Peckish Me – The Cooking show!
It's been a long time since I've posted anything here. I'm not making any excuses for myself but it's been a hectic time for me. And one of the happier reasons... Read More...
Food Rants
Journeying through South India
I can't imagine for the life of me, why this article took so long in coming.
India and I have a very complicated relationship. Having spent a good few years wi... Read More...
The Sunday Roast – Authentically British
When Andy and Julie invited us over for dinner, I wasn’t expecting such a feast.
I was touched to learn that a Sunday Roast was on the menu as I believe ther... Read More...
A Sri Lankan Christmas – Best of Christmas recipes
Sri Lankan Christmas is quite a unique affair. Mothers, aunties and grandmothers in their floral aprons bustle about the kitchen yielding wooden spoons and extr... Read More...
Memoirs of Custard & Jelly
If you grew up in the 90’s in Sri Lanka, chances are that you are of the custard pudding generation.
Back in the day, custard pudding and jelly was a delicac... Read More...
Sri Lankan Food of the South East
Sometimes you miss the things that are right under your nose the most.
I’ve been born and raised in Sri Lanka, exposed to the local culture, its cuisine, its... Read More...
Weekends & Kitchen Disasters
Had my first kitchen disaster in ages.
Expectation - White Chocolate Cardamom Cake
Result - Right Royal Mess
Went in without any precautions or a plan B ... Read More...
British Food – What we ate and drank in England
If there is one thing I do properly (and get made fun of doing) during any trip, that is eating.
I like to eat my way around a country and let’s just say it ... Read More...
Counting blessings & the fruits of summer
I haven’t cooked anything in a while.
After the Avurudu chaos, the darned flu and the packing off of hubster on his work trip abroad, I literally have had no... Read More...
Happy Sinhala & Tamil New Year! – On boiling milk on Sri Lankan New Year
Pots overflowed, oil spat, splattered and fried and smoke filled our houses. And we overzealous lot are currently in a constant state of overeaten stupor with o... Read More...
My Spanish Food Adventure
Spanish food took me by surprise. It took me by the hand, lifted me off the ground and set me amongst the clouds. I am in love.
Spain is its food. The vivaci... Read More...
Happy Sri Lankan New Year!
Step on to the streets and you could see that not only the people, but also nature is getting ready for the Sri Lankan New Year. The mango trees are heavy with ... Read More...
Eating by hand – Intimate, essential, complete
Someone once said that eating with fork and knife is like making love through an interpreter. While I have no idea what that feels like, I do believe that it ... Read More...
Quest for the perfect Boondi
................and I found it. At a wayward Duwanagiriya (a tiny box type boutique on wheels) in front of a duplicate Devon Restaurant in the heart of Polo... Read More...