Happy Valentine’s Day! These rose raspberry lychee parfaits are inspired by my recent trip to Hong Kong, where this flavor combination seemed to pop up everywhere. I shared some of my favorite finds in my last post, but there were so many other places I didn’t get to mention that they’re spilling over into this […]...
Heart of Summer: Peach Rose Tart
Rose Meringues for a Simple Spring Dessert
I know…with all the pink and red it almost looks like a Valentine’s Day post. Well, when you have two people in the house who claim pink as their favorite color, sometimes a lot of pink food gets made. When I was growing up my favorite flavor was strawberry everything, and I always wondered whether […]...
Rose Saffron Lollipops for National Lollipop Day
Rose saffron lollipops from my cookbook Lollipop Love. Photo by Antonis Achilleos. It’s National Lollipop Day, and to celebrate I’m sharing another of my favorite recipes, rose saffron lollipops, from my latest cookbook Lollipop Love! I’ve always been a fan of the color pink and of using rose in my baking, so these lollipops were […]...
Happy Birthday to Me: Strawberry Rose Fraisier
Yearly birthday confession time: in the last few years I’ve gotten really bad at remembering my birthday. Not in a I-don’t-want-reveal-my-age way, but in a I’ve-got-so-much-to-do-I-just-plain-forgot way. I’m way past the age of all-night celebrations in a nightclub anyway, and once you have kids, all the elaborate party planning ends up going to their birthday […]...
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. 
