Sri Lankan Food & Healthy food recipes Peckish Me

Almond cookies – healthy & wholesome

Jayani SenanayakeMarch 5, 2016

I was making almond milk the other day and was appalled by the sheer amount of almond meal that I had to throw out. I for one, am quite fond of almonds and would not tolerate the waste, in fact I have never been one who supports food waste. So I mixe... Read More...

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Homemade almond milk

Jayani SenanayakeMarch 5, 2016

To me, almond milk was an exotic thing that can only be grabbed from the finest of supermarket shelves. As a child it was on my forbidden-to-even-consider list of items, an exotic creature that did not belong in my world, these plump and inviting loo... Read More...

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Mushroom & Ricotta Ravioli from scratch!

Jayani SenanayakeFebruary 26, 2016

So I braved the homemade pasta syndrome! I have always dreamt of owning a pasta maker. I had imagined that once I get my hands on that thing homemade pasta will magically make themselves and we shall have freshly rolled pasta every day. So the ... Read More...

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Rhubarb Upside Down Cake

Jayani SenanayakeFebruary 19, 2016

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 course, possessing a curiosity that could possibly be the death of me one of these days, I... Read More...

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&Co Pub and Kitchen – The Steuart

Jayani SenanayakeFebruary 17, 2016

I’ve been hearing about this place for ages but didn’t really have the time to actually visit. But the other day out on our usual Saturday aimless wandering, we stumbled across the Stuart&Co behind the Dutch Hospital in Colombo. It was quite a... Read More...

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Life hacks – A lazy girl’s kitchen guide

Jayani SenanayakeFebruary 12, 2016

I’m a lazy person. I love cooking well enough but I hate the hours of prep associated with it, the cleaning afterwards, hours and hours of attending to the nitty gritty. I am a lazy person and given the chance to be someone else, I would still be... Read More...

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The chocolatiest chocolate cake ever! With secret ingredients ;)

Jayani SenanayakeFebruary 5, 2016

On a day to day basis, we eat healthy. And by eating healthy I don’t mean only blanched, tasteless vegetables and boring old porridge, but food that is home cooked, made from carefully selected ingredients and whenever possible, organic and all natur... Read More...

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Easy Herb Omlette – A tasty & healthy treat

Jayani SenanayakeFebruary 3, 2016

I bet you all look at omlettes like ‘oh it is just an omlette, all eggs and butter and blah”. Well be warned for here comes an omlette that will change your perception of omlettes forever. This was a random, lazy thing that I made the other day. I... Read More...

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Oatmeal cherry bake – Made with homegrown Barbados cherries

Jayani SenanayakeJanuary 24, 2016

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 tropical garden dappled with bright streaks of sunlight surrounded by the many songs of wing... Read More...

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Octopus risotto – With Sri Lankan heirloom rice

Jayani SenanayakeJanuary 22, 2016

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 also noticed that my absolute addiction happens to be risotto. Well if you haven’t noticed,... Read More...

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Saffron Milk – Liquid gold

Jayani SenanayakeJanuary 17, 2016

Saffron. Fragrant, vibrant, rich, irresistible. It’s got the charm and the elegance of a lady – ever so subtle yet poignant and memorable. It is expensive – in fact it is daubed as the most expesnive herb in the world. But one does not mind spending ... Read More...

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Sri Lankan Chickpea curry – creamy, fragrant, delicious!

Jayani SenanayakeJanuary 8, 2016

How would you like a creamy, chunky, fragrant curry spotted with vibrant pieces of red chili and little flavoursome mustard seeds popping with flavour at every bite? That is what this Sri Lankan Chickpea curry really is. My palate is one that love... Read More...

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Who doesn’t like Nasi Goreng?

Jayani SenanayakeJanuary 1, 2016

Who likes Nasi Goreng? Rather the question would be, who doesn’t! Literally meaning “fried rice” in Malay and Indonesian, Nasi Goreng is a much loved Indonesian specialty that we Sri Lankans have embraced and even in some cases, adapted as our own... Read More...

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Spicy apple crumble

Jayani SenanayakeDecember 19, 2015

For me, nothing compares to the smell of apples and spices baking away in the oven. It’s immediately reminiscent of Christmas and warmth it brings with it – the smell of stewing fruit along with aromatic spices. For me, apple crumble or apple pie bak... Read More...

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