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 | Jun 27, 2011 | Home, Pastries and Viennoiseries, x
Erica of Erica’s Edibles was our host for the Daring Baker’s June challenge. Erica challenged us to be truly DARING by making homemade phyllo dough and then to use that homemade dough to make Baklava. I actually created phyllo dough and a baklava for a dear friend,...
by bobbienoto | Jun 22, 2011 | Creations, Home, Pastries and Viennoiseries, x
A close friend of mine, who moved to Colorado from New York and grew up in Greece, asked me if I could bake him Baklava. “Of course” was my answer. Inquisitively I wondered why he could not go to any bakery and buy some, when I asked he proudly exclaimed...
by bobbienoto | Jun 15, 2011 | Creations, Home, Tarts and Pies, x
Sydney has a close friend, Brent, who lost his father and mother when he was two; we decided to have him over for Father’s Day. Brent was blessed with friends and family, all whom were willing, able, and ready to help raise him threw his childhood. The honor was...
by bobbienoto | Jun 8, 2011 | Creations, Home, Tarts and Pies, x
Sydney and I are Farmer’s Market addicts. Between the warm Colorado early summer air and the aromatic smells of the produce, the Farmer’s Market becomes almost as captivating as Fifth Avenue (almost!). The strawberries were intoxicating this past weekend;...
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...
by bobbienoto | May 11, 2011 | Home, Pastries and Viennoiseries, x
Cake or Bread Still Delicious This Article also appears on AskMissA There is an entire historical culinary battle to Kugelhopf, the German’s claim they invented the cake-bread and the French claim it was there innovation. Kugelhopf, a cake known in Germany since...
by bobbienoto | May 7, 2011 | Drinks, Home, x
The Perfect Late Night Patio Drink Last night was my birthday and after a prefect Sushi Den Birthday Dinner, we arrived home to a warm spring night and pulled out the fixings for a Bobbie’s White Chocolate Martini. I spent an entire summer creating the most...
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 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)...
