The chocolatiest chocolate chip cookies
Sometimes I just cannot resist the feeling of wanting to nibble on something so chocolatey that I almost pass out from the richness.
Days like this, I always... Read More...
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Aloe Vera Jelly cleanser
I am sitting under a rickety fan that is trying its best to dispel the heat as I am typing this. Sweat rolls off my brow. It is a warm, warm evening.
Sri Lan... Read More...
Sri Lankan date cake – An essential Avurudu treat
Whenever we were entertaining large groups (of that there were many because there are never small groups when it comes to Sri Lankan gatherings) whether it be f... Read More...
Horchata – A refreshing Mexican Rice Milk
Days are long and sweltering and we in this tropical island haven are heading towards those elongated evenings fanning ourselves under the shady mango tree sipp... 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...
Butter and sugar cookies that melt in the mouth – Only 5 ingredients
The intoxicating smell of butter burning, the thin crackle of the sugar as it breaks the surface, that warmth of browning cookies in the oven on a particularly ... Read More...
Sri Lankan pancakes (Wellawahum)
When us Sri Lankans talk about pancakes, we are talking about luscious treacly coconut filled ones.
I remember walking into a house flooding with the warmth ... Read More...
Valentines Day recipe – Strawberry chocolate tarts
I’ve never celebrated Valentine’s Day. Not even once.
I am rather annoyed with how commercialized everything has become over the years. Roses, fancy candies ... Read More...
Habala pethi aggala (A healthy Sri Lankan rice flakes snack)
When I was small, weekend afternoons always brought in treats. My mother being a working woman would be more or less at leisure during the weekend and we know t... Read More...
Mango breakfast smoothie – Coping with tough times
2017 had the most unpleasant surprise waiting for us. Just as we were getting things back in track for the blog and whatnot, life ladles out calamity. This time... Read More...
Red bean buns – A healthy snack for all times
I must confess. This is an experiment that went absolutely right.
What happened was that I had a whole box of boiled kidney beans from an earlier recipes jus... Read More...
Grapes in wine – What to do with leftover wine
…other than disposing of it down one’s own throat that is.
Christmas and New Year celebrations had come and gone and lots of wine bottles with varying amount... Read More...
Celebrate New Year with this delicious Apple cake
As blessed with natural treasures as our paradise island is, it is not gifted with heaving apple trees laden with glossy fruit. We do however, are blessed with ... Read More...