Serendib Kitchen

Chicken curry done, trifle done, lentil curry going, how many more dishes can I knock off tonight? Devilled potatoes, I think — that one, I’ve made so many times I can basically do it in my sleep. Curries are usually better the second day, so nice to do them in advance. And then save the […]

I had a clean kitchen four hours ago. There comes a point in every party prep when you look at the chaos you’ve generated and ask how you could possibly get to party-ready by tomorrow. And yet somehow, it all comes together in the end. How? I don’t know. It’s a mystery.

As we’re finishing getting all the orders out (SO CLOSE TO DONE), I had time to cook something for myself. Lunch today — curried swordfish, uppuma, and pineapple achar. Yum.

Fun project for the Patreon boxes — made up little cocktail / mocktail mixes. These would be great to do for stocking stuffers, I think! This is hibiscus powder, candied ginger, and dried pineapple. I put those in a cocktail shaker with some vodka and pineapple juice and ice, shook them up, poured them into

Well, we managed to ship out all the Earth tier boxes, woot! I think I can get the Sol System tier out today as well; they’re packed up and ready to go, so I’ll just drop them at the post office on my way to tonight’s school board meeting. But now, I’m going to take

We’ll get at least all the Earth tier boxes out today, and the rest should go out tomorrow. Darius and Stephanie are here to help, and I think Emmanuel is coming by too, so I have hopes for a very efficient packing morning. Fingers crossed. Wish us luck! I feel a little iffy claiming this

Cacao nibs, mixed dried fruit, candied ginger, dried rose petals. How much do I love those little Drink Me tags? SO MUCH.