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{Cookbook Review}: A Cozy Kitchen and Cinnamon Roll Pound Cake

Oct 7 by Anita 23 Comments

I know fall and October are all about pumpkin-ing everything, but for me it’s the scent of spices that speak of grey skies, cooling weather and holiday season to me. Example #1: This pistachio-cardamom cake from a couple weeks ago. Example #2: This cinnamon roll pound cake – or mini cake, to be exact, that […]...

Filed Under: Cakes, Cookbooks, Recipes, Reviews Tagged With: bundt, cake, cinnamon, cinnamon roll, grand baby cakes, pound cake

Couture Cinnamon: Snickerdoodle Macarons

Nov 6 by Anita 8 Comments

Thanks for your patience! The winner of the Bar&Bean giveaway is:   Reader 18, Grace! Congratulations and thanks all for entering! From chocolate to spices: the holiday baking season is getting underway and I’m looking forward to filling my kitchen with the familiar scents of all things sweet. Recently, I was given two packs of […]...

Filed Under: Cookies, Recipes, Tools Tagged With: cinnamon, grater, macaron, snickerdoodle

Apple, Pecan, and Cinnamon Crumble Bars

Sep 2 by Anita 18 Comments

Thanks to all my readers for your well-wishes – it’s been a hectic, topsy-turvy couple of weeks but we are starting to get settled into our new home and we love it! It’s no surprise, is it, that the first area to get organized was the kitchen? This is going to be a mini-digest of […]...

Filed Under: Cookies, Fruit, Recipes Tagged With: apple, bars, cinnamon, cookies, crumble


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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, baby girl, and rescue cockapoo Snickerdoodle. More about pastrygirl

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