Egg Roti - Delicious Sri Lankan Street Food

These warm, spicy egg rotis are very popular Sri Lankan street food among urban and village folks alike and it is hard to find anyone who has not tasted these. Now that the trend is to make all these street food at home more hygienically, I have taken the opportunity to post my mum’s authentic reci…

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Red Nose Day Cup Cakes recipe - A real showstopper

You can see the moods created on top of the iced cupcake to imply that expressions are unique to us, humans: Cool faces, mild faces, wild faces, glamorous faces with pouting lips, guys with cool glasses, and some sad faces with single tears.  You can set your creative ideas to take over and enjoy d…

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Banana And Walnut Cake - Better Than Starbucks'

The intoxicating scent and sweetness of bananas and the crunchiness of walnuts make this cake the ultimate best you can ever dream of a tea-time cake! In the process of trying to produce something similar to Starbucks’ banana and walnut cake, I ended up creating something far better and simply irres…

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Beetroot rice - A Colourful And Healthy Rice Dish

I can assure you that any kid with fussy eating habits will never say no to this ruby-red beetroot rice! Fill a cup when the rice is still warm, press down and turn over making a dome on a white colour plate. and scatter quarters of boiled eggs around the dome.  Kids will be delighted to see the ru…

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Linguas De Veado - Melt In the Mouth Wine Biscuits Recipe

These sweet little crunchy biscuits are called “Linguas de veado” in Portuguese.   Quite interestingly, when translated into English it means; “Butter cookies in the shape of a large tongue”.  However, I made them round in shape so that they are easier to pop into the mouth and crunch away in secon…

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Nasi Goreng - Delicious Indonesian Fried Rice - step by step easy recipe

This glorious rice dish is a traditional Indonesian one which has now been embraced by other countries in the region and is a culinary star in its own right! This is just a one-pot dish with multiple flavours and no wonder that it gained such a huge popularity.  Indonesian mothers used to serve this …

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Yule Log Cake For Christmas

Bring extra merriness to your Christmas table with this beautiful festive Chocolate Swiss Roll Yule Log cake The interesting history behind the Yule Log I would like to write a bit about the fascinating history of the Yule Log cake here, before writing down the recipe of it. The interesting story is t…

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Sticky Toffee Date Cake - Heavenly Cake Ideal For Christmas!

Spread joy and warmth around, during this festive season with this beautiful cake! The perfect combination of the richness of dates and the sticky sweetness of the toffee sauce make this cake rich, moist, and totally irresistible!  I personally feel this is an ideal cake for Christmas time as it give…

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Victoria Sponge Cake - With Silky Buttercream Icing

This lusciously rich Victoria Sponge cake, topped with creamy butter icing and sandwiched with homemade strawberry jam, is an ideal creation for any occasion. Victoria Sponge, named after Queen Victoria, who was known to enjoy a slice of this cake with her afternoon tea, is now a classic teatime fav…

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