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Embilla – The unknown Sri Lankan fruit

Jayani SenanayakeAugust 11, 2016

Now the advantage of being a new bride is that everybody wants to feed you. The advantage of being a new bride who has left her city home to join her husband in a somewhat village-like setting is that everybody wants to show off their hometown to you... Read More...

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Soursop the Miracle Fruit

Jayani SenanayakeJune 24, 2016

Marriage has changed everything. My surroundings, the people around me, the routines I’ve religiously followed, the schedules, my sleep……the list goes on. It has made me shift residence too. I am a city girl. I like my comforts nearby, supermarkets e... Read More...

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Bread making – Homemade multi grain bread

Jayani SenanayakeMay 28, 2016

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, as if doesn’t care at all. As beautiful as the rain is, it makes me sad what havoc it ca... Read More...

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Beat the heat with this miracle drink

Jayani SenanayakeMarch 31, 2016

It was one of those sweltering hot, all consuming, sweating till you faint kind of days. Hubby boy and I had just arrived at my place for the week and as we were settling down we were both very much feeling the heat. The balcony doors in my room w... 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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Creamy Red Rice Risotto – Sri Lankan style

Jayani SenanayakeMay 17, 2015

It is just recently that I realized that this blog is full of sweet things and that savouries are lacking dearly. It's not that I don't make savoury things, I do. I mainly make those for dinner and since my dearest darling camera is not much of use a... Read More...

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