Chicken Liver pie (or as you may call it, Dothraki Blood Pie)
After a long, long silence, I am back!!!
Life’s been hectic lately. I’ve had an exam, an extensive training program at work, and also the hubster left the co... Read More...
Koonisso Mallum – A Sri Lankan Shrimp recipe
Sri Lanka is just your typical, ordinary island in the sun. We drink coconuts out of the tree and eat seafood right off the ocean, wear coconut leaves around ou... Read More...
Sri Lankan Cabbage Mallum aka Gowa Mallum
Today I’m writing about a dish that changed my perception of cabbage. The Sri Lankan cabbage mallum, or gowa mallum as we Sri Lankans as we know it is a househo... Read More...
Homemade butter – How to make butter at home
Did you know that you can make butter at home?
I didn’t! which is why this is all sounding all scienc-y – fancy to me. In any case, I am still much wowed by ... Read More...
Sticky Chicken Wings – A pub style chicken wings recipe
This one’s for the boyos. And gals like me who like their pub snacks meaty.
Have you ever wolfed down a plate of chicken wings while having a drink with a bu... Read More...
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...
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...
Rosemary Focaccia Bread
I want to talk about this focaccia bread that I made a few months back.
This recipe actually dates back to May when the summer winds were blowing but the hea... Read More...
Sri lankan Mutton Biryani
So you want to know what the best Sri Lankan mutton biriyani tastes like. But is there such a thing as Sri Lankan biryani anyway?
Actually there is. And we i... 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...
Sri Lankan Cashew nut curry
We Sri Lankans not only eat our cashew. We cook them.
April brings with it an abundant harvest of cashew nuts, strewn under trees for the picking. Several ye... Read More...
Pani Paan – A Sri Lankan bread recipe
3 o’clock in the afternoon. Wherever you are in this paradise isle, your nose lures you in from inside your house towards the neighborhood bakery where hot good... 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...