The Pastry Chef's Baking

Cicero's Pizza - dinner on October 24, 2015 I’m still on a quest to hit all of the Top 10 Pizzerias in South Bay. Fortunately, one ...

New Classic Brownies - made October 18 from Cookies and Brownies by Alice Medrich I love Alice Medrich’s brownie recipes. They’ve alwa...

Cucina Venti  - dinner on October 15, 2015 Quick write up on Cucina Venti, an Italian restaurant my almost-monthly dinner club group tri...

Pancakes - made October 17, 2015 from The Baker Upstairs I meant to blog this a week and a half ago when it actually was the weekend but...

Mo's - brunch on October 10, 2015 I love breakfast food. I could eat it for any meal. And when I meet friends over the weekend, I tr...

Celebrate National Chocolate Day - October 28, 2015 Sometimes only pure chocolate will do - enjoy! Cocoa Fudge Cake with Nutella Frosti...

Thumbprint Butter Cookies - made dough October 4, 2015 from Sugar Butter Flour Eggs by Gale Gand Oy, it’s been really busy lately and I...

Sweet Potato Tarte Tatin - made October 3, 2015 from Dam Good Sweet by David Guas and Raquel Pelzel You remember my grand decluttering ...

Cocoa Bella Chocolates - visited August 29, 2015 On my SF visit with my out-of-town friend, we stopped off at Cocoa Bella after lunch. ...