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Stone Fruit Pavlova with Guava Curd

Sep 23 by Anita 2 Comments

This stone fruit pavlova with guava curd is the perfect farewell to summer, and welcome to fall. What with the crazy abundance of stone fruit right now, and the weather still gloriously warm but with a hint of autumn coolness in the breeze, this seems like a lovely palate cleanser before we head into full-on […]...

Filed Under: Fruit, Pastry, Recipes Tagged With: guava curd, meringue, pavlova, stone fruit

Rose Meringues for a Simple Spring Dessert

May 19 by Anita 3 Comments

I know…with all the pink and red it almost looks like a Valentine’s Day post. Well, when you have two people in the house who claim pink as their favorite color, sometimes a lot of pink food gets made. When I was growing up my favorite flavor was strawberry everything, and I always wondered whether […]...

Filed Under: Candy, Cookies, Recipes Tagged With: cookie, meringue, mother's day, pink, rose, valentine's day

Deep Dark Chocolate and Ghostly Meringue Cupcakes

Oct 31 by Anita 30 Comments

  Happy Halloween! So I just want to say now that all these years before when I would do the ritual complaint of, “Things are so crazy busy around the holidays!” I was saying this without a kid. Now that I have a kid, I truly understand what CRAZY BUSY around the holidays mean....

Filed Under: Cakes, Chocolate, Recipes Tagged With: chocolate, cupcake, ghost, halloween, meringue

S’mores Crème Brûlée for a Sweet Start to the Year

Jan 4 by Anita 21 Comments

Happy 2013! Remember how in my last post I was mentioning that everything I do these days happens a little later than I originally planned? Yep…well, it’s four days into the new year but I can still send out wishes and good thoughts, can’t I?...

Filed Under: Chocolate, Custards, Recipes Tagged With: chocolate, creme brulee, graham cracker, meringue, s'mores


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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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