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...
Christmas Herb bread – DIY breads for Christmas
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...
White Christmas – A white hot chocolate you cannot resist
‘Tis the season to be jolly, and also the season for fattening up without the regrets.
Nights in our tropical island are slightly chilly these days and what ... Read More...
Let’s hog the eggnog! A Christmas recipe
It’s almost Christmas! That smell of Christmas is in the air and that unmistakable electricity is just buzzing past our ears.
So we thought we will share wit... Read More...
Sri Lankan chocolate Biscuit pudding
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...
Delicious white chocolate blondies
Blondies are my new obsession.
No, not THOSE blondies, the ones that you bake in the oven and eat.
Ok now that sounds even more disturbing.
Anyways, I ... Read More...
Sri Lankan Tea buns
It's 4 o'clock and the smell of freshly baked bread, roast paan, kimbula banis and tea banis emanating from our neighborhood bakery would wake us gently from ou... Read More...
Sri Lankan Treacle tart – Fight against Food Waste
You know your recipe is winner when your fussy eater husband says “I’m so glad I married you” after taking one bite of your dish.
This is my take on the Engl... Read More...
Sri Lankan rolls – Summon your nostalgia
When we were small, these thin, round rolls coated with bread crumbs and deep fried to perfection were simply called “rolls”. At a later stage someone wanted t... Read More...
Gooey Chocolate Muffins – For those bluesy days
Don’t you just love a good muffin straight out of the oven on a lazy afternoon? I know I do.
The hubby creature being the muffin monster that he is, has been... Read More...
Creamy prawn pasta
My name is Jayani and I am a creamy food/drinks addict.
There, I finally admitted it. I love all things creamy and cheesy – creamy pastas, creamy beverages, ... Read More...
Soursop the Miracle Fruit
Marriage has changed everything. My surroundings, the people around me, the routines I’ve religiously followed, the schedules, my sleep……the list goes on. It ha... Read More...
Rhubarb Upside Down Cake
My first encounter with rhubarb was a complete and utter disaster.
Not a native plant to Sri Lanka, I discovered rhubarb when I had just started cooking. Of ... Read More...
Oatmeal cherry bake – Made with homegrown Barbados cherries
To wander among the lush foliage, rejoicing in the fragrant breeze carrying the sweetness of forever blooming flowers, to pick your own produce from your own tr... Read More...