Happy December! I’m proud to join in again on Rodelle’s yearly holiday cookie campaign with these spiced Christmas sablés. These simple cookies that are rolled and then cut out with cookie stamps have started a new holiday tradition in our household! Click here to jump to recipe These cookies were inspired by the French Christmas […]...
Best Baking Cookbooks of 2018
Time for one of my favorite posts of the year – compiling my list of best baking cookbooks of 2018. The only problem with this task is that it usually ends up becoming my own wish list! Due to serious bookshelf overflow at our house, I’m forced to consider all my cookbook acquisitions very carefully. […]...
Cranberry Pomegranate Curd Tart
Happy Thanksgiving week! This cranberry pomegranate curd tart is making an appearance at my Thanksgiving table this year. It combines a lot of my favorite things: cranberries, buttery tart crust, and creamy, silky curd, making it a close cousin to the chocolate cream pies or pumpkin pies that regularly appear on holiday tables. This is […]...
Apple Marzipan Cake
This pretty little apple marzipan cake might be one of my favorite new baking experiments. Since it’s November and officially holiday season, I’ve been in a serious baking mood. Leafing through my cookbooks last weekend, I came across The Wednesday Chef‘s apple marzipan cake (or apfel-marzipan-kuchen) in her excellent Classic German Baking. The description of […]...
{SF} Cassava San Francisco: The Perfect Neighborhood Restaurant
Cassava San Francisco calls itself a neighborhood restaurant, a humble description for this little gem in the Outer Richmond district of San Francisco. Run by husband and wife team Kris Toliao and Yuka Ioroi, it captures the local, farm-to-table sensibilities of Bay Area cuisine in a relaxed and unpretentious setting. They’re focused with making guests […]...
Autumn Pumpkin Tart
This autumn pumpkin tart is a sleek take on pumpkin pie and perfect for Halloween, Thanksgiving, and your holiday table. So after I mentioned in my last post that I wasn’t a big fan of pumpkin in general, yes I went and made something with pumpkin. Isabelle is very into Halloween this year, so with […]...
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. 
