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Archives for February 2011

Blackboard Eats Membership Giveaway

Feb 28 by Anita

It seems there are new daily deal sites appearing on the internet every day – to the point that it seems almost embarassing to be paying for anything full price. One of my favorite guilty pleasures every morning is to peruse all the sample sale sites as I’m eating my cereal…because, of course, buying a […]...

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National Food Blogger Bake Sale – SF 2011 Edition!

Feb 24 by Anita 2 Comments

It's been almost a year since the first San Francisco Food Bloggers Bake Sale, and the time has come to plan for the 2011 bake sale! Last year, food bloggers across the country banded together to hold bake sales in their hometowns in support of Share Our Strength, a national organization dedicated to ending childhood […]...

Filed Under: Personal, San Francisco, SF Events Tagged With: bake sale

Financiers with Finesse (And a Curd with Some Zest)

Feb 23 by Anita 11 Comments

So one of things you learn when you work in a commercial kitchen and you make the same recipe over and over, is the importance of consistency. From whether you sifted your ingredients, to how quickly (or slowly) you combine everything, to the ambient temperature of the kitchen when you put a batter together, can […]...

Filed Under: Cakes, Custards, Recipes Tagged With: financier, hazelnut, lemon curd, streusel

Happy Valentine’s Day!

Feb 14 by Anita Leave a Comment

Happy Valentine’s Day to all! If you’re just here for cake, at the end of this post you’ll find a recipe for an absolutely addictive gianduja mousse cake. A rendition of flourless chocolate cake made even more irresistable by the addition of fresh toasted hazelnut paste to the batter. This is defnitely a one-slice-is-all-you-need dessert; […]...

Filed Under: Cakes, Chocolate, Personal, Recipes Tagged With: cake, chocolate, gianduja, hong kong, mousse, wedding

Snapshots from Hong Kong

Feb 2 by Anita 20 Comments

Hello dear readers! Apologies for the long absence – and thank you for all of your kind notes! My trip to Hong Kong was very cold – record cold temperatures, I believe, and filled with family and lots of food. Hot food, preferably, to keep warm. It was difficult not to make this a 100 […]...

Filed Under: Asia, Personal, Photography, Sweet Spots, Travel Tagged With: hong kong, 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, baby girl, and rescue cockapoo Snickerdoodle. More about pastrygirl

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