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...
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...
A clay pot, a sputtering open fire, milk frothing at the mouth of the pot and sizzling as it dribbles down the heated surface, a toasted coconut aroma that make... Read More...
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...
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...
It’s flu season here.
Mornings are chilly and getting out of your snug, warm bed takes some extra effort. Pulling on some pants/dress/skirt, stepping into th... Read More...
I love cooking and baking in December. Everything smells like aging wine, spice and ripening fruits in honey and your heart is brimming with a joy that you cann... Read More...
So here we go, our first video and it's a cocktail recipe - how to make Sangria!
This is a collaboration with the awesome folk at Cocktail Lanka (who did al... Read More...
Yes another rice recipe. I'm into the carbs these days.
I have ranted and raved about our brief encounter with Spain. I fell in love with its people, its vib... Read More...
An amazingly silky lamb risotto recipe
Like any full blooded Lankan, I’m a rice person. While I don’t always indulge in the Sri Lankan rice and curry especiall... Read More...
When I was a kid, trips to the supermarket always excited me. Not that it is any different now (ask my husband, he will tell you) but being a child, I was more ... Read More...
This is one of the easiest dessert recipes out there...
We Sri Lankans love our Marie biscuits. We love munching on it at random or in between meals, dunking i... Read More...
One of the most well known cocktail recipes in the world
Our little Spanish adventure had us truly craving for more of the country and we haven’t stopped gushi... Read More...
Sago. We eat it as a pudding, we eat it to remedy the “heat” in our body, we mostly drink it, usually in the morning as it is said to be a “cooling” food. Let’s... Read More...