We were very tired last night, but we wanted to do something Christmas-y with the kids, so the kids put on their new Christmas pajamas (traditional Christmas Eve present), cut open a tube of cookie dough, and pulled out the sprinkles and M&Ms. Too tired to even make royal icing! The end results were mostly […]
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Banana bread gets fancy. Made in a bundt pan, sprinkled with powdered sugar, plenty of dried cranberries and crystallized ginger stirred into the batter, and graced with fresh chopped strawberries and raspberries. My recipe for chai-spiced banana bread is here: http://serendibkitchen.com/2019/12/13/chai-spiced-banana-bread-recipe/ #serendibkitchen — in Oak Park, Illinois.
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I have a deep desire to make cordial cherries, because I loved them as a kid, but these days, the chemical-y taste of the preserved fruit displeases me. Tips, recipes? My plan is to do two varieties — one with cherries soaked in hard liquor (already soaked and ready, in a mixture of arrack and
I’ve sent Kickstarter backers the PDF of Feast! WOOT! ePub and Kindle editions coming later today! I’ll just note this again, in case any of them are reading here and miss it in my e-mail, that backers should please feel free to download an extra copy to gift to a friend or family member. Happy
And Jed has finished the Kindle and ePub versions of Feast, and I have sent them to the Kickstarter backers, and the cookbook is officially, y’know, done. Whew. Off to collapse in a heap now. Well, collapse for twenty minutes, and then wrap presents, but you know what I mean… Here’s some sleepy, sparkly #spacecats for you; that seems
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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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,
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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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