by bobbienoto | Nov 11, 2011 | Cakes, Home, x
Our Boston Cream Pie has 3 layers and a chocolate glaze The traditional Parker Hotel Boston Cream Pie has a chocolate fondant top with a white chocolate spiral. Both DF and Sydney are not found of chocolate fondant. Sydney and I chose to substitute the chocolate...
by bobbienoto | Nov 10, 2011 | Cakes, Home, x
Yesterday I shared DF’s birthday cake recipe and little history about why a cake is called a pie, The Boston Cream Pie. I must confess I still do not understand why the Parker Hotel (in Boston, Massachusetts) would continue to call this delicious cake a pie....
by bobbienoto | Nov 9, 2011 | Cakes, Home, x
Today is DF’s 47th birthday, every year he asks for the same cake: a Boston Cream pie. the Boston Cream Pie is an oxymoron; it is not a pie in anyway. I have pondered this for years, how did the Parker Hotel, where the first pie/cake originated, decided on two...
by bobbienoto | Nov 6, 2011 | Cakes, Home, x
It is Birthday Week again for the Noto Unit, this time it’s DF’s birthday week. Which means Sydney and I will be baking at least 3 different cakes, watching every football game on satellite, and driving to Breckenridge only to hike and eat. He has not...
by bobbienoto | Oct 23, 2011 | Cakes, Candies, Home, x
Welcome to Sydney and Bobbie’s Sunday Round-Up. What is Sunday Round-Up? It is a preview to all the delicious treats we are going to post throughout this week. This is what will be happening at Bobbie’s Baking Blog this coming week: Chocolate handmade...
by bobbienoto | Oct 12, 2011 | Cakes, Home, x
One of the mine and Sydney’s favorite Fall/Winter drinks is hot apple cider; I buy it by the gallons. This past Saturday I awoke to snow and the temperature had fallen 25 degrees (quite common for Colorado). I bought 4 gallons of apple cider, yes, I went a tad...
by bobbienoto | Oct 9, 2011 | Cakes, Home
When my nephew was about two he realized during Halloween night Trick or Treating meant he could go to neighbor’s doors and they would hand him sweets. He animatedly called me and proclaimed “Halloween is my favorite holiday!” I asked what about...
by bobbienoto | Sep 25, 2011 | Cakes, Home, x
I must admit this week has been a comedy of errors, Sydney had surgery (first time under anesthesia), my husband was/ and still is on a business trip, I completely forgot to send Lis of Daring Bakers my article for food talk, and Sydney might need to go back to the...
by bobbienoto | Sep 23, 2011 | Cakes, Home
Today is the first day of Fall and my psedo mother’s birthday I thought this cake would be apropos. I was blessed ten years ago to meet a wonderful, good hearted women, Jean, she and I became close in a short span of time, I have an odd relationship with my own...
by bobbienoto | Sep 22, 2011 | Cakes, Home, Mousses and Pudding, x
I absolutely love when a favorite recipe can be transformed into a completely different dessert. I was in a conundrum trying to create a special treat for Sydney, she is having her top wisdom teeth removed. Anyone over 18 years of age, who has ever had to endure the...
by bobbienoto | Sep 14, 2011 | Cakes, Home, x
Sunday, October 2nd, is Colorado’s Race for The Cure; it is also the beginning of Pinktober. October is dedicated to breast cancer awareness month. I have run or walked the race every year for more years than I can remember. What I do remember is the year it...
by bobbienoto | Aug 24, 2011 | Cakes, Home, x
When I was of grade school age, school didn’t begin till after Labor Day, but since Sydney was small school started before that long weekend that proclaimed Summer had officially ended. As I watch all the children with their new lunch boxes and uniforms waiting...
by bobbienoto | Aug 24, 2011 | Cakes, Home, x
When I was of grade school age, school didn’t begin till after Labor Day, but since Sydney was small school started before that long weekend that proclaimed Summer had officially ended. As I watch all the children with their new lunch boxes and uniforms waiting for...
by bobbienoto | Aug 18, 2011 | Cakes, Home, x
Well, it is birthday week again in the Noto home. Though each birthday is special, Sydney’s week always is a little more exceptional, and this is her nineteenth birthday. Time seems to leap, gallop, and sprint by, as each year passes. It was only a blink away...
by bobbienoto | Aug 11, 2011 | Cakes, Home, Mousses and Pudding, x
Tiramisu is one of the most understated pastries; not only can it be a show stopping dessert for a dinner party, but a wonderful way to unwind in the late afternoon with espresso and a good book. Last night we had a dear friend, MC, for a over a quarter century...
by bobbienoto | Jul 29, 2011 | Cakes, Home, x
Jana of Cherry Tea Cakes was our July Daring Bakers’ host and she challenged us to make Fresh Frasiers inspired by recipes written by Elisabeth M. Prueitt and Chad Robertson in the beautiful cookbook Tartine. Imagine my surprise after returning home from our...
by bobbienoto | Jul 21, 2011 | Cakes, Home, Pastries and Viennoiseries, x
Everyone who is familiar with Sydney and I know we love to have friends join us on a pleasurable, exciting culinary journey. I can’t help but think of a baton relay race, as I map the delectable experience. The importance that all the components are equally...
by bobbienoto | Jun 30, 2011 | Cakes, Home, x
I am blessed with quite a few nieces and nephews; which are wonderful in many ways. It is extra special for Sydney, being an only child, she has had enough cousins to keep from feeling too isolated. We generally invite/ rotate a couple of the cousins ( there are a...
by bobbienoto | May 31, 2011 | Cakes, Home, x
It was an usually chilly mid May day, the grass was wet and heavy; when DF, my husband, decided to play gardener. He knew his wedding band was on, he never allows the ring to leave his finger. Sydney and I were baking pain au chocolates, when the phone rang, I heard...
by bobbienoto | May 25, 2011 | Cakes, Home, x
This past week was a friend’s son twelfth birthday; his favorite flavor is “girl scout” mint chocolate. Sydney and I wanted to create a birthday cake that mimicked as a girl scout cookie. I did not have any girl scout cookies so we needed to...
