Serendib Kitchen

I get a lot of spam related to A Feast of Serendib (I think because it was hybrid published, and that put me on a list somewhere), from people who claim that it has great potential and they want to partner with me to publish it. Which I think basically always means they want me […]

The Carleton let us bring in our own birthday cake, so I made Kavi a cake we both love: Sri Lankan butter cake, done ribbon style, with a mango-peach glaze, lemon curd, fresh strawberries, and passionfruit buttercream. (This isn’t exactly the same, but very close, if you want to try making it yourself: https://serendibkitchen.com/…/sri-lankan-butter-cake…/) The

If you’re going to have Sri Lankans over, short eats are pretty much mandatory. I think I have rolls and mackerel cutlets down, but my patties still need work — they look fine when waiting to fry, but when we fried them, they didn’t puff up properly — I think we may have over-worked the

One of the interesting aspects of working with edible flowers is the question of ‘what does edible mean, exactly?’ There are lots of plants where if you consume a large amount, it may make you ill, but a few petals won’t hurt you at all. I’m not a doctor, or an herbal expert, so generally

Mostly me, but with some help from Kavi and Kevin. Not perfect — the icing was a little too liquid, so some blurring of the details. But the overall effect will be charming, and this is just for friends and family, so it’s fine.