Did you know that you can make butter at home?
I didn’t! which is why this is all sounding all scienc-y – fancy to me. In any case, I am still much wowed by ... Read More...
Grab a packet of sugar-laden cereal off the shelf and gobble it down with some milk –. Or slather a slice of bread (that too grabbed off the shelf) and wolf it ... Read More...
Here’s one for the date lovers. Date stuffed cookies or pop tarts if you may, I really don’t have a name for it though. Just that these are luscious and delicio... Read More...
Once a year, the whole family, mother, father, brother and myself flanked by a plethora of family friends and their families head down to Katharagama to pay hom... Read More...
From the ancient days, the jack tree was so useful that it was considered akin to a God by Sri Lankans. Every part of the tree is put to use - the young fruit o... Read More...
It is believed that rice pudding was brought to Spain centuries ago during the Moorish occupation of the Iberian Peninsula. This rice pudding had travelled a lo... Read More...
If you’ve never met my mother or me, chances are you’ve probably not really had a proper Sri Lankan Iced Coffee.
Before writing this post, I scoured the worl... Read More...
I had grapes. Lots and lots of grapes. And I was sick of having grape juice.
That’s when I decided to try out this wonderfully easy grape tart. It took me se... Read More...
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...
We Sri Lankans not only eat our cashew. We cook them.
April brings with it an abundant harvest of cashew nuts, strewn under trees for the picking. Several ye... Read More...
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...
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...
It starts with the crisp hiss of deliciousness hitting hot oil. A whiff of cinnamon, cardamom and clove later, what follows is a mishmash of aromas evoking isla... Read More...
A clay pot, a sputtering open fire, milk frothing at the mouth of the pot and sizzling as it dribbles down the heated surface, a toasted coconut aroma that make... Read More...
