Best Baking Cookbooks of 2016
Happy December! It's time for one of my favorite posts of the year: my picks for best baking cookbooks of 2016 ! I’ve just returned from a couple … Read More...
{Cookbook Review}: Classic German Baking and Eisenbahnschitten (Almond Cream Jam Bars)
Happy Thanksgiving week! Although sometimes I think I'm getting the hang of this adulting thing, I have to admit that I've definitely gotten a pass … Read More...
Spain’s Great Match: Olives from Spain
Last week I got a invitation from Olives from Spain to join the Spain's Great Match event in San Francisco. This evening of food and wine promised to … Read More...
{Cookbook Review}:Dorie’s Thanksgiving Bars from Dorie’s Cookies
Thank goodness for Dorie Greenspan. What else is there to say? When you're feeling down and out, in swoops Dorie with a batch of cookies to make … Read More...
Passion Fruit Milk Chocolate Tart
It's been a tough, tough week. So tough I had to put off finishing this post for a few days. But while it's important an necessary to grieve for … Read More...
Top Things to Do Before Your Disney Alaska Cruise (Plus Disney Cruise Banana Bread!)
I love planning and researching for trips. When we're making vacation plans I'm the one who has fifty different tabs on her browser open to check … Read More...
Seashell Macarons with Sea Salt Vanilla Buttercream
I wanted to share a special order I did for a client a month ago: seashell macarons for a mermaid-themed birthday party. Although I've made Minnie … Read More...
Peach Plum Tart with Cinnamon Vanilla Pastry Cream
It's a little bit after stone fruit season, but I wanted to share one of the last fruit tarts I made a couple weeks ago: a peach plum tart with … Read More...
{San Francisco}: Ghirardelli Chocolate Festival
Whenever first-time visitors to San Francisco ask me about sweets and dessert, it's near impossible not to list Ghirardelli Square. The iconic brick … Read More...
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. 
