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Ferrero Rocher Chocolate Hazelnut Cake

Feb 16 by Anita Leave a Comment

Chocolate and hazelnut is one of my favorite baking flavor combinations, and this Ferrero Rocher-inspired chocolate hazelnut cake has become one of my new favorite recipes. It’s from the latest addition to my cookbook shelf, Dolci! by Renato Poliafito. I’ve been a fan of his since his Baked cookbooks, and it was lovely to see […]...

Filed Under: Cakes, Cookbooks, Recipes Tagged With: cake, chocolate hazelnut, dolci, ferrero rocher

Venice: Farewell Honeymoon, Hello New Year

Jan 11 by Anita 11 Comments

Happy New Year! I hope your 2012 is off to a wonderful start. I’m back from Hong Kong and Vietnam, and eager to write a post about that trip, but first I need to finish another vacation post…about the last stop on my honeymoon. Thanks for your patience and I hope you’ve been enjoying the […]...

Filed Under: Custards, Europe, Personal, Recipes, Travel Tagged With: dolci, Europe, francine segan, honeymoon, italy, ladyfingers, tiramisu, travel, Venice

{Cookbook Review}: 2011 Holiday Baking Cookbooks

Dec 8 by Anita 7 Comments

It’s that time again for one of my favorite posts of the year – the baking cookbook roundup! I’m guessing that everyone is in holiday shopping mode, so if you’re still looking for a gift for your favorite baker, or maybe for your own bookshelf, there’s a great selection of baking cookbooks looking for an […]...

Filed Under: Cookbooks, Reviews Tagged With: art of french baking, baking style, cookbook, cooking light, cooking with chocolate, culinarian, dolci, gobba gobba hey, karen krasne, macarons, pierre herme, review, sweet invention


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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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