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...
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...
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 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...
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...
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...
Happy stained glass-dappled sunshine :)
I just realized that I have never posted anything on salads.
Which is tragic because I love salads! Salads are my ... Read More...
As a child, I detested winged beans.
As a working woman, my mother did not often have the time to both cook and look after us all the time, so it was our dom... Read More...
All of us have had peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and all of us at some point have gotten addicted to the stuff. For me, peanut butter is something that com... Read More...
I bet you all look at omlettes like ‘oh it is just an omlette, all eggs and butter and blah”. Well be warned for here comes an omlette that will change your per... Read More...
To wander among the lush foliage, rejoicing in the fragrant breeze carrying the sweetness of forever blooming flowers, to pick your own produce from your own tr... Read More...
How would you like a creamy, chunky, fragrant curry spotted with vibrant pieces of red chili and little flavoursome mustard seeds popping with flavour at every ... Read More...
Are you, like me, appalled by the sheer volume of prawn heads thrown away every time you bring home some prawns? Well, save them next time – because today, we a... Read More...
