Serendib Kitchen

New Tiers

Quick Patreon note that I’ve added a few slots and some new treat box tiers (and renamed one of them), because we’d sold out (a nice problem to have). For ease all around, note that if you add or upgrade a tier by November 30th, we’ll send you a December box. (This is a pretty […]

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Even Yummier

Kavi says these cookies are even yummier than the usual cookies, and I have to say, after pressing out the dough, my hands smell incredible. Cardamom, rose & vanilla shortbread. Recipe and more photos tomorrow.

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Swimming

If you fry little green chilies, they swim around like crazy. It surprised me, and is quite cute. (Not sure if this only happened because they were previously frozen, so had a little extra moisture in them….)

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Dragon Candles

Okay, I *love* how these candles came out. I was using up old candle bits to make these, so I didn’t add any scent or color; I just wanted to test the molds. They’re so great! My dragons knitting theme for the December Patreon boxes are totally a go. I have to figure out which

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A Reasonable Dinner

I’m giving myself all the points for actually cooking a reasonable dinner tonight (chicken curry and uppuma and Roshani’s coconut sambol — going old-school), AND putting in 30 minutes on the treadmill. Cooking and eating and treadmilling were pretty good distractions too. But there will be ice cream soon. And wine.

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Essays on Food

Well, that was unexpected. I needed a writing sample for this fellowship application, and I pondered for a bit and realized what I really wanted to submit was a food essay, since I’m hoping to write and place a bunch of food essays, then turn them into some kind of memoir-thing. But I’ve actually been

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Curried Pumpkin Soup

1 batch pumpkin curry (see recipe here: http://maryannemohanraj.com/2020/11/01/pumpkin-curry/) 32 oz. stock (vegetable or chicken) 1 cinnamon stick 2 T lime juice 1/2 – 1 t. additional salt, to taste Optional garnishes: coconut milk, marigold petals, Sri Lankan-style roasted pumpkin seeds (recipe here: http://maryannemohanraj.com/2020/11/01/roasted-pumpkin-seeds-sri-lankan-style/) 1. Make pumpkin curry in a large pot. (I recommend peeling the

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