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Andrea Charroin was a trained baker and pastry chef in San Francisco before she, her husband Westley, and their two sons moved to Redding. They fell in love with Redding’s downtown and opened a little pastry shop, Rene-Joule Patisserie.

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Andrea’s Nut Bars, The Hit of The Party

Andrea’s Nut Bars, The Hit of The Party(4)

November 11, 2008 By Andrea Charroin

Thank you to everyone who introduced themselves at the incredible Food for Thought: A News Cafe birthday celebration. What a magical evening! I was asked by many of you to share my recipe for the Nut Bars that were served. Well, here it…

Andrea’s Nut Bars, The Hit of The Party
Rich Beef Stew Warms Hearth and Soul

Rich Beef Stew Warms Hearth and Soul

Despite my culinary efforts to force winter upon us, our days continue to be fairly warm.  Cool weather will soon arrive and we will all be ready. The weather needs to catch up to our taste buds, which have already…

Pumpkin Pancakes to Light Up Smiles

Pumpkin Pancakes to Light Up Smiles

Cool, crisp mornings are perfect for long, lingering breakfasts.  I love brewing a big pot of Peet’s coffee while I make my family a big breakfast that we can nibble on throughout the day. One of our favorites is pancakes.  (Food for…
Food Goddess Andrea Charroin: Ready, set, GO make holiday gifts! Vanilla extract

Food Goddess Andrea Charroin: Ready, set, GO make holiday gifts! Vanilla extract

Take a deep breath, my friends at Food For Thought: A News Cafe. We have about 10 weeks until Christmas and Hanukkah.

Instead of falling into gift-buying mania, I would like to suggest a useful gift that can easily be made…

  • Blackberry bounty? Bake blackberry crisp
  • Zucchini and chocolate produce Good Morning Sunshine Muffins
  • Fall for an apricot tart
  • Life-changing Lemon Bars
  • Shortbread offers tall options
  • Andrea Charroin: Fried Green Tomatoes
  • Cool as a cucumber … cocktail
  • Peach Raspberry Pie
  • Too-hot-to-cook salad
  • Melons galore!
  • Potato Salad, by Andrea Charroin
  • When bananas go bad . . . make a cake
  • Firefighters’ Chocolate Chip Cookies
  • Peaches for you and me!
  • Plum crisp is plumb delicious
  • Temptation Island offers Armadillo Eggs
  • Hummus among us
  • Food Goddess: Three cheers for cherry coffee cake
  • Summer Breeze + Raspberry Cocktails = Festive Fun!
  • Mamma Mia! Meatballs!
  • Heirloom Tomato Tart with Pepper Parmesan Pastry
  • You say tomato, I say . . .
  • The Food Goddess is on the
    loose at the Farmers Market
  • Snap Peas in a SNAP
  • Andrea Charroin
    Food Goddess
    Summertime, when the eating is easy
  • Andrea’s Strawberry Granita
  • Andrea Charroin, Food Goddess:
    Favorite cookbook, anyone?
  • Andrea’s Boys’ Chocolate Pudding
  • Mom vs. store-bought instant pudding
    By Andrea Charroin, Food Goddess
  • Beyond-Easy Fruit Torte
  • Andrea Charroin, Food Goddess: Beyond-Easy Fruit Torte
  • Easy Potato Gratin
  • Andrea Charroin
    Food Goddess
    Potato Gratin
  • Mom vs. the Batter Blaster
    By Andrea Charroin
    Food Goddess
  • Andrea’s Pancakes
  • Lemon Meringue Pie
    By Andrea Charroin, Food Goddess
  • Lemon Meringue Pie
  • Best Brownies, by Andrea Charroin,
    Food Goddess
  • Andrea’s Best Brownies
  • Andrea Charroin
    Food Goddess
    Cinnamon Rolls
  • Andrea’s Cinnamon Rolls
  • Sausage and Sweet Potato Soup
    By Andrea Charroin
    Food Goddess
  • Sausage and Sweet Potato Soup
  • Andrea Charroin
    Food Goddess
  • Andrea’s Buttermilk Biscuits
  • Andrea Charroin, Food Goddess
    Cookie Perfection
  • Andrea Charroin Q&A Expert
    The Baking Goddess
    Start your sourdough starter
  • Andrea Charroin
    Q&A Expert
    Baking Goddess
  • Recipe
    Andrea Charroin’s Easy Pie Crust
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