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A Valentine from Me and Driscoll’s

Feb 8 by Anita 8 Comments

Three weeks into motherhood and I’ve noticed how time has taken on a particularly elastic quality. I spend literally the entire day at home: I’ll go through several rinse-and-repeat cycles of feeding, changing, and lulling baby to sleep, and yet somehow it’s always a surprise to look outside and see the sky darkening already. Has […]...

Filed Under: Chocolate, Fruit, Ice Cream, Recipes Tagged With: almond, berry, chocolate, driscoll's, hazelnut, raspberry, semifreddo, valentine's day

{Contest} Win a Year’s Worth of Chuao Chocolate

Feb 5 by Anita 14 Comments

Hi all, Thanks so much for all your kind wishes and congratulations. These last two weeks have seemed like a lifetime in a completely new reality. We’re learning more about Isabelle and how to be parents to her every day, and every day she seems to have grown a little more. It’s hard to believe […]...

Filed Under: Chocolate, Giveaways, Reviews Tagged With: chocolate, chuao, giveaway

S’mores Crème Brûlée for a Sweet Start to the Year

Jan 4 by Anita 21 Comments

Happy 2013! Remember how in my last post I was mentioning that everything I do these days happens a little later than I originally planned? Yep…well, it’s four days into the new year but I can still send out wishes and good thoughts, can’t I?...

Filed Under: Chocolate, Custards, Recipes Tagged With: chocolate, creme brulee, graham cracker, meringue, s'mores

Now for Something a Little Different

Oct 22 by Anita 4 Comments

I’m working on a full-size post (with Halloween around the corner, is everyone automatically thinking of candy in “full size” and “fun size”? and how when you were a kid, you always knew which houses gave away the full size candy bars on Halloween night?), but in the meantime here’s a little update....

Filed Under: Cakes, Cookbooks, Recipes Tagged With: cake, chocolate, lucky peach

Sated is Ready! and an Almond and Chocolate Frangipane Tart

May 21 by Anita 19 Comments

Well, it’s finished! Stephanie and I have officially sent off the first issue of sated magazine to the printers! I can’t tell you what a big sigh of happiness we heaved when we finally reached that milestone. After months of long nights, intense work (and re-work), we can say we accomplished the first step of […]...

Filed Under: Chocolate, Recipes, Sated, Tarts Tagged With: almond, chocolate, frangipane, sated, tart

Prepare to Get Sated

Apr 30 by Anita 174 Comments

Dear readers, It’s been a little while since my last cookbook was published. Some of my friends have been asking me what my next project would be, and I’m so excited to finally be able to announce it to the world: I have been collaborating with Stephanie of the beautiful Desserts for Breakfast to create […]...

Filed Under: Chocolate, Cookies, Recipes, Sated Tagged With: chocolate, cookies, raspberry, sables, sated

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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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