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Pantry Recipes to the rescue!

Jayani SenanayakeMarch 21, 2020

Here's some Quarantine-Friendly recipes to make while at home Under house arrest due to curfew, quarantine and COVID-19 in general? Fear not, you don’t need to step outside your pantry to make these recipes. Pantry meals are some of my favorite t... Read More...

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Bacon and Egg Quiche

Jayani SenanayakeSeptember 14, 2018

I’m baaaaaaaaaack! So things have been quite hectic lately. Travelling, personal dilemmas, creative work, personal goals and oh, did I mention that I’m publishing again? I am! This September my first publication Scattered turned 6 years old and... Read More...

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Classic Chocolate Biscuit Pudding

Jayani SenanayakeJune 26, 2018

I was just floating along the aisles of the Vijitha Yapa recently when I came across this rather unimpressive looking book that looked like any other cookbook written by one of the various self proclaimed cooks in the country. Ceylon Daily News Cooke... Read More...

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Grilled chicken Spaghetti – Comfort in a bowl <3

Jayani SenanayakeFebruary 10, 2017

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 and revitalized. Carbs slow me down and make me put on grotesquely and I can’t have that. Wi... Read More...

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Spiced banana cake with nuts

Jayani SenanayakeDecember 9, 2016

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 stall there, just for the heck of it for like a very few weeks and I still can’t believe I di... Read More...

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Baked cauliflower casserole

Jayani SenanayakeAugust 29, 2016

An easy dinner idea for a weekday Eating healthy for me is a way of life with an occasional indulgence in the middle. Getting hubby boy to eat healthy, well that is another story altogether. It’s cauliflower season here and big, white pimply glo... Read More...

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Sri Lankan Tea buns

Jayani SenanayakeAugust 19, 2016

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 our afternoon naps, and we would stagger and stumble out of bed, squeezing the last dregs of... Read More...

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Creamy Chicken with Tarragon and Leeks

Jayani SenanayakeJuly 29, 2016

I think I have declared my love for all things creamy before. If you haven’t read that post, and if it hasn’t been evident from the excess of creamy recipes that I share, check out this creamy prawn pasta, mushroom and ricotta ravioli, Gratin Dauphin... Read More...

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Bibikkan – Sri Lankan coconut cake

Jayani SenanayakeApril 19, 2016

First Avrudu out of home. It didn’t really seem like Avrudu, not without Mother’s constant kitchen hustle and bustle and the smell of oil cake cooking at odd hours in the night. A new place that I am yet to call as home, yet I tried my best to make i... Read More...

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Easy Herb Omlette – A tasty & healthy treat

Jayani SenanayakeFebruary 3, 2016

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 perception of omlettes forever. This was a random, lazy thing that I made the other day. I... Read More...

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Octopus risotto – With Sri Lankan heirloom rice

Jayani SenanayakeJanuary 22, 2016

Anyone who has been following this blog would have noticed that I am obsessed with Italian fare. And among the “Italian fare” the constant follower would have also noticed that my absolute addiction happens to be risotto. Well if you haven’t noticed,... Read More...

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Who doesn’t like Nasi Goreng?

Jayani SenanayakeJanuary 1, 2016

Who likes Nasi Goreng? Rather the question would be, who doesn’t! Literally meaning “fried rice” in Malay and Indonesian, Nasi Goreng is a much loved Indonesian specialty that we Sri Lankans have embraced and even in some cases, adapted as our own... Read More...

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Seafood Fettuccine

Jayani SenanayakeNovember 21, 2015

I have developed a craving towards seafood as of late. And pasta. And everything creamy. It’s normal, I have these cravings from time to time. I think seafood and creamy sauces go exceptionally well. And then I come across these lovely baby clams the... Read More...

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Pumpkin spiced cake

Jayani SenanayakeOctober 31, 2015

It’s Halloween today and if I don’t post up a pumpkin recipe, it would definitely be out of character. Especially since I’ve been busy making a few things with it for the past few weeks. I like all things pumpkin – the Sri Lanka pumpkin curry bein... Read More...

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