Sri Lankan Food & Healthy food recipes Peckish Me

Mango breakfast smoothie – Coping with tough times

Jayani SenanayakeFebruary 2, 2017

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, calamity comes in the form of dengue – a potentially fatal fever carried by a tiny mosqu... Read More...

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Red bean buns – A healthy snack for all times

Jayani SenanayakeJanuary 18, 2017

I must confess. This is an experiment that went absolutely right. What happened was that I had a whole box of boiled kidney beans from an earlier recipes just sitting in my fridge. Since I am not too fond of having kidney beans by themselves and s... Read More...

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Beat the flu with this amazing bowl

Jayani SenanayakeJanuary 10, 2017

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 the heels and walking into an office that has probably been air conditioned by an arctic pen... Read More...

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Starfruit cleanser

Jayani SenanayakeJanuary 6, 2017

Okay folks, fun time’s over. Christmas and New Year came and went. You’ve had your sugar overdose, the booze, the guilty pleasures and indulgences and now, it’s time for that guilt trip down the lane (that usually leads to the gym). And so, it’s t... Read More...

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Grapes in wine – What to do with leftover wine

Jayani SenanayakeJanuary 4, 2017

…other than disposing of it down one’s own throat that is. Christmas and New Year celebrations had come and gone and lots of wine bottles with varying amounts of wine still in them are lying around with no corks to keep them bottled on. I’ve faced... Read More...

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Happy New Year my lovelies!

Jayani SenanayakeDecember 31, 2016

An year has passed and another one is beginning. So here's us wishing you a foodie goody New Year with many good things to come! P.S - We made this video ourselves and a lot of work went into it. Hope you enjoy! Like our Facebook page , follow ... Read More...

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Celebrate New Year with this delicious Apple cake

Jayani SenanayakeDecember 30, 2016

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 supermarkets who are generous enough to offer amazing discounts on apples! Apples wer... Read More...

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Edible Christmas trees – A Christmas recipe for kids

Jayani SenanayakeDecember 24, 2016

This Christmas recipe was inspired by this picture I saw on the internet. Since for the life of me, I could not find a recipe, I had to make up my own as I went. It is a rarely known fact that Christians greatly opposed this decorating of Christma... Read More...

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Star fruit upside down cake – A tropical Christmas

Jayani SenanayakeDecember 23, 2016

I have a prettiness for you this Christmas :) For all of you craving for something other than the traditional tastes of fruit cake, Christmas pudding and the like, this star-studded cake is for you. It’s star fruit season. And our star fruit tr... Read More...

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Edible Christmas tree ornaments – A Christmas cookies recipe

Jayani SenanayakeDecember 18, 2016

Evergreen fir trees, the ones we refer to as Christmas trees have a history that runs well beyond the years of the Christ. These trees have been used in winter festivals for thousands of years where the ancients used them to decorate their homes duri... Read More...

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Christmas Herb bread – DIY breads for Christmas

Jayani SenanayakeDecember 15, 2016

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 cannot define. It’s amazing, this Christmas feeling. And sometimes, I wish that every day is D... Read More...

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King coconut wine – Sri Lankan homemade wines

Jayani SenanayakeDecember 13, 2016

No Sri Lankan Christmas is complete without nibbling on a piece of bibikkan while sipping on a glass of king coconut wine. And then another glass…followed by another glass. First of all, apologies. This should have been posted at least 3 weeks ago... Read More...

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Ginger spiced cider – A delicious cider cocktail

Jayani SenanayakeDecember 11, 2016

I love my cider. I can't stand beer but I'll have cider, no complaints at all. With the season in full swing, the air itself smells like cider and spiced wine. Christmas cake aging in nooks and corners, brandy, and fermented fruits unhurriedly plu... Read More...

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Spiced banana cake with nuts

Jayani SenanayakeDecember 9, 2016

Let me start by saying – this cake is famous. It is in fact, a bit of a celebrity. During my little stint at the Good Market (Yes, I’ve had a tiny little stall there, just for the heck of it for like a very few weeks and I still can’t believe I di... Read More...

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