Serendib Kitchen

What’s under the tea towel? Passionfruit, lime, and honey marshmallows. Kavi and I are agreed that we actually like straight passionfruit better, but this is nice for a change, and honey has some nutrients that are good for you, I think? Had fun with new style of packaging for marshmallows. So cute. I’m probably still […]

I’m getting better at using the edible paper, I think — if you brush on a thin layer of icing gel to both the iced cookie and the back of the paper, it adheres pretty well without curling, esp. if you turn it upside down to dry. The edible paper doesn’t actually taste like anything,

What do these gilded dark chocolate & cayenne roses say? That my love for you is both golden and spicy… (For our Valentine’s Day sale, link here…)

Good morning, folks! BIG pre-order sale this weekend! Maybe you’re vegan or vegetarian yourself, maybe you have a vegan friend or relative, or maybe you’re just looking to incorporate more plant-based meals into your diet. This deal is for you! I’ve started working on the recipes for Vegan Serendib again (pineapple curry & pineapple pickle

A little late night candy-making for our Valentine’s sale. Dried fruit dipped in chocolate is about as easy as candy-making gets, I think. And also healthy-ish? Also pictured, our trademark dragonfruit chocolates. Kavi gets excited when she sees I’ve made more — they’re her favorite. Link here…

(makes 1 qt. soup, 15 minutes if you have curried squash on hand) Let’s say you made a big batch of curried squash, and you eat it for a meal or two, and you still have a fair bit left, and you feel like a change. That’s the perfect time to turn your curry into

(1 hr, serves 6-8) If you’re going to be roasting squash, you can quickly knock up a lovely curry sauce while the squash is cooking. This is a long list of spices, but the process is very simple — just sauté onions with seasonings, add some tang and coconut milk, and you’re basically done. Cashews

(10 minutes prep + 50 minutes roasting time, serves 2) Roasting in an oven is not a common process in tropical Sri Lanka, but I live in Chicago, and roasting squash brings out the sweetness beautifully. This is a simple dish, super-easy to prep on a night when you’re tired, especially if you’re looking for

Nice to wake up to scones.  The kids, sadly, don’t love these because of the ginger — it’s a bit too intense a flavor for them. So I’m going to be packing most of them up later today to drop off to a few neighbors. But it was nice to wander down, a little groggy, and