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Home Cook: Sumiitra Yiohan Sooriaarratchi Written by Sharmini Jayawardena A basic butter 🧈 cake recipe that will follow bellow, is the basis by which you can create other flavoured cakes like orange 🍊 cake 🍰 for example, by adding orange juice and orange zest to it. You can even make a …
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By Sharmini Jayawardena Last week, I suddenly remembered my mother’s friend and colleague at Lady Irwin College, New Delhi, India, whom she used to speak of. https://www.leafblogazine.com/2017/12/16/my-mother/ I also remember having a taste of food prepared by her, at a friend’s spend-the-day, birthday party, for which they had got two …
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By home cook Sharmini Jayawardena This recipe is adapted from My Sri Lankan Recipes* via Pinterest. Dhal curry is easily the commonest dish prepared in Sri Lanka, with some households having it on their daily lunch menu! However, dhal is not grown in the Country. It is imported from India. …
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By home cook Sharmini Jayawardena After much waiting in the search for maalu miris, I finally found it at this high end supermarket. I was elated. However, the label on the pack read, Charleston peppers! A quick online search revealed that Charleston peppers are very spicy though similar in colour …
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By home cook Sharmini Jayawardena This is a simple pie for dinner 🥘 🍴 🍽. This is my mother’s recipe. Ingredients 200gms Sausages (I used Nuerenberger Bratwurst) 4 medium-sized Russet, or Idaho potatoes 175-200 gms Butter (I used Australian butter) 4 leaves Basil or a fresh herb of your choice …
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By home cook Pham Thi Diem Thu Coronavirus lock down days are challenging; however, working from home is really good. Here’s a great breakfast we cooked up in no time at all. Grate some cheddar cheese, chop bell peppers, onions and carrot (we used yellow and red peppers). Spread some …
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By home cook Sharmini Jayawardena These fish patties are a great afternoon tea delectable and a party time favourite. They are a great snack and one of many finger foods known as short eats in Sri Lanka. Ingredients for pastry 230 gms all purpose flour 2 tbls butter 3/4 tsp …
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By home cook Sharmini Jayawardena Hi, I just finished making these fish balls and the reviews are raving 😊 Hot! Hot! As they say in Sri Lanka 😊 These are a great party time favourite and are part of a gamut of finger foods of Sri Lanka known as short …
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By home cook Sharmini Jayawardena I find various food blogs online, giving advice on how to choose, cut and wash a bird for cooking, All erroneously misguided information, I’m afraid! I wouldn’t go to FDA standards on anything regarding food. In fact, even though they are considered to be the …
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By Sharmini Jayawardena 🌳In honour of all trees, brought down and yet to be replaced by replanting🌲 Today, I’m dreaming of a lunch of boiled unripe Jak fruit, also known as Kos (Sinhala), which is a favourite simple meal of many Sri Lankans. It is usually eaten with fresh scrapped …
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