by bobbienoto | Aug 11, 2010 | Cakes, Home, x
I know it must seem like I only talk about Sydney, but she is my heart. I guess by now anyone who knows me or reads my blog realizes I am having a hard time with Sydney leaving for Knox College. I am busting with pride and excitement for her, however we have been...
by bobbienoto | Jul 7, 2010 | French Macarons, Home, Pastries and Viennoiseries, x
As I have confessed in the past I love using holiday weekends to bake with Sydney. We do take time to enjoy the bright warm Colorado sun, and as Coloradans we also hike, bike, run, and walk..as I tell Sydney idleness is a BAD word. I just could not pass this flower in...
by bobbienoto | Jul 6, 2010 | Cakes, French Macarons, Home, x
I guess its long over due, Sydney and I both need to take a little time to thank Dennis, my husband/ Sydney’s father. He spends countless hours on the computer organizing the pictures I take of food, plus he helped with the Culinary Calculator. He was the...
by bobbienoto | Jun 19, 2010 | Candies, Home, x
With a love of lemon, yuzu, and limes I decided it was time to create a very tart lemon marshmallow. I thought for sure it would just be a special treat for me. Well to my surprise many people not only loved them, but wanted more. Just to make them a extra special we...
by bobbienoto | Jun 9, 2010 | French Macarons, Home, x
This past Monday I worked on a chocolate macaron, I wanted to create a recipe for a macaron that would satisfy the most “die hard” chocoholics. I believe I did, since everyone who takes a bite stops what they are doing and proclaims “wow!”...
by bobbienoto | Jun 2, 2010 | Cakes, Home, x
A light pastry for early morning coffee or a little mid morning or afternoon break. Financier is a light and dainty tea cake. Sydney, my daughter, and I first experienced this treasure in St. Germain this past March. As soon as I returned to Colorado I began...
by bobbienoto | Jun 1, 2010 | Candies, Home, x
I could could eat Marshmallows ( Giuvaves) daily i just love the feel, texture, and of course taste. Sydney and I create an array of different flavor marshmallows. In this picture Guimauves à la framboise. An amazing Framboise taste lighter then air! These beauties...
by bobbienoto | Jun 1, 2010 | Home, x
We wanted to try making a Double Chocolate Espresso Macaron with two types of chocolates in the shell and a Chocolate Ganache filling for the Chocolate Lover. It looks and taste like it worked! An Italian Meringue was the best choice for this macaron. We were working...
by bobbienoto | Apr 3, 2010 | Home, x
What a wonderful trip Sydney and I learned invaluable information and techniques. Both Sydney and I had the opportunity and pleasure to meet and learn from Chef Jeremy Touzelet of Marriott Hotel Champs-Elysees. He was such a warm wonderful person, and a superb chef....
by bobbienoto | Mar 13, 2010 | Home, x
This weekend is going to be nuts ( I love busy nuts, so I can’t complain.) Sydney and I have so much to do, orders must be filled and delivered, before we can pack and prepare for Paris France. Sydney is taking Patricia Wells At Home In Paris class and I will be...
by bobbienoto | Mar 7, 2010 | Home, x
What an amazing, wonderful, perfect day: cooking non stop with my best buddy and daughter, Sydney.We started with our normal brioche dough, moved to Easter Biscotti’s, Blood Orange Marshmallows, Ginger Pound Cake, and Chocolate Sandwich with a mint filling just...
by bobbienoto | Feb 20, 2010 | Home
This has to be one of the strangest winter’s Colorado has had in a while; I think it has been snowing since Thursday 18 of February. Normally I love snow days, because Sydney and I can just go nuts with testing recipes and having fun, but the weather is starting...
by bobbienoto | Feb 15, 2010 | Home, x
Sydney and finally created a unique dessert mousse recipe for the Yuzu fruit. The mousse is lighter than air with a delicate taste. This is one of those dishes that is hard to describe, because the fruit is not like anything found at normal grocery stores. I just love...
by bobbienoto | Feb 14, 2010 | Home, x
Valentine’s “week” is on it’s last stretch it seems every year there are some last minute stragglers who realize on February 12 “oh my I need to have some Valentine’s plans for my sweetie.” I of course have a hard time saying...
by bobbienoto | Feb 8, 2010 | Home
What wonderful day, my nephew came over to test taste recipes (truth be told he really wanted to play X-Box with my husband more). Middle school teenagers are brutally honest about the food they eat, which makes him a prefect taster! He loved the Crazy Peanut Butter...
by bobbienoto | Feb 7, 2010 | Home
Well with Valentine’s Day just around the corner, Sydney and I started our candy and sweet doughs. We have orders from Monday through Sunday. Anyway Strawberry Marshmallows were the first on the list, while we were letting the Brioche starter rested. My...
by bobbienoto | Feb 6, 2010 | Family Hour
I have loved cooking and baking most of my life, it was a way to work any problems. When I was BLESSED with my daughter I brought her in the kitchen with me, I guess it would not be an exaggeration to say Sydney has been working with me from a baby carrier. It is...
by bobbienoto | Jan 2, 2010 | Home
Couture Catering and Artistic Pastry Notions Now has a website Christmas Dessert!
