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Date Rolls – Healthy energy bars for any time

Jayani SenanayakeMay 2, 2015

If ever there was guilt-free indulgence, this would be it. Exotic, Middle Eastern, Arabian Nights. The first three words that came to my head upon taking the first bite. It's a lovely, lovely snack, if I may say so myself. I love dates. A few d... Read More...

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Pani Walalu AKA Undu Wel

Jayani SenanayakeApril 13, 2015

I have tasted Pani Walalu from various places, right across the country, made by many, reputed to be "the best" Pani Walalu in the country, but I can very confidently say that NEVER have I tasted Pani Walalu as good as these, my mother's own recipe. ... Read More...

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Narang Kevum AKA Pol Kevum

Jayani SenanayakeApril 13, 2015

Visiting the south coast where my parents were born right before the Sri Lankan New Year for me, is always an adventure. Passing the golden beaches lined with azure water and coconut trees, the wind that kisses you is perfumed by the salty blue of... Read More...

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Mung Kevum AKA Mung Bean Sweets

Jayani SenanayakeApril 13, 2015

This must be the most nutritious sweet of the lot. A mung bean paste coated with a crunchy rice flour paste fried in golden coconut oil. Now doesn't that sound like fun? My mother is extremely fond of this and insists she makes this every year. S... Read More...

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The Kokis Tutorial

Jayani SenanayakeApril 12, 2015

Make kokis, not war, as I always like to say. Covered in batter, side by side with mother, frying kokis as if in competition, laughing at each other's blunders, this is memories in making :) I am covered with oil burns, blisters and cuts, never... Read More...

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Coconut truffles – Exotic & yummy!

Jayani SenanayakeApril 5, 2015

Exotic cz it tastes like that. Honestly, that is the first word that popped into my head once I took a bite. How would you like to bite into a creamy, coconut middle surrounded by a layer of brittle, dark chocolate? This is quite an unassuming but... Read More...

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