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Christmas Chocolate Double Mint Fudge

Dec 2 by Anita 8 Comments

  It’s December, which means candy making time is upon us! I was asked by NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE® chocolate to create a recipe using their new Nestlé Toll House DelightFulls Filled Baking Morsels. These unique new baking morsels feature a separate flavor – mint, caramel, cherry, or peanut butter – swirled into the chocolate so […]...

Filed Under: Candy, Chocolate, Recipes Tagged With: christmas, fudge, holiday, mint, nestle, toll house

A Chocolate Mint Tart to Round Out the Year

Dec 30 by Anita 31 Comments

Hello dear readers, In a couple of hours I’ll be boarding a plane to fly back to the US, so I’ll be ringing in the new year at home. It’s been a great two weeks in Vietnam and Hong Kong, filled with family and, as always, a surfeit of good food. Below is one of […]...

Filed Under: Chocolate, Recipes, Tarts Tagged With: chocolate, mint, tart

{Sweet San Francisco}: TCHO and Chocolate Mint Filled Cupcakes

Mar 16 by Anita 17 Comments

Pardon the slightly disjointed nature of this post; it was meant to be report on my TCHO factory experience that evolved into a St. Patrick’s Day recipe that now includes a mention of Japan. Apologies, but I couldn’t not mention that I fell in love with Japan long before I visited it for the first […]...

Filed Under: Cakes, Chocolate, Recipes, San Francisco, Sweet Spots, Sweet Spots Tagged With: chocolate, cupcake, ganache, mint, san francisco, tcho


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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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