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Fruit Jam and Almond Tart

Sep 12 by Anita 2 Comments

Nothing like a fruit jam and almond tart to celebrate fall. We’re full on in stone fruit season, and it’s a constant struggle between using all the fruit from the market to try out new recipes, and just eating the fruit straight. Now that Isabelle’s officially a kindergartner, I don’t have the time for elaborate […]...

Filed Under: Fruit, Recipes, Tarts Tagged With: berry, jam, jamnation, nectarine, pastry, summer, tart

Strawberry Vanilla Chamomile Tart

Jun 25 by Anita 2 Comments

Happy summer! This strawberry vanilla chamomile tart is a perfect welcome to the season. Although as a grownup I sadly don’t get the whole summer off, my daughter, freshly graduated from preschool, does, so I’m sharing in her giddy joy and excitement. She and all of her little friends have been impatiently waiting for the […]...

Filed Under: Cookbooks, Fruit, Recipes, Tarts Tagged With: chamomile, strawberry vanilla, summer, tart

{Travel}: One Week in Oahu

Aug 16 by Anita Leave a Comment

  What to you when you have one week in Oahu? Besides wishing it were two weeks? Our official summer vacation was a return to Hawaii, where I haven’t been since before Isabelle was born, meaning it’s been far too long. This trip was thus Isabelle’s first visit to the islands, a family reunion, and also […]...

Filed Under: Hawaii, Travel, USA Tagged With: aulani, dessert, disney, hawaii, honolulu, hotel, oahu, summer, surfjack, travel, vacation

Summer at the Ritz Carlton Lake Tahoe Lake Club

Jul 20 by Anita 3 Comments

There’s summer in Lake Tahoe, and there’s summer at the Ritz Carlton Lake Tahoe. A few weeks I got to experience a very special slice of heaven at the opening of the Lake Club, the new addition to the hotel on the north shore of Lake Tahoe. Read on for three days of sunshine, good food, and […]...

Filed Under: California, Travel Tagged With: california, lake club, lake tahoe, northern california, press trip, ritz carlton, summer, travel, vacation

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

Heart of Summer: Peach Rose Tart

Jul 14 by Anita 3 Comments

When it’s full-on summer and the air is redolent of ripe fruit and full blooms, why not combine both in a dessert? Seriously, I just wanted to make a peach tart out of some peaches before they got gobbled up by other, more impatient members in my household. Ironic then that I ended up making […]...

Filed Under: Fruit, Recipes, Tarts Tagged With: almond, peach, rose, 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, daughter, and dog Max. More about pastrygirl

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