The Paella – Tips, tricks & a delicious recipe
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...
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...
Bread making – Homemade multi grain bread
So it is the rainy season again. Rain turned to floods and look at the devastation the island suffered at the hands of it. And the rain just keeps on pouring, a... Read More...
My Sri Lankan Pork stir fry
Anyone who knows me knows that I have a thing for pork.
A VERY big thing for pork.
While it is not something that we eat every day, it is definitely somet... Read More...
Octopus risotto – With Sri Lankan heirloom rice
Anyone who has been following this blog would have noticed that I am obsessed with Italian fare. And among the “Italian fare” the constant follower would have a... Read More...
Sri Lankan Love cake – Essentially Sri Lankan
If you’ve never had a piece of the world famous Sri Lankan Love cake in your life, you clearly have wasted your life so far.
This is one of those wonderful h... Read More...
Coq au Vin
After my great mouthwatering (and absolutely addictive) success at Gratin Dauphinois, my flirtation with French cuisine bloomed into a full blown love affair. I... Read More...
Apple chips – The fool proof way
Well, this was a small catastrophe and a half.
Casualties - A whole chunk of thumb sliced off by the mandolin resulting in loss of its use for a week, three ... Read More...
Not just another strawberry pie
I had strawberries, I had condensed milk, I had white chocolate. Something had to be done.
An experiment that was intensely pleasurable. I also discovered th... Read More...
Easy dinner rolls – with curry leaves
Making bread is a wonderful process. It has always been a stress buster for me and an incredibly fun thing to do that boosts my mood even on the saddest days. I... Read More...
Bacon and Egg Pastries
I will go as far as to say that bacon and egg pastries are a unique Sri Lankan hybrid that we should be very much proud of. Yes?
Bacon and egg being a classi... Read More...