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Run through my spice rack and cook yourself some Indian food! Fun spice highlights include black stone flower (learn more), a homemade pumpkin spice blend, and galangal. I have a handheld electric spice grinder in the bottom shelf of the cupboard.

Read a book to become cultured! I would recommend you learn more about your own people via reading The Fight for Manod — a novel detailing the life of a Welsh town planner (link) — or learn more about my people via reading The Time in the Wind — the first novel in a saga of origin of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil (link). Or learn more about Arkadiy’s people via reading Lavash at First Sight, a smut book about Armenian lesbians who meet in a food competition (link). We had spoken about B.S. Johnson and I would recommend my favorite of his works, Albert Angelo (link), or House Mother Normal, the so-called geriatric comedy (link). Zadie Smith is also a good call if you feel like you are missing home---NW (link), in particular, might be my favorite book of all time!

Pull out the KitchenAid (she is a bit clunky to get out — you will need to remove the coffee grinder and the food processor; let me know if you want a demo or help) and bake! You can use the dough hook (pro tip: first mix with the paddle until everything is a ball, then dough hook only on speeds 1 and 2) to perfect your bread making. I have red bean paste and black sesame paste in the fridge! I also have a KitchenAid ice cream maker attachment in the cupboard — you need to chill it for one day in the fridge before using, but then you can make your own tasty gelato! There should still be some gingerbread gelato in the freezer (need to allow it to melt slightly before serving).

Get wasted — but not too much that you forget to feed Mezzi! While we have a vast collection (and you can find a list of all my bottles here), I think you might be interested in these three recipes curated for you:

Eggnog

In a bottle in the fridge (if done, please wash bottle and store under the sink!) Shake and pour in a white tea cup, either over a large ice cube or neat. Garnish with freshly grated nutmeg.

Pumpkin Spice Russian

1–1.5 oz pumpkin spice syrup (fridge, bottom shelf) 1.5 oz vodka Shake and pour over ice Top with 0.5 oz heavy cream (We may need to throw away the opened heavy cream…)

Lowri’s Perfect Singapore Sling

1.5 oz dry gin (e.g. Bombay Dry) 1/4 oz B&B — Benedictine & brandy liqueur (bottom of fireplace) 1/4 oz dry curaçao (for sweeter, use Mandarine Napoleon) 1/2 oz cherry liqueur (Luxardo Sangue Morlacco — dark red, not too sweet; please try neat!) 3 oz pineapple juice (Dole cans in fridge bottom shelf) 1/2–1 oz lime or lemon juice (to taste) Angostura bitters Optional: swap cherry liqueur for elderberry or açaí liqueur