Serendib Kitchen

I have a full house working here this morning — Stephanie is pictured here, learning how to make my roasted curry powder. We made a lot already! But it’s all gone, and we have a lot more Kickstarter orders and pre-orders to fulfill; trying to get them out as quickly as we can! Here’s a

Vegan lunch for Vegan Serendib’s launch day, of course. • curried beets • leeks fried with chili • kale sambol • lime-masala mushrooms …all on a bed of rice, as is traditional, but if you’re aiming lower-carb, you could skip the rice and serve in a bowl with more of the kale sambol as your

Launch day for Vegan Serendib, my Sri Lankan vegan cookbook! This has been a long road, people, from first drafting Feast, to launching it March 2020, to pandemic, to carrying on with Vegan — it doesn’t feel quite real yet. And yet, it is. Woot! A few notes: • if you’ve already bought Feast, you

Yesterday was one of those days that just went super-fast, one thing after another. I made Sri Lankan lunch for six, cooking way too much, just as my mother trained me — you want an abundance of food at a party, so no one hesitates to go back for seconds. – Sri Lankan red rice

A little more cooking from yesterday — this is one of my favorite Sri Lankan accompaniments, leeks fried with chili. I like it for two main reasons: a) it’s great to have a spicy accompaniment, so that if you’re serving a large group and some people might not want spicy and some might, you can

Curried beets! I asked Kevin if he had any requests for this Sri Lankan lunch — he’s teaching now, but he’ll have it for dinner tonight — and he immediately asked for beets. They are awfully yummy, so I don’t blame him.

Sri Lankan chicken curry — this one is just a staple. I probably ate it every week, growing up, and must have cooked it at least once a week for myself when I was in grad school. For Kev and the kids, I cut most of the chicken thighs off the bones, but I throw

While I cook for my sci-fi lunch this morning, Stephanie Bailey is over here packing up and shipping out the Kickstarter and pre-orders of Vegan Serendib. Every once in a while she calls me over to personalize one — I’ve signed lots, but some people asked for special messages, which I’m happy to add. This

Making mango fluff; having lunch today with Kelly Robson, AM Dellamonica, Alec Nevala-Lee, Emmanuel Henderson, and Roshani Anandappa. Science fictional / fantastic lunch. This is Kavi’s absolute favorite dessert in all the world.