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...
Easy Treats
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...
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...