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Sakura Strawberry Cream Puffs

Mar 20 by Anita Leave a Comment

Happy Spring! These sakura strawberry cream puffs are a beautiful welcome to my favorite season! Click here to jump to recipe I hope you are doing well and staying safe, wherever you are. Quite a lot has changed since my last post here; if you follow my instagram you know that I am sheltering in […]...

Filed Under: Pastry, Recipes Tagged With: amoretti, cherry blossom, cream puffs, sakura, strawberry

Easter Chick Cream Puffs

Apr 9 by Anita 2 Comments

Happy April! April means Easter, and I already know what I’m making: these Easter chick cream puffs! This cute-food take on the classic cream puff uses lemon curd in the filling, which is also perfect because it’s Meyer lemon season. Also, I have to admit that inspiration struck when my daughter mentioned that her class […]...

Filed Under: Pastry, Recipes Tagged With: cream puffs, easter, easter chick cream puffs, lemon curd, meyer lemon, profiteroles

{Sweet San Francisco} Pacific Puffs: Things I Find Hard to Resist

Aug 8 by Anita Leave a Comment

1. Two really sweet and friendly brothers offering up cream puffs made to an old family recipe. 2. Gorgeous, cumulus-cloud cream puffs with perfectly soft choux shells and satiny-rich fillings of vanilla, chocolate, or peanut butter (the weekend special). My friend and I polished all of these off – it wasn’t difficult, I assure you. […]...

Filed Under: San Francisco, Sweet Spots, Sweet Spots Tagged With: cream puffs, pacific puffs, san francisco

{SF} Beard Papa Sweets Cafe

May 16 by Anita 12 Comments

Sam of Becks and Posh was already here on opening day to experience the San Francisco incarnation of this Japanese cream puff phenomenon. While she experienced 30-minute waits, on Sunday afternoon when I dropped by, there were no crowds – the dividers were still there, but sitting unused off the side. We were able to […]...

Filed Under: San Francisco, Sweet Spots Tagged With: beard papa, cream puffs


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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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