Foods

Recipes for the New Year

Sri Lankans celebrate ’Aluth Avurudu’ (Sinhala) and ’Puththandu’ (Tamil), in the month of Bak (April). It is a harvest festival which

Recipe Colombo Hot Sandwich

In all honesty, I am typically a savoury kinda person. Yes I do adore my melting mounds of chocolate filled goodness and gladness but give me a fish pastry and I’m in a different kinda foodie heaven as well. So the excitement was beyond me when

5 Places For Avurudu Goodies

Avurudu is once again around the corner and we're back to square one. Why? Mostly because we're incredibly busy with our work

Avurudu Recipes

Kokis - another much loved Avurudu delight, which both kids and adults adore alike. The traditional dish that’s made by deep frying

5 Beverage Recipes

What better way to beat the heat than to cool down with an icy cold beverage? These recipes are easy to make and they feature

ISSO

Colombo 5 is unquestionably a hotspot for gastronomic variety and its latest offering, ISSO, will no doubt make its presence felt.

The t-Lounge by Dilmah

From the moment you are greeted at the door to when you sit, are handed the menu and a chilled welcome drink, The t Lounge by

Recipe Sweet Murukku

This is one snack and Avurudu treat that we can never get tired of. Although this dish being a New Year specialty it is still available in most places around Sri Lanka all year around. After all, who can simply wait for the New Year to taste, and savour the sugar coated crispy on the outside and soft and crunchy on the inside, mouth watering delicacy that gets your taste buds tingling!

Recipe Banana Split Brownie Pie

Dear readers, I did indeed make a valiant attempt to include a healthy meal to be cooked for your dear family this week. But disaster loomed in the form of this heavenly concoction of strawberries,

TSC Savoury Omelette

You might be thinking that I am trying to teach you an extremely basic recipe and well you’re not entirely wrong. To cook an egg is almost effortless I admit, but this particular method I had to share because I believe it would be utmost useful to you.

Crunch

Tasty and homemade are what really define the items on the menu at Crunch, a little café located down Templars Road in Mount

E Café

Joining the ever increasing number of cafés sprouting around Colombo is E Café, situated opposite Police Park in Colombo 5. It's a

Strawberry Cream Shortbread Dessert

With the recent festivities enjoyed by one and all, desserts and everything sweet are a plenty full for all to enjoy. I’ve got another one to tickle your taste-buds. In my defense there is fruit involved, so I believe we’ve at least tried to incorporate one of the daily food groups!

Cafe Kumbuk

Thanks to Cafe Kumbuk, the new kid on the block and the latest addition to Colombos cafe scene, healthy eating has never felt

Naniyori Japanese Restaurant

The general notion is that Japanese food is expensive but over the last few years thanks to Naniyori Japanese Restaurant, it has

Sopapilla Bites

Interesting as the title sounds, these Mexican delights are infact gobulets of heavenly goodness. Golden and luscious, oozing with dusted sugar and sweet honey, they are indeed a love story waiting to

TSC Cookie Dough Pots

To know if you are a cookie dough fanatic, ask yourself these two questions. Do you make cookies just to eat the dough? Is there a significantly less amount of cookies than what the recipe indicates due to your cookie dough indulgence?

SNOG Frozen Yogland

Coming across a frozen yoghurt (froyo) outlet in the city is always something to be happy about, especially at this time of year when

TSC Sausage & Potato Bake

When you have a full time job that extends pass your contractually obligated hours, cooking becomes a tedious task.

Recipe Lemon Pepper Fish Parcels

Cooking for children is indeed quite a strange but riveting experience. Serve my children a piece of nutritious fish and they’ll run a mile and even jump in the lake. There are groans galore and sudden onsets of stomach bugs and various ailments being presented, even down to a niggling little toe.

Cuisine of Odisha

The East Indian state of Odisha, formerly known as Orissa is a heaven for foodies. With a culinary tradition spanning centuries 

Cake Walk

If you live in Wattala, I would suggest you try out Cake Walk as they bake some decent homemade cakes. 

Caf Mocha by Barista

Colombo’s favourite coffee house chain Barista Lavazza recently opened doors to a brand new coffee experience at what was

Recipe French Breakfast Puffs

Please, dearest culinary friends do not get discouraged by the fancy name of this detectable treat - French puffs. To me, these puffs, as they are ridiculously called remind of those special teatime moments spent as a child where I was given the luxurious task of biting into a heavenly slice of