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We’re having a small graduation shindig for the kids tomorrow. Can I tell you how exciting it was to pull out all the summery serveware? I may have a little bit of an entertaining problem. 

There aren’t actually that many people coming; we’re keeping the numbers small per COVID and easing back into it all. But I admit that I’m tempted to fill up all these dishes anyway.

Costco, here I come. 

Not technically lentils! But if you refer to them all as pulses (lentils, beans, peas…) you’ll be correct.

Want to know more? “Dal is often translated as “lentils” but actually refers to a split version of a number of lentils, peas, chickpeas (chana), kidney beans and so on. If a pulse is split into half, it is a dal. For example, split mung beans are mung dal.”

The more you know!

https://indiaphile.info/guide-indian-lentils/

Could be a dessert, but it’s not.

Facebook has stopped trying to auto-convert my ‘sambol’ into ‘symbol’ every time. I don’t know if this is due to some programmer at Facebook learning a new word, or my relentless corrections beating the system into submission, but either way, I’ll take the win.

Hi, folks — I’m trying to put together a list of food bloggers, with the hopes of finding places who might want to interview me or have a guest post during the month of June, when we’re expecting to run the Vegan Serendib Kickstarter. Help?

Any suggestions for food bloggers / podcasters / favorite foodie magazines / etc. would be very welcome!

We’re trying a regular promotion this summer — buy a book (any print book, including the sci-fi, the romance, the literary fiction, not just the cookbooks), and get a half-dozen sweets to enjoy them with. Or curry powder, if you order on Sundays. Sweets will vary, depending on what I have on hand. Curry powder will be exactly the same every time.

Free passionfruit marshmallows with any print book purchase at the Serendib Kitchen shop today!

Nice meeting at Carnivore Oak Park, and it looks like they’ll be carrying Feast (hardcover & paperback), my hand-roasted Sri Lankan curry powder (small and large jars) and trying some Sri Lankan (and other) sweets. Woot!

Now, will they *keep* carrying them? I think that depends on whether people actually buy them. But it’s nice to start with, at any rate. The question is, what sweets should I bring them? I want them to be shelf-stable for a good long while. I’m currently thinking:

– dragonfruit chocolates with citrus

Those three are easy, because I know people adore them. Beyond that, I waffle a bit. Ideally, I’d like two more, so I can do a little sampler box. If you’ve had my sweets and have requests / suggestions, now is a good time to let me know! I’m planning to make sweets over the weekend and drop all the goodies off on Monday.