by bobbienoto | Dec 24, 2011 | Drinks, Home, x
DF, my husband, brought we a wonderful bottle of Black Forest Cherry Brandy for a recipe Sydney and I are working on; once we tasted the brandy a plethora of ideas began pouring out of our mouths. It was quite the scene, both Sydney and I tossing out ideas at the...
by bobbienoto | Dec 21, 2011 | Candies, Home, x
Truffles are one of my favorite guilty pleasures; in fact Sydney was barely walking when she had her first truffle. She adored the truffles so much she shared a truffle with my closest nephew. She proclaimed they were to die for and he must try one. My nephew, who was...
by bobbienoto | Dec 20, 2011 | Candies, Home, x
Holiday time is filled with glistening lights, beautifully decorated towns, and inviting city streets. It also happens to be the time Sydney and I raise the baking bar; it is the time of year we spend hours upon hours designing exquisite desserts that challenge the...
by bobbienoto | Dec 17, 2011 | Home, photography, x
The days of winter become shorter and shorter, actually we do not lose hours, but daylight. For a photographer natural lighting is optimum, however it is not always available when you need to photograph. How do photographers make up for the lack of daylight? Our...
by bobbienoto | Dec 16, 2011 | Candies, Fruit Desserts, Home
I have always wanted to create the delicate glacé whole orange; the correct and proper instructions seem to be a vaulted secret. There is a wonderful confectionery market in Nice France, The Confiserie Florian; they have almost every type of glacé fruit...
