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And the Just Desserts giveaway winner is…

Aug 26 by Anita Leave a Comment

Happy Friday everyone! Did you catch the Top Chef Just Desserts premiere? What did you think? Thanks to everyone who commented – it was really fun to read all the answers! It looks like there’s a lot of love out there for Yigit and the Voltaggio brothers – you readers have excellent taste;) So, the […]...

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{Giveaway} Top Chef Just Desserts Season 2 This Week

Aug 22 by Anita 230 Comments

The giveaway is now closed. Thanks for visiting!     I always forget about the television during summer, so the start of fall programming usually catches me by surprise. Luckily, I got notification about one show I don’t want to miss: the second season of Top Chef Just Desserts is premiering this Wednesday, August 24, […]...

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Going on Vacation + No Pictures Won’t Stop A Giveaway!

May 28 by Anita 85 Comments

The giveaway is now closed. Thanks for visiting! Growing pains that come from moving and expanding your blog…unavoidable, and a neverending challenge. I currently am having some issues with getting images to appear correctly on this site, which sorts of renders a food blog a little pointless, no? While I’m sure (hopeful?) the answer is […]...

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It’s My Birthday – And I’m Doing A Giveaway!

May 4 by Anita

The giveaway is now closed. Thanks for visiting! I was talking to my sister last week ago and she was reminding me to get a Mother’s Day card for our mom. I replied, “Well, we don’t need to worry about so soon, Mother’s Day is after my birthday and my birthday isn’t for a while…ohhh.” […]...

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Cupboard Inspiration: Hazelnut Macarons with Homemade Nutella (plus bonus giveaway!)

Apr 26 by Anita

The giveaway is now closed. Thanks for visiting! While I was giving my blog a makeover, I was also doing a spring cleaning of our kitchen. We’ve been in our new home for almost a year and a half now – not really a new home anymore, is it? Certainly not judging by how overflowing […]...

Filed Under: Chocolate, Cookies, Giveaways, Recipes Tagged With: chocolate, giveaway, hazelnut, macarons, nutella

Welcome to the New Dessert First!

Apr 21 by Anita 177 Comments

The giveaway is now closed. Thanks for visiting! To all my dear readers, I’m so very excited to unveil what I’ve been working on for the last couple of months – my revamped and redesigned home for Dessert First! This update has been a long time coming: I knew I’d outgrown my old setup a […]...

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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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