Sri Lankan Food & Healthy food recipes Peckish Me

How to pass the COVID-19 Quarantine – Wholemeal Dried Fruit Bread

Jayani SenanayakeMarch 21, 2020

Here’s something to keep your hands busy with while you sit out the Corona. I’ve lost the count of times I’ve made and remade this bread at home – with apricots, sometimes with dates, raisins and prunes and everytime it yields a wonderful read. B... Read More...

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Boost your immunity with Turmeric Milk

Jayani SenanayakeMarch 17, 2020

I hope everybody is keeping safe and are indoors. While I advocate all things adventurous and fun at all times, now is not the time to venture out and explore. Coming from someone like me who finds it very hard to keep still for long, you should ... Read More...

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Tuscian Biscotti with Almonds & Chia seeds

Jayani SenanayakeMarch 1, 2020

I am back baby! It’s been a long time since I posted one of my recipes here. Life has been hectic and in the midst of it all, it’s 2020! 2019 was literally a roller coaster – TV shows, events, collaborations, poetry events, various partnershi... Read More...

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Christmas recipes on Hi TV

Jayani SenanayakeDecember 15, 2019

Hello! Your favorite Sri Lankan Food blogger here :) On my show these days, I'm doing a series of Christmas recipes that are so easy to do that you will be amazed. And Abans, being my preferred choice of kitchen appliances are helping me with their ... Read More...

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Peckish Me – The Cooking show!

Jayani SenanayakeOctober 31, 2019

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 I've been occupied lately is this - Homemade on Hi TV! I've been doing this for quite... Read More...

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White chocolate Cardamom Cake

Jayani SenanayakeJuly 13, 2019

Remember my kitchen mishap not so long ago regarding a cardamom cake? I finally managed to undo my follies (and not repeat the idiotic things that I did the last time) and managed to pull out the most sublime creation of my life. Ladies and gentlemen... Read More...

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Fortyard Cafe & Restaurant

Jayani SenanayakeJuly 4, 2019

Yara Galle Fort Galle Fort – one of my favorite places to be, period. There has always been something that attracts me to this place, something so ancient yet so beautiful that I keep coming back to over and over again. I’ve always been attracted... Read More...

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Peckish Me on HI TV!

Jayani SenanayakeMay 11, 2019

I'm late for this post. But better late than never! Let me break the silence here on the blog and announce that I will be on 'Homecooked" on Hi TV, Tuesdays at 9.30pm. The first episode was aired last Tuesday and there's a rerun of it just to... Read More...

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Dirty Rice – A Creole Specialty

Jayani SenanayakeMay 3, 2019

Ok folks, let’s get down and dirty. I was intrigued by the name really at first. And then I was intrigued by its flavors. Dirty rice is a traditional Creole dish that is jam-packed with flavor and oomph. Why dirty? Because the white rice used in ... Read More...

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Baked Crab

Jayani SenanayakeMarch 23, 2019

Living on a tropical island, seafood to us is second nature. Especially for those of us who love our seafood excessively, dishes like crab become everyday food. Not so much now. Choosing a good, fleshy crab is sometimes a challenge even for us is... Read More...

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Tres Leches – A Mexican Milk Cake Recipe

Jayani SenanayakeMarch 10, 2019

If you ask me what my favorite cake is, chances are you will probably get yourself a list of 5-6 options. And within that list would definitely be tres leches. Tres leches literally translates to “Very milky” which is in essence, what it is. The... Read More...

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Easy baked Octopus

Jayani SenanayakeFebruary 26, 2019

The first time for me cooking with an octopus was a complete disaster. This was many years ago. For starters, it is an intimidating thing to handle. Long, curling tentacles with suction cups that cling to your fingers as you try to clean it is un... Read More...

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Amma’s Sri Lankan Bread Pudding

Jayani SenanayakeFebruary 6, 2019

It would be fair to say that I got this passion for cooking from my mother’s side of the family. Hailing from the south coast of the island, from my grandmother to my aunts and my mother, I come from a long line of passionate and gifted cooks whose ... Read More...

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Journeying through South India

Jayani SenanayakeFebruary 1, 2019

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 within its bosom, I must admit that it is a country that is difficult to love but once you l... Read More...

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