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...
When us Sri Lankans talk about pancakes, we are talking about luscious treacly coconut filled ones.
I remember walking into a house flooding with the warmth ... Read More...
So sometimes I have these HUMONGOUS carb cravings.
I generally avoid carbs in day to day life and stick to proteins and fiber-rich food which keep me full an... Read More...
When I was small, weekend afternoons always brought in treats. My mother being a working woman would be more or less at leisure during the weekend and we know t... 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...
It’s flu season here.
Mornings are chilly and getting out of your snug, warm bed takes some extra effort. Pulling on some pants/dress/skirt, stepping into th... 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...
An amazingly silky lamb risotto recipe
Like any full blooded Lankan, I’m a rice person. While I don’t always indulge in the Sri Lankan rice and curry especially... 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...
Sago. We eat it as a pudding, we eat it to remedy the “heat” in our body, we mostly drink it, usually in the morning as it is said to be a “cooling” food. Let’s... Read More...
A truly Sri Lankan Pork recipe to cherish
There are 3 words that make the eyes of any full blooded pork-eating Sri Lankan here or abroad bulge, light up, spark... 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...
It's 4 o'clock and the smell of freshly baked bread, roast paan, kimbula banis and tea banis emanating from our neighborhood bakery would wake us gently from ou... Read More...
