Victoria Sponge Cake
A soft, airy cake filled with jam, undecorated at the top and served at teatime – this is essentially what describes the Victoria sponge.
It was Anna, th... Read More...
Easy Treats
Sri Lankan Cabbage Mallum aka Gowa Mallum
Today I’m writing about a dish that changed my perception of cabbage. The Sri Lankan cabbage mallum, or gowa mallum as we Sri Lankans as we know it is a househo... Read More...
Gulab Jamun – A Game of Thrones Recipe
A treat for the Dornish Lords & Ladies
I can just imagine the lords and ladies of Dorne sitting around devouring Gulab Jamuns, syrup trickling down their c... Read More...
Lemon cakes for Sansa – A Game of Thrones Recipe
If you are a Game of Thrones fan and you haven’t watched the Season Finale of Season 7 yet, chances are that you still hate Sansa Stark, Lady of the North.
B... Read More...
Homemade butter – How to make butter at home
Did you know that you can make butter at home?
I didn’t! which is why this is all sounding all scienc-y – fancy to me. In any case, I am still much wowed by ... Read More...
Sticky Chicken Wings – A pub style chicken wings recipe
This one’s for the boyos. And gals like me who like their pub snacks meaty.
Have you ever wolfed down a plate of chicken wings while having a drink with a bu... Read More...
Apple & cheese breakfast loaf – A healthy breakfast recipe
Grab a packet of sugar-laden cereal off the shelf and gobble it down with some milk –. Or slather a slice of bread (that too grabbed off the shelf) and wolf it ... Read More...
Date stuffed cookies (Date pop tarts)
Here’s one for the date lovers. Date stuffed cookies or pop tarts if you may, I really don’t have a name for it though. Just that these are luscious and delicio... Read More...
Passion fruit cookies with white chocolate
I like to think that passion fruits traps the sun and encases its bright lemon rays within their thick, plastic-like outer covering. For me, this is what passio... Read More...
Arroz con leche – Spanish Rice Pudding
It is believed that rice pudding was brought to Spain centuries ago during the Moorish occupation of the Iberian Peninsula. This rice pudding had travelled a lo... Read More...
Chinese Tea Eggs
I have never been to China. Not even once. But I have been to a lot of China towns.
The first day I tried Chinese Tea Eggs is etched in my mind so clearly. W... Read More...
Sri Lankan Iced coffee – Iced, Spiced & Brandied
If you’ve never met my mother or me, chances are you’ve probably not really had a proper Sri Lankan Iced Coffee.
Before writing this post, I scoured the worl... Read More...
Mint chutney aka Sri Lankan Mint Sambol
This deliciously refreshing mint chutney is ideal with rice (especially with biryani, wadei, dosai and basically anything. I sometimes even have it with bread! ... Read More...
Super Easy Grape Tart
I had grapes. Lots and lots of grapes. And I was sick of having grape juice.
That’s when I decided to try out this wonderfully easy grape tart. It took me se... Read More...