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Strawberry Lemon Curd Tart

Jun 11 by Anita 2 Comments

This strawberry lemon curd tart is as refreshing as a glass of strawberry lemonade in this warm summer weather. When this time of year comes around, all I want to make is fruit tarts. I’ve made so many other fruit curds before, but I’m surprised I never mixed strawberries and lemons together. We’re in the […]...

Filed Under: Fruit, Recipes, Tarts Tagged With: strawberry lemon curd, strawberry lemon curd tart

Lemon Verbena Cake

May 8 by Anita Leave a Comment

This beautiful lemon verbena cake is the essence of spring and one of my go-to teatimes cakes. It’s based off an Ina Garten recipe that I made for the first time many years back. It instantly went in my favorites file, and I decided last week that it was time to revisit this classic and […]...

Filed Under: Cakes, Recipes Tagged With: bundt cake, cake, lemon, lemon verbena cake

Bacon and Spinach Quiche

Apr 23 by Anita Leave a Comment

This simple bacon and spinach quiche is absolutely one of my favorite comfort meals, and also a dish that looks complicated but it much easier than it looks. It was inspired by my grocery delivery from Zero, the first plastic-free grocery delivery service. All of the groceries ordered from Zero come in jars, bags, and […]...

Filed Under: Pastry, Recipes, Tarts Tagged With: bacon spinach quiche, pate a foncer, quiche, savory tart

Classic French Yogurt Cake

Apr 9 by Anita 3 Comments

This classic French yogurt cake is the epitome of “recipes to have in your back pocket”. I’m still on a comfort food and kid friendly baking spree, so this cake came to the front of the rotation pretty quickly. It’s like the French version of pound cake: simple, light, moist, and super easy to make. […]...

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Parmesan Chive Scones

Apr 1 by Anita 1 Comment

These parmesan chive scones from Pastry Love by Joanne Chang are my perfect savory scone. While I have a pile of sweet recipes to try, sometimes I need something non-sweet to cut through the all the sugary treats. These scones are wonderfully rich and fluffy, cheesy and slightly peppery, and ideal for the bread basket […]...

Filed Under: Cookbooks, Pastry, Recipes Tagged With: parmesan chive scones, pastry love, scones

Swedish Visiting Cake

Mar 27 by Anita 5 Comments

This Swedish Visiting Cake by Dorie Greenspan is one of the first things I wanted to make when thinking of comfort baking. It’s been a staple in my baking repetoire ever since the first time I made it, and I made it with my daughter Isabelle this last week when we were all at home. […]...

Filed Under: Cakes, Cookbooks, Recipes Tagged With: baking from my home to yours, cake, dorie greenspan, swedish visiting cake

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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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