It’s Mid-Autumn Festival on September 13, and I made homemade snow skin mooncakes for the first time! This is the very first time I’ve ever made mooncakes to celebrate this holiday, so I’m very excited at how they turned out! The traditional Chinese mooncakes, the ones I saw in the bakeries and ate as a […]...
Mooncakes in Mid-Autumn
Whenever my parents come to visit from Hong Kong, I can guarantee that at least half of their suitcases will be filled with little treats and gifts for us. They’re great parents that way. When they arrived last weekend I knew that among the clothes, candies, and baked goods (yes, my mother has been known […]...
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. 
