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Archives for November 2011

{Sweet San Francisco} Teacake Bake Shop: In Praise of Local Bakeries

Nov 30 by Anita 65 Comments

This giveaway is now closed. Thanks for visiting! Hi all, hope you had a great Thanksgiving weekend and are getting a good start on your holiday shopping! I’m going to be posting up my annual gift recommendations in the next week, but meanwhile I thought I’d like to start off the holidays with a little […]...

Filed Under: Giveaways, San Francisco, Sweet Spots, Sweet Spots Tagged With: emeryville, giveaway, teacake bake shop

A Little Night Circus Cake

Nov 21 by Anita 36 Comments

I rarely mention my non-food-related reading here (and judging from the pile of new cookbooks on my kitchen table, leisure reading time is at a premium these days), but I thought I’d have to mention The Night Circus as I haven’t made any literature-inspired recipes recently . (By the way, for all you Song of […]...

Filed Under: Books, Cakes, Chocolate, Recipes Tagged With: cake, caramel, chocolate, ganache, night circus

The Dalmatian Coast and Dog Treats

Nov 8 by Anita 23 Comments

Almost finished with my travelogue from summer – thanks for still tuning in! Our next to last stop on our Mediterranean tour was the town of Split, Croatia. I’ll be honest, in the midst of researching Italy and Greece, Croatia slipped off our plate and we arrived with no idea of what to expect. We […]...

Filed Under: Cookies, Europe, Personal, Recipes, Travel Tagged With: croatia, dog treats, Europe, honeymoon, peanut butter, pumpkin, snickers, travel


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Anita Chu, also known as pastrygirl, is a baker, writer, and photographer with a passion for pastry. She trained at Tante Marie's Cooking School and is the author of Field Guide to Cookies, Field Guide to Candy, and Lollipop Love. Anita lives in San Francisco with her husband, daughter, and dog Max. More about pastrygirl

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