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...
Easy Treats
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...
The chocolatiest chocolate chip cookies
Sometimes I just cannot resist the feeling of wanting to nibble on something so chocolatey that I almost pass out from the richness.
Days like this, I always... Read More...
Sri Lankan date cake – An essential Avurudu treat
Whenever we were entertaining large groups (of that there were many because there are never small groups when it comes to Sri Lankan gatherings) whether it be f... Read More...
Horchata – A refreshing Mexican Rice Milk
Days are long and sweltering and we in this tropical island haven are heading towards those elongated evenings fanning ourselves under the shady mango tree sipp... Read More...
Nelli (Gooseberry) Jam – A Sri Lankan Jam recipe
Walking through a market space in Sri Lanka is a rewarding experience. Multicolored hues greet you jubilantly in the form of dewy fresh vegetables and lusciousl... Read More...
Sri Lankan Chicken Curry
It starts with the crisp hiss of deliciousness hitting hot oil. A whiff of cinnamon, cardamom and clove later, what follows is a mishmash of aromas evoking isla... Read More...
Butter and sugar cookies that melt in the mouth – Only 5 ingredients
The intoxicating smell of butter burning, the thin crackle of the sugar as it breaks the surface, that warmth of browning cookies in the oven on a particularly ... Read More...
Sri Lankan pancakes (Wellawahum)
When us Sri Lankans talk about pancakes, we are talking about luscious treacly coconut filled ones.
I remember walking into a house flooding with the warmth ... Read More...
Valentines Day recipe – Strawberry chocolate tarts
I’ve never celebrated Valentine’s Day. Not even once.
I am rather annoyed with how commercialized everything has become over the years. Roses, fancy candies ... Read More...
Habala pethi aggala (A healthy Sri Lankan rice flakes snack)
When I was small, weekend afternoons always brought in treats. My mother being a working woman would be more or less at leisure during the weekend and we know t... Read More...
Mango breakfast smoothie – Coping with tough times
2017 had the most unpleasant surprise waiting for us. Just as we were getting things back in track for the blog and whatnot, life ladles out calamity. This time... Read More...
Homemade pizza – A guide
Gentlemen, if your lady makes you pizza, cherish her. That one is a keeper.
Ladies, same goes to you. That man is precious. Guard him with your life.
Pizz... Read More...
Celebrate New Year with this delicious Apple cake
As blessed with natural treasures as our paradise island is, it is not gifted with heaving apple trees laden with glossy fruit. We do however, are blessed with ... Read More...