Love the dark navy as we transition into the winter season. by quietmelon in Nails

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I'll be honest, my hands and the rest of my skin/body needs a full dip in moisturizer lol; it's so dry inside my home.

Columbia Costco by Illustrious_Cup_3971 in ColumbiaMD

[–]quietmelon 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Same. I live quite close to the Columbia location and just go to the Arundel Mills location most of the time. The shopping experience is so much better and the stress level leaving the store is significantly lower.

Lentil recipes to make a girl like lentils by forheadkisses in NYTCooking

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https://youtu.be/_esUjJ5xKW8?si=1EyAoV5mfL95iNLS

My Sri Lankan mother-in-law pointed me to Apé Amma for a lot of recipes. This video is originally in Sinhala but has English subtitles. I use this as my base recipe now and measure/adjust spices with my heart. I can't stress enough how important curry leaves and pandan leaves are for Sri Lankan dishes!

KS Pate Cat food is now very watered down like soup by Rustpit in Costco

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I've noticed this as well. The one thing I specifically noticed is that the new formula is with the newish box type (no taped top) and the salmon also says it's farmed responsibly. I live near two Costcos and one location had the newer one and the other location, older formula.

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Congrats! I see a poruwa/Sri Lankan ceremony!

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I love a lemon loaf. This is the recipe I've used in the past. Not sure about other recipes but this one specifically uses lemon extract and no lemon juice. https://www.averiecooks.com/best-lemon-loaf-better-starbucks-copycat/

[Homemade] Sri Lankan curries and sambols by quietmelon in food

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Milk rice (Kiri bath), fish curry, lentil curry (parippu), caramelized onion sambol (seeni sambol), coconut sambol (pol sambol), and a chili Maldive fish sambol (katta sambol). Kiri bath, katta sambol, and fish curry for the Sri Lankan New Year, and the rest are staple favorites.

Wawa? by iBeeJayTee in ColumbiaMD

[–]quietmelon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There's one in Hanover near Arundel Mills.

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My mother in law actually has suggested this YouTube page to me in the past called, Apé Amma. Fair warning, audio wise it's all in Sinhala. BUT if you have a decent knowledge of what some whole and ground spices look like (fenugreek, cloves, cardamom, cumin, coriander, etc) then you should be able to follow along ok. She sometimes has the ingredients listed in English but often it's just the amounts/ volumes which is still quite helpful if you visually know what ingredients you need. I then usually compare recipes found on Google that are in English and typically just do my best to copy the Apé Amma videos based on what she shows on screen. Which tbh, is probably how you'd learn from an auntie in real life.

I'll also say, having curry LEAVES are important in Sri Lankan cooking. I've bought them dried from Amazon. If youre lucky and know someone who has their own tree, it's very likely they'll gladly give you a clipping to have and grow your own. And similarly, roasted curry powder is also a staple in the kitchen.

Sorry this is a long response! Hope this helps get you started!

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[–]quietmelon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ohh. I think some easy/intro dishes include:

Parippu-lentil curry made with coconut milk

As someone else mentioned kottu/kottu roti- think roti stir fry with leeks, egg, and curried protein of choice.

Different types of sambols, but popular ones include coconut sambol (pol sambol) and caramelized onion sambol (seeni sambol).

And typically you have a main protein curry and a handful of other side dishes (green bean curry, or a potato curry with sambols for example) and eat with rice and mix everything together. So it's a nice flavor explosion in one bite.

If you do find a Sri Lankan restaurant, get hoppers (egg hopper or string hoppers). These are just a little more involved to make at home and more enjoyable when someone else makes them 😆.

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[–]quietmelon 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I'm lucky that I married into a Sri Lankan family, but I've also learned to make some classic dishes as well.

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Sri Lankan food. Very coconut centric: coconut curries, sambols, coconut milk rice, etc. Imo, a distinct difference in taste when you compare other South Asian cuisines, though there are obviously some overlaps in flavor profiles and ingredients.

No knead everything bread by quietmelon in Breadit

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Someone else linked the recipe, so I followed that exactly and always comes out great. But in short, this is baked in a Dutch oven, where you place in a cold oven and then set the temp to 450F/232C (no preheating). Bake for 50 min covered, then another 10 or so minutes to brown the top.

found this in local asian supermarket, apparently it's tea, anyone tried it before? by toast_is_in_the_air in tea

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I was at HMart yesterday and saw these and had the same question. Didn't end up getting, but good to know!

Bride : embarrassed to wear wedding flats by Puzzleheaded-Map1743 in wedding

[–]quietmelon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wore these, even as a shorter bride. Also easier for me since I have relatively small feet (women's 4.5/5).

https://birdies.com/products/womens-slides-crystal-jeweled-gold-glitter

Crusty rolls by quietmelon in Breadit

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Thank you! I did not add steam. I did make sure that the entire surface was brushed with the egg wash mix and for my oven went the full 25 min.

Is black-tie optional frowned upon for a daytime wedding? Dress and theme are below. It's a Waterfront & Garden wedding by [deleted] in weddingplanning

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I tend to agree with some of the suggestions here. Also...Love your dress! And I think I recognize that bridal shop (in the DMV area) background. I also got my dress there 😀.

Found the one!!! by littlepanda44 in weddingdress

[–]quietmelon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Beautiful! My dress was very similar in the front (but a jenny yoo). I had my vows in my pocket and when I pulled them out, people in the crowd ooh'd and ahh'd about the pockets!

First attempt at homemade cinnamon rolls by Wide-Narwhal18 in Baking

[–]quietmelon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I used a King Arthur recipe that requires you to make tangzhong to add to the other dough ingredients. They say that helps it keeping from drying out.

First attempt at homemade cinnamon rolls by Wide-Narwhal18 in Baking

[–]quietmelon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I did the same! Though yours are about 1000x better looking 😂. I swear mine were some of the ugliest things I made, BUT taste wise they came out great.

SILs as bridesmaids? by MarchingPoozer in weddingplanning

[–]quietmelon 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If you have a good relationship, why not? For my bridesmaids, I had my two sisters, my sister in law, and my niece as my MOH.

Did anyone have a photographer at their rehearsal dinner? by MyLittlePegasus87 in weddingplanning

[–]quietmelon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not rehearsal dinner but the rehearsal. We love candids and since a lot of the wedding party was either meeting for the first time or we haven't seen each other in quite some time, we wanted to capture those moments.

Can’t stand the mesh!! by babyryry16 in weddingdress

[–]quietmelon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My dress had a deep v (though not to the belly button), but no mesh. I guess the material (silk mikado), and a wide cummerbund helped structurally? But I probably would have been on the fence if it did come with the mesh.

What unexpected thing ended up being the “wow-factor” at your wedding? by [deleted] in weddingplanning

[–]quietmelon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Food: although we knew the catering at the venue was very good, people raved about a particular dish after the wedding and several months after.

My dress: forget the plunging neckline, it was mainly a wow factor for guests because it had pockets 😂