The first time for me cooking with an octopus was a complete
disaster. This was many years ago.
For starters, it is an intimidating thing to handle. Long,
c... Read More...
I just lurrrve a warm homemade bun just out of the oven now, don’t you?
Those who know me, know me to be a little obsessed with making bread. Hands knuckle-d... Read More...
As a child, everything overwhelmed my senses.
Smell, taste, touch, a moving piece of prose, poetry or music, you could say that I was a hypersensitive. (I st... 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...
Everything’s in bloom! With the approach of April and the dawn of the Sinhala and Tamil New Year, it seems as though nature itself is preparing to welcome the f... Read More...
I am not quite sure when exactly my love affair with Spain began. Was it while watching Spanish movies in which the languid speech of the dashing performers rol... Read More...
Well, I’ve done it again.
What is it you ask. It is posting a recipe that was meant for Christmas after the day because I was too lazy to do the work related... Read More...
Sri Lanka is just your typical, ordinary island in the sun. We drink coconuts out of the tree and eat seafood right off the ocean, wear coconut leaves around ou... Read More...
For us Sri Lankans living in a tiny island surrounded by water, seafood is a staple as the air that we breathe.
Glistening blue waters fringing the golden sa... Read More...
Today I’m writing about a dish that changed my perception of cabbage. The Sri Lankan cabbage mallum, or gowa mallum as we Sri Lankans as we know it is a househo... Read More...
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...
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...
This deliciously refreshing mint chutney is ideal with rice (especially with biryani, wadei, dosai and basically anything. I sometimes even have it with bread!
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