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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
I have a prettiness for you this Christmas :)
For all of you craving for something other than the traditional tastes of fruit cake, Christmas pudding and the... Read More...
Evergreen fir trees, the ones we refer to as Christmas trees have a history that runs well beyond the years of the Christ. These trees have been used in winter ... Read More...
I love cooking and baking in December. Everything smells like aging wine, spice and ripening fruits in honey and your heart is brimming with a joy that you cann... Read More...
Let me start by saying – this cake is famous. It is in fact, a bit of a celebrity.
During my little stint at the Good Market (Yes, I’ve had a tiny little sta... Read More...
Peckish Me is in full holiday overdrive. No excuses.
There is something about December. The air is crisp and even sunlight seems to be brighter than the usua... Read More...
When I was a kid, trips to the supermarket always excited me. Not that it is any different now (ask my husband, he will tell you) but being a child, I was more ... Read More...
This is one of the easiest dessert recipes out there...
We Sri Lankans love our Marie biscuits. We love munching on it at random or in between meals, dunking i... Read More...
Blondies are my new obsession.
No, not THOSE blondies, the ones that you bake in the oven and eat.
Ok now that sounds even more disturbing.
Anyways, I ... Read More...
