Sri Lankan Food & Healthy food recipes Peckish Me

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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Sri Lankan Pork Bistek

Jayani SenanayakeJanuary 10, 2019

If you’ve been following my blog, chances are that you are already well aware of my love for pork. In my book, chicken is the most boring meat on planet earth in the history of mankind, beef slightly better, mutton, an acquired taste and pork, the oh... Read More...

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Parkin – A British Gingerbread Cake

Jayani SenanayakeDecember 5, 2018

It’s there! It’s definitely in the air! December is my favorite month of the year. The sunshine takes on an extra golden hue and the whole atmosphere takes on a festive glow. This is usually my cue to prance around the house with extra energy, imp... Read More...

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The Sunday Roast – Authentically British

Jayani SenanayakeNovember 9, 2018

When Andy and Julie invited us over for dinner, I wasn’t expecting such a feast. I was touched to learn that a Sunday Roast was on the menu as I believe there is no other meal that is close to the heart of the British as this magnanimous treat as ... Read More...

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Cheese Buns

Jayani SenanayakeOctober 13, 2018

I just lurrrve a warm homemade bun just out of the oven now, don’t you? Those who know me, know me to be a little obsessed with making bread. Hands knuckle-deep in dough, working life into it little by little and watching it transform into somethi... Read More...

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Sri Lankan Prawn Curry

Jayani SenanayakeSeptember 25, 2018

It’s about time. Really, I have absolutely no idea I took SO long to write about the world famous Sri Lankan prawn curry. This here is hand down, one of the best culinary creations that we Sri Lankans have gifted to the world and also one of our v... Read More...

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Bacon and Egg Quiche

Jayani SenanayakeSeptember 14, 2018

I’m baaaaaaaaaack! So things have been quite hectic lately. Travelling, personal dilemmas, creative work, personal goals and oh, did I mention that I’m publishing again? I am! This September my first publication Scattered turned 6 years old and... Read More...

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Peckish Me on Life Online

Jayani SenanayakeAugust 10, 2018

Peckish Me seems to be on the spotlight quite a bit for the past couple of weeks. Find the article on http://life.dailymirror.lk/article/33/entertainment/15859/In-Conversation-With-Jayani-Senanayake And check out the com... Read More...

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Stuffed Banana Peppers (Deep Fried Maalu Miris)

Jayani SenanayakeJuly 7, 2018

As a child, everything overwhelmed my senses. Smell, taste, touch, a moving piece of prose, poetry or music, you could say that I was a hypersensitive. (I still am to a certain extent but society and life in general has cured me of it for the most... Read More...

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Classic Chocolate Biscuit Pudding

Jayani SenanayakeJune 26, 2018

I was just floating along the aisles of the Vijitha Yapa recently when I came across this rather unimpressive looking book that looked like any other cookbook written by one of the various self proclaimed cooks in the country. Ceylon Daily News Cooke... Read More...

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Say hello to the Sri Lankan Lamprais!

Jayani SenanayakeJune 19, 2018

Let me talk to you about Lamprais. The wonderfully smelling parcel that comes to you beautifully wrapped in charred banana leaf is not just one dish, but the loving collaboration of many very special recipes unique to the Ducth Burgher community i... Read More...

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