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Looking Back, Looking Forward: Mango Mousse Cake

Jan 8 by Anita

Happy 2014! I hope you all had a great holiday and are staying warm and cozy wherever you are. Now that the business of 2013 is done, I’m looking ahead to this year and a fresh set of to-dos....

Filed Under: Asia, Fruit, Pastry, Recipes, Travel Tagged With: cake, chinese baking, hong kong, mango, mousse, vacation

Another Year, Another Birthday: Mango Passion Fruit Cake

May 8 by Anita 45 Comments

This last weekend was my birthday, and I have to say it was one of my most memorable ones, despite the fact that I practically forgot about it until it was upon me. I had a lot of other things on my plate like Isabelle’s red egg and ginger party, and getting ready to go […]...

Filed Under: Cakes, Recipes, San Francisco, Sweet Spots Tagged With: cake, chinese baking, mango, mousse, passionfruit, rich table

Chocolate Mousse Methodology, Day Five

Apr 24 by Anita 6 Comments

Before I finish off my mousse experiment, I want to remind all you faithful readers that this Saturday is the big Food Blogger Bake Sale! We have had a location change since my first announcement: the bake sale will be this Saturday, April 28, at Omnivore Books from 11-4. Omnivore Books was the location of […]...

Filed Under: Chocolate, Cookbooks, Recipes, Reviews Tagged With: chocolate, cookbook, cooking with chocolate, mousse, review, test kitchen

Chocolate Mousse Methodology, Day Four

Apr 20 by Anita 3 Comments

Remember back with mousse #1, where I discussed how eggs enriched a mousse like nothing else? The only issue was that the eggs in the classic French style mousse weren’t cooked, so it should be avoided by those with health concerns. However, the next two mousses use eggs that are cooked, so you don’t have […]...

Filed Under: Chocolate, Cookbooks, Recipes, Reviews Tagged With: chocolate, cookbook, cooking chocolate, mousse, review, test kitchen

Chocolate Mousse Methodology, Day Three + {Tool Review}: Tovolo Quick Prep Mixer

Apr 16 by Anita 7 Comments

Apologies for falling behind on the mousse recipes – I wanted to add on a review of my latest kitchen gadget, one that’s very apropos for mousse-making. The photo above is of the Tovolo Quick Hand Mixer. I picked mine up on sale from a kitchenware store – I’ll confess that normally I would have […]...

Filed Under: Chocolate, Cookbooks, Recipes, Reviews Tagged With: chocolate, cookbook, cooking with chocolate, mousse, review, test kitchen, tovolo, whipping cream

Chocolate Mousse Methodology, Day Two

Apr 11 by Anita 9 Comments

Thanks for the feedback on my mousse project! As I anticipate typing the word “mousse” about a hundred times in the next couple days, I am totally waiting for “mouse” to slip into one of these posts and elude both the spellcheck and my mousse-addled eyes. If only I could blame Autocorrect when that happens… […]...

Filed Under: Chocolate, Cookbooks, Recipes, Reviews Tagged With: chocolate, cookbook, cooking with chocolate, mousse, review, test kitchen

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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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