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Dessert First + Alessi: Raspberry Hazelnut Frangipane Tartlets

May 23 by Anita Leave a Comment

  raspberry frangipane tartlets and petnic It’s almost Memorial Day weekend, and I hope you all have picnics and barbecues and welcome-to-summer festivities awaiting you! In honor of the holiday, I thought this new piece from Alessi’s spring/summer collection, PetNic, fit the summer theme perfectly....

Filed Under: Recipes, Tarts Tagged With: Alessi, frangipane, hazelnut, petnic, raspberry, tart

A Valentine from Me and Driscoll’s

Feb 8 by Anita 8 Comments

Three weeks into motherhood and I’ve noticed how time has taken on a particularly elastic quality. I spend literally the entire day at home: I’ll go through several rinse-and-repeat cycles of feeding, changing, and lulling baby to sleep, and yet somehow it’s always a surprise to look outside and see the sky darkening already. Has […]...

Filed Under: Chocolate, Fruit, Ice Cream, Recipes Tagged With: almond, berry, chocolate, driscoll's, hazelnut, raspberry, semifreddo, valentine's day

{Cookbook Review} I’m Back! With Apricot Lemon Hazelnut Bars

Jun 15 by Anita 18 Comments

Hello all! I’m back from a 12 day Mediterranean cruise – Rome to Venice, with a bunch of Greek isles in between. I finally got to tick quite a few places off my travel wish list; I’m eager to share a recap with you in the next few weeks! But first, thanks for your patience […]...

Filed Under: Cookbooks, Cookies, Recipes, Reviews Tagged With: alice medrich, apricot, bars, chewy gooey crispy crunchy, cookbook, hazelnut, lemon, review

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

Financiers with Finesse (And a Curd with Some Zest)

Feb 23 by Anita 11 Comments

So one of things you learn when you work in a commercial kitchen and you make the same recipe over and over, is the importance of consistency. From whether you sifted your ingredients, to how quickly (or slowly) you combine everything, to the ambient temperature of the kitchen when you put a batter together, can […]...

Filed Under: Cakes, Custards, Recipes Tagged With: financier, hazelnut, lemon curd, streusel


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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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