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Strawberry and Rhubarb Scones with Vanilla Whipped Cream

Apr 15 by Anita 14 Comments

Along with all the lovely growing, blooming things that herald spring is the baby in our home! Isabelle is three months today and I think she may have hit her growth spurt early. She’s a chubby bundle now!...

Filed Under: Fruit, Pastry, Recipes Tagged With: heilala, rhubarb, scones, spring, strawberry, vanilla, whipped cream

Driscoll’s and Roasted Strawberry Ice Cream

May 14 by Anita 5 Comments

Thanks to all of you and your support of sated magazine! As a reminder, there are couple days left in the giveaway to win a free copy of the first issue. We will also be announcing pre-order information very soon, so please keep checking back! I apologize for the late post; what with trying to […]...

Filed Under: Cookies, Fruit, Ice Cream, Recipes, San Francisco, SF Events Tagged With: berry, driscoll's, ice cream, pizzelles, strawberry

Happy Pie Day: The “I Heart Summer” Pie

Jul 4 by Anita 16 Comments

Hello all, hope you had a great Fourth of July! Today is Pie Day in the blogosphere, if you didn’t get the announcement. Everyone has been invited to bake pie – any pie, and write/photograph/tweet/blog about it. So if you see a great deal of pie on the internet today, I hope it entices you […]...

Filed Under: Events, Fruit, Recipes, Tarts Tagged With: lemon verbena, pie, pie day, strawberry

Strawberry Mango Verrine

May 21 by Anita 21 Comments

Apologies for my absence last week – I was working on a post that hasn't quite come together yet. Perhaps the brief heat wave we had was partly to blame: who wants to be inside plinking away on a computer when it's a beyond-gorgeous 90 degrees outside with nary a cloud in sight? For once, […]...

Filed Under: Custards, Fruit, Recipes Tagged With: custard, mango, strawberry, verrine

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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, daughter, and dog Max. More about pastrygirl

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