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Italian Cherry Tart and Nonna Box Review

Jan 19 by Anita 4 Comments

It’s way past Christmas but I still feel like I’m opening presents. Shortly before the end of last year I was gifted a delivery from Nonna Box: a subscription box full of gourmet foodstuffs from Italy. Every month a different area of Italy is featured; in December sweet treats from Marche, a region on the eastern coast […]...

Filed Under: Pastry, Recipes, Reviews, Tarts Tagged With: cherry, crostata, italian baking, italy, nonna box, pastry cream, review, tart

Peach Plum Tart with Cinnamon Vanilla Pastry Cream

Oct 6 by Anita 1 Comment

It’s a little bit after stone fruit season, but I wanted to share one of the last fruit tarts I made a couple weeks ago: a peach plum tart with cinnamon pastry cream. It was a last-minute creation for a weekend picnic, but I ended up making perfect use of the peaches and plums we […]...

Filed Under: Fruit, Recipes, Tarts Tagged With: autumn, fall, fruit tart, pastry cream, peach, plum, summer, tart

Happy Summer: Berry Tart with Cheesecake Pastry Cream

Jun 15 by Anita 7 Comments

Happy almost summer! I took my summer vacation a little early and just got back from a gorgeous week-long cruise to Alaska. I can’t wait to share with you all, but before I do that I wanted to post the last thing I made before I left on my trip: this berry tart with cheesecake […]...

Filed Under: Custards, Fruit, Pastry, Recipes, Tarts Tagged With: berry, cheesecake, pastry, pastry cream, summer, tart

Peanut Butter Melting Moments with Caramelized Banana Cream

Apr 16 by Anita 21 Comments

Sometimes you want something fancy and elaborate, other times you just want simple. These days, with a constantly in motion 2 year old, my taste veers decidedly towards the simple: things I can make in the hour or two of free time I get while baby is napping, treats that she can enjoy just as […]...

Filed Under: Cookies, Recipes Tagged With: banana, cookie, melting moments, pastry cream, peanut butter, yo yo

Cherries, Coconut, Cream, Summer

Jun 19 by Anita 34 Comments

So I disappeared without leaving word, and came back without making a peep as well. I thought about hanging up a “Gone to BlogHer Food” sign here, but didn’t get a chance to do so before I flew off to Seattle. For those of you that didn’t know, I went to BlogHer Food a week […]...

Filed Under: Custards, Fruit, Pastry, Recipes, Tarts Tagged With: cherry, coconut, pastry cream, summer, tart


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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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