Remember my kitchen mishap not so long ago regarding a cardamom cake? I finally managed to undo my follies (and not repeat the idiotic things that I did the las... Read More...
Did I tell you how much we love our meats?
Mutton and pork being two of the most beloved meats in the household, I like to try out different methods of prepa... Read More...
A treat for the Dornish Lords & Ladies
I can just imagine the lords and ladies of Dorne sitting around devouring Gulab Jamuns, syrup trickling down their c... 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...
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...
‘Tis the season to be jolly, and also the season for fattening up without the regrets.
Nights in our tropical island are slightly chilly these days and what ... Read More...
Every Saturday morning a smokey, delightfully spicy yet surprisingly mild mist nudges my nostrils. It envelopes me in a cloud and fills me with delicious dreams... Read More...
The first time I saw thumba karavila was when I was a child. “Amma what are these?” an excited me asked my mother who had just returned from the Farmers’ Market... Read More...
Anyone who knows me knows that I have a thing for pork.
A VERY big thing for pork.
While it is not something that we eat every day, it is definitely somet... Read More...
Saffron. Fragrant, vibrant, rich, irresistible. It’s got the charm and the elegance of a lady – ever so subtle yet poignant and memorable. It is expensive – in ... Read More...
So here I am breaking a two week long silence. Times have been crazy, 'crazy' being an understatement. But finally I am here, looking at a blissfully long weeke... Read More...
