1, 2011 | Bobbie talks Blogging, Cookies and brownies, Creations, Drinks, French Macarons, Home, Mousses and Pudding, Pastries and Viennoiseries, x
So much has changed since this time last year. When the year began Sydney was a senior in high school, my husband was still the CIO for CRI, and I had just began dipping my toe into the pool of blogging, (What a big pool). I can honestly say I did not understand this...
by bobbienoto | Dec 24, 2010 | Home, Pastries and Viennoiseries, x
I was so excited to find the December challenge was yeast bread, I woke Sydney up in wee early morning to tell her. She was not so excited, since it was 3:00 am, but by 7:30 she felt differently. She also respectfully asked me to never wake her before six in morning....
by bobbienoto | Dec 24, 2010 | Cakes, French Macarons, Fruit Desserts, Home, Mousses and Pudding, x
With one day to go and still so much left to do, I must admit I feel like a child waiting anxiously for Santa. I actually become a santa helper on Christmas Eve Day. Sydney and I run all around Denver and hand out our homemade goodies to all the people who are...
by bobbienoto | Dec 19, 2010 | Cakes, Home, x
I was contacted by a panicked client, who over the years has become a good friend (RG), she had volunteered to bring holiday treats to her son’s third grade class party. This phone call was initiated late Saturday evening and the party is this Thursday; as my...
by bobbienoto | Dec 15, 2010 | Cakes, Home, x
Each year our family takes turns picking out what our Christmas dinner will consist of; this year Sydney is the person to choose the main course and it is my turn to choose all of the desserts (generally there are about three different ones). Lucky me! Last year...
by bobbienoto | Dec 8, 2010 | Candies, Fruit Desserts, Home, x
It is my favorite time of the year, which I am sure has been said and sung about a zillion times in the past, however it really is my favorite time of the year. Generally the air has gone from crisp to chilly, the “Uggs” are awaken for a long awaited...
by bobbienoto | Dec 2, 2010 | Home, Savory, x
I promise this entire blog will not be on brining/or not brining a turkey, I just liked the title. I will however approach the brining subject. When I was young and Thanksgiving was cooked by the generation before me, the turkey was cooked till leathery and never...
by bobbienoto | Nov 27, 2010 | Home, Tarts and Pies, x
This is my first Daring Baker’s Challenge, I was elated to read the 2010 November Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Simona of briciole. She chose to challenge Daring Bakers’ to make pasta frolla for a crostata. She used her own experience as a source, as...
by bobbienoto | Nov 21, 2010 | Home, Savory
Last weekend the weather in Colorado was cold and snowy, a perfect day to bubble up stock and Italian sauce. Now everyone always asks what type of sauce is this? The answer is always the same, I’m not exactly sure, I call it Noto Red Sauce. The recipe for this...
by bobbienoto | Nov 16, 2010 | Cakes, Home, x
The DF birthday week has reached it’s conclusion, DF will finally have his “Boston Cream Pie.” The celebration week started with a scrumptious Chocolate Genoise Cake with a Raspberry Crème Fraiche filling covered in a Marshmallow Meringue Frosting...
by bobbienoto | Nov 7, 2010 | Cakes, Home, x
For the last 23 years my family has had a wondrous tradition: each member of our family has a week of celebrating his or her birthday, (we refer to this tradition as “BIRTHDAY WEEK”). The actually story behind this fabulous tradition started with a blunder...
by bobbienoto | Nov 5, 2010 | Cakes, Cookies and brownies, Home, x
I love when I have the opportunity to design a particular recipe for special people in my life. Last fall a friend of mine, Travis L, who actually is the pickiest adult eater I have ever encountered, asked me to bake pumpkin cookies for him. I thought how simple, till...
by bobbienoto | Oct 24, 2010 | Candies, Home, x
I just love Halloween; and why not? What other time can you knock on a door and be treated with a sweet goody? Of course it really is not as safe as it was when I was little, in fact Sydney only ever “trick or treated” with friends in our neighborhood or...
by bobbienoto | Oct 5, 2010 | Cakes, Cookies and brownies, French Macarons, Home, Pastries and Viennoiseries, x
October is the month that everything, buildings, ribbons, lights, armbands, the decor at the malls, and all along the interstate turn the optimistic lively color pink. October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Celebrating 25 Years of Awareness, Education,...
by bobbienoto | Sep 27, 2010 | French Macarons, Macarons
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by bobbienoto | Sep 10, 2010 | Cakes, Candies, French Macarons, Home, x
Vanilla Pods I just adore those almost black, tacky, fragrant, delicious and “O” so versatile pod. The minute I take one out of it’s glass holder the vanilla pod becomes an irresistible aromatic party for my senses: the look, the smell (of course),...
