an unexpected surprise

[swordmage]

The UPS guy showed up this evening with an unexpected box.

Inside it were two boxes from kittenfemme. Of spices!

We got:
hot curry powder
tandoori chicken powder
sweet curry powder
garam masala spice mixture
powdered jamaican allspice
double-strength vanilla extract
powdered cloves
ceylon "true" cinnamon
dehydrated lemon peel
saigon cassia cinnamon
china ginger powder
ground nutmeg
a spice grinder

And they were all packed with cinnamon sticks, bay leaves, and nutmeg.

As a final added bonus - I'm probably going to be bringing bread supplies to Estrella and playing with the mud ovens. I seem have gotten an in with them... *cackles maniacally*

Comments

[churchofwonk.livejournal.com]

Did somebody say "bread"?
*ears perk up*

[swordmage.livejournal.com]

Yes. Baked in mud ovens.

It's a test run for an SCA project...

[churchofwonk.livejournal.com]

Ooooh! Oooooh! A guinea pig is me! *hops up and down*

[swordmage.livejournal.com]

If there's leftover, as I'm doing it on-site (in Florence, AZ) - I'll try and put some aside for you.

[churchofwonk.livejournal.com]

*puppydog eyes*

[kittenfemme.livejournal.com]

Those are also all things I have in my own cabinets and are FABULOUS! Love you, honey.

[swordmage.livejournal.com]

Woot!

The ground ginger smells, well, divine...

[spunkybluegrl.livejournal.com]

That stuff sounds yummy yummy.

Think you could let me know when you're going to play with the mud? I'm hoping to submit home-made bread this year at A&S and I'd like to see how the mud ovens work.
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[swordmage.livejournal.com]

I'm looking forward to playing with it - muchly.

I'd be more than happy to. The more the merrier.I want to play with some stuff so I can enter a(n improved) loaf this year as well.

(because really, the cockatrice ain't gonna happen. yet...)

[spunkybluegrl.livejournal.com]

lol but the cockatrice would be SO COOL!!! ....or are you saving it for Kingdom A&S? I knew your plan all along ;o)

Definitely definitely keep me in the loop. I haven't baked bread in a very long time so I'm really needing to get back to the basics of it. I'm hoping it's like riding a bike, though; you never really forget how to do it.
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[swordmage.livejournal.com]

the cockatrice is one of those "eventual" goals. (i should probably actually pick the brain of your soon-to-be-laurel for advice on meat cooking, as i can't think of anyone else in the barony who may know.) i have the name/location of a butcher - just need to see if i can get pig from them. chicken's not bad - if nothing else, 17th street sells head-on ones...

i certainly shall. i'm a little rusty myself, but hell, it should be interesting. i'll make sure i bring extra stuff.

I approve

[weavedancer.livejournal.com]

What a fantastic collection of spicey goodness!

Re: I approve

[swordmage.livejournal.com]

Isn't it?

I think Dom and I are going to have to get together with you guys for dinner at some point. i'm happy to lug whatever's needed to your place - as our apartment couldn't really be considered "small-child-proof"...