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Autumn Pumpkin Tart

Oct 22 by Anita 2 Comments

This autumn pumpkin tart is a sleek take on pumpkin pie and perfect for Halloween, Thanksgiving, and your holiday table. So after I mentioned in my last post that I wasn’t a big fan of pumpkin in general, yes I went and made something with pumpkin. Isabelle is very into Halloween this year, so with […]...

Filed Under: Cookbooks, Recipes, Tarts Tagged With: dorie greenspan, fall baking, halloween, pumpkin, pumpkin tart, tart, thanksgiving

Pumpkin Twinkies for Halloween

Oct 30 by Anita 19 Comments

Well, a little good news for me and for the blog: my sweet tooth has returned! It was truly disconcerting not craving sweets for a while (although I’m sure my doctor was happy), but I found myself wanting dessert again in the last few weeks, just in time for Halloween! Actually, I have a dentist’s […]...

Filed Under: Cakes, Recipes Tagged With: halloween, pumpkin, twinkies

The Dalmatian Coast and Dog Treats

Nov 8 by Anita 23 Comments

Almost finished with my travelogue from summer – thanks for still tuning in! Our next to last stop on our Mediterranean tour was the town of Split, Croatia. I’ll be honest, in the midst of researching Italy and Greece, Croatia slipped off our plate and we arrived with no idea of what to expect. We […]...

Filed Under: Cookies, Europe, Personal, Recipes, Travel Tagged With: croatia, dog treats, Europe, honeymoon, peanut butter, pumpkin, snickers, travel


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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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