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Happy Summer: Berry Tart with Cheesecake Pastry Cream

Happy Summer: Berry Tart with Cheesecake Pastry Cream

Happy Year of the Monkey! With Chinese Pineapple Cakes (Feng Li Su)

Happy Year of the Monkey! With Chinese Pineapple Cakes (Feng Li Su)

Dulce de Leche Ebelskivers

Dulce de Leche Ebelskivers

Apple Pomegranate Galette à la Chez Panisse

Apple Pomegranate Galette à la Chez Panisse

More Sweet Summer: Super Strawberry Shortcake

More Sweet Summer: Super Strawberry Shortcake

Happy Birthday to Me: Strawberry Rose Fraisier

Happy Birthday to Me: Strawberry Rose Fraisier

Chinese Sugar Egg Puffs (Sai Yong): Easiest Donuts Ever

Chinese Sugar Egg Puffs (Sai Yong): Easiest Donuts Ever

A Trip to Tillamook and Gougères

A Trip to Tillamook and Gougères

Kouign Amann with Praliné Noisette

Kouign Amann with Praliné Noisette

Looking Back, Looking Forward: Mango Mousse Cake

Looking Back, Looking Forward: Mango Mousse Cake

Summer Olallieberry Cheesecake For Mom

Summer Olallieberry Cheesecake For Mom

Strawberry and Rhubarb Scones with Vanilla Whipped Cream

Strawberry and Rhubarb Scones with Vanilla Whipped Cream

Cherries, Coconut, Cream, Summer

Cherries, Coconut, Cream, Summer

{Cookbook Review}: Blueberry Brown Butter Tarts

{Cookbook Review}: Blueberry Brown Butter Tarts

Donuts Redux: Can’t Stop the Deep Frying

Donuts Redux: Can’t Stop the Deep Frying

Preaching the Donut Gospel

Preaching the Donut Gospel

Hong Kong and Happy Chinese New Year

Hong Kong and Happy Chinese New Year

Hong Kong Eggettes (Daan Jai) for Mother’s Day

Hong Kong Eggettes (Daan Jai) for Mother’s Day

{Product Review} A Pocketful of Peaches

{Product Review} A Pocketful of Peaches

Craquelin: Brioche's Sugar Sweet Cousin

Craquelin: Brioche's Sugar Sweet Cousin

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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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