Cookbook Curry Combo
Stephanie Bailey asked me for holiday package photos, so you’ll see some of those popping up today. This is the trade paperback cookbook + homemade curry powder combo.
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Serendib Kitchen
Ground Pistachio and Cardamom Cake
Just pretty. Ground pistachio, about to be folded into Pooja Makhijani’s lovely cardamom cake.
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Looking Forward to A Public Affair
It was super-fun being live on Wisconsin public radio for 45 minutes. We had some phone tech issues in the first 15 minutes which made it weirdly crackly, but that got sorted out — sorry about that! Thanks to Carmela Diosana who called in with some lovely words about the book (I assume you’re the
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Winter Dragons and Knits
I spent a little time this morning putting together possibilities for individual treat boxes for sale. I don’t know yet if I’ll be able to offer these — I’m going to wait until the end of November, to be sure I have enough time to fulfill all the Patreon orders, and also to closer to
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Diwali Bundt Cake
I didn’t make this in time for Diwali (had to wait for my new 5-cup bundt pan to arrive), but had a lot of fun making (and eating) it tonight. Pooja Makhijani’s celebration rose, cardamom, and pistachio cake for King Arthur Flour’s site, absolutely perfect with a cup of chai at teatime (or in my
Interesting, or a Disaster?
Okay, here’s a cooking question. I was buying some Bakto extracts, and they had smoke extract, and I have this dragon theme going for my Patreon treat boxes, so I HAD to get some smoke extract, right? But now I realize I have no idea how to use it. I’ve used liquid smoke in a
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Is More Good?
You know what feels really great? When you imagine a thing, and you make it, and it actually comes out the way you intended. I LOVE how this pumpkin curry tea towel came out! Kavi did the pumpkin and vines and leaf; I did the recipe and overall design. I tried to pick a cheerful,
Giving Up on Neatness
You know, I don’t think I’ve ever seen Sri Lankan cashew milk toffee (which is really closer to a fudge than a toffee, despite the name) with silver leaf applied to it, but I wanted to try for Diwali today, and I think it looks great! Not at all easy to do neatly, even with
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