Today I dragged Jed around with me to Walgreens and the post office and Paper Source and Scratch ‘n Sniff, and while he kind of collapsed at the last one (he’s not used to marathon holiday shopping sessions, poor thing) and had to step outside into the quiet fresh air for a bit, I think I may […]
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We can’t be the only ones still counting up stocking gifts on the 23rd, right? So a last-minute Stocking Sale, hooray! Running until Christmas Eve midnight, for porch pick-up in Oak Park. A cookbook + curry powder makes a delectable gift! I’m happy to have non-locals ordering too, but won’t ship those out until 12/26. 🙂 No
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Do you wanna make a snowflake… …it doesn’t have to be a snowflake. 🙂 I have a remarkably short list of things I need to do today: • pack three more books and run them to the post office — DONE • pick up meds — DONE • if someone’s home at my aunt’s house, drop
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Kevin and Kavi came by L!VE Café and Creative Space at the end of my Serendib House sale session yesterday, to help me pack up and load the car. Once we’d put everything in bins and suitcases, I went to grab the car and pull it around to the front — and came back to find them
Woot! I was running about 30 minutes late, but with the help of Kavi and her friend Emma, Serendib House is finally set up at L!ve Cafe (163 S. Oak Park Ave.) and open for business until 3 p.m. So far, the pomegranate-vanilla soap, Kavi’s lip balms, the sandalwood-rose body butter, the marshmallow gift boxes,
Serendib House at L!VE Cafe, with new products and varieties Read More »
I promised that I’d post the recipe for Savory Bombatoast (Bombay Toast), so here you go. Eggs and bread and onion and tomato and green chili, all in a single delectable slice. Savory French toast, Sri Lankan-style. (10-15 minutes, serves 2) 4 slices white bread 2 eggs 1/4 c. milk 1/4 tsp turmeric powder 1/4
A couple of friends have asked me lately where the sudden rush of bath products has come from — it’s not food, after all, so it doesn’t directly connect to the cookbook. I gave them a simple answer at the time, but I think the real reason is a little more complex. The simple answer
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Spent a little while today getting goodies ready for Pem Hessing‘s holiday fair that I’m selling at this Saturday! It is very delightful, packing up four varieties of homemade marshmallows in these charming boxes, all ready for holiday gifting. Varieties included: honeyed rosewater & saffron, pistachio & rose, tamarind-chili, and chai spice. Mmm…. Locals, last chance
A Colorful Holiday craft fair this weekend! Read More »
Final grades are due at 5 today, so I’m going to switch over to finishing that shortly. Aside from that, I’m mostly still recovering from last week’s intensity. So tired! The iOS version of Terraforming Mars coming out this week was actually helpful in making me sit still and rest for all of Monday, which
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It’s my dad Navaratnasingam Mohanraj‘s 77th birthday today, and he just posted this photo from January 1953: “after my early years at Holy Family Convent and St. Henry’s College at Ilavalai, I was sent to board with my Uncle Amirthanayagam and Auntie Alex, to attend St.Patrick’s College in Jaffna. soon after , I was joined by
