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Cherry Clafouti Tart

Aug 27 by Anita 4 Comments

This cherry clafouti tart turns the classic French dessert up a notch from casual rustic to dinner party worthy. It’s also something I’m surprised I didn’t think of doing sooner since I love making tarts out of everything! I planned to include this recipe in my last post on Provence, but it ended up being […]...

Filed Under: Fruit, Recipes, Tarts Tagged With: cherry, cherry clafouti tart, clafouti, france, nice, tart

First Time in Provence

Aug 23 by Anita 1 Comment

Our first time in Provence, and this post turned out a lot longer than I thought! I didn’t think I took that many photos, but it ended up being quite hard to pick my favorites. Perhaps it shouldn’t have been surprising that I would fall in love with Aix-en-Provence, a city that mixes the elegant […]...

Filed Under: Europe, Travel Tagged With: Europe, france, Provence, vacation

Snapshots from Old Town, Nice

Aug 13 by Anita 1 Comment

After Italy, my family and I also made a quick stop in France. We went to Nice, which I’d also visited eight years ago, and to Aix-en-Provence.  I’m sharing a few of my favorite snapshots from our day in Old Town, my favorite part of the city. I’ll be following up with some photos from […]...

Filed Under: Europe, Travel Tagged With: Europe, france, nice, old town, vacation

Nice et Clafouti Encore

Jul 1 by Anita 13 Comments

Now, I try not to repeat recipes on this site, even if there are some filed-away-by-heart recipes that I make over and over again just for myself (World Peace Cookies, I’m looking at you). However, once you read through my day trip to Monte Carlo and Nice I hope you’ll see just why I had […]...

Filed Under: Cakes, Europe, Fruit, Personal, Recipes, Travel Tagged With: cherries, clafouti, Europe, france, honeymoon, monte carlo, nice, travel

A Taste of Sadaharu Aoki

Aug 14 by Anita 35 Comments

edited on 1/24/07: I regret to say that as of today I will no longer be giving out the recipe to the matcha opera cake. Thank you to everyone who has expressed such interest in this creation and written me. I have to say that this is a deeply personal recipe for me, as I […]...

Filed Under: Cakes, Europe, Tarts, Travel Tagged With: bakeries, france, paris, sadaharu aoki, travel


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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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