by | Dec 29, 2011 | Cakes, Home, Pastries and Viennoiseries
Well the rum soaked dried fruit, the Glacé Citron and Glacé Orange, and the panettone rested overnight; hopefully you are well rested too. It is time to finish our panettone project, but I thought you might enjoy a bit of food history first. Panettone is rich...
by | Dec 28, 2011 | Cakes, Home, Pastries and Viennoiseries
Every Christmas, New Years, and Easter I buy a panettone for our holiday special breakfast; this year I completely spaced out ordering the flavor we enjoy. When Sydney and DF started talking about Christmas French Toast; I figured I could go online and overnight a...
by | Dec 27, 2011 | Cakes, Home
Every year between the week of Christmas and New Years Sydney and I prepare a Bûche de Nöel; this year it was part of our Christmas dinner, the main dessert. I remember the first year I chose to bake a Bûche de Nöel, I felt nervous and a tad overwhelmed; until I...
by | Dec 12, 2011 | Cakes, Home
While organizing my pantry I found a christmas tree cake pan, I just could not resist preparing a tree cake or 4. I love this time of year, Sydney and I bake our hearts out and give treats to everyone we know. I relish watching friends and family as they realize a...
by | Nov 18, 2011 | Cakes, Recipes
Every year on Thanksgiving I awake early, about 5:00 A.M. No need to gasp, I go for a five mile run and then meet Sydney in the kitchen for coffee and some breakfast as we write a cooking/baking schedule to guide us during the day and turn on The Today Show (Until...
by | Nov 11, 2011 | Cakes, Home
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 | Nov 10, 2011 | Cakes, Home
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 | Nov 9, 2011 | Cakes, Home
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 | Nov 6, 2011 | Cakes, Home
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...
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by | Oct 23, 2011 | Cakes, Candies, Home
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 | Oct 12, 2011 | Cakes, Home
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...
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by | Sep 25, 2011 | Cakes, Home
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...
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by | Sep 22, 2011 | Cakes, Home, Mousses and Pudding
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 | Sep 14, 2011 | Cakes, Home
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 | Aug 24, 2011 | Cakes, Home
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...
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by | Aug 24, 2011 | Cakes, Home
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 | Aug 18, 2011 | Cakes, Home
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...
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by | Aug 11, 2011 | Cakes, Home, Mousses and Pudding
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 | Jul 29, 2011 | Cakes, Home
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 | Jul 21, 2011 | Cakes, Home, Pastries and Viennoiseries
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...
