Ahh the unending joys of motherhood, I’ve been put on a fabulous new diet. Dairy and Soy free. The doctor hopes it’ll help Mister C stop spitting up so much. I’m hoping it’ll help drop those post pregnancy pounds that refuse to budge. This new diet has a multitude of challenges that come with it,…
Category: Sweet Treats
Ginger Brulee
I read the Guardian. I know that might change your opinion of me, but it’s true. For a while now they’ve been publishing a piece called “How to cook the perfect….” and it always catches my eye. The premise is simple. They choose an iconic dish, fried chicken for example. Then they research recipes by…
Black Tea and Ginger Friands
A long time ago, in a land far far away (Sri Lanka), my great grandfather set up a tea factory in the hills of Ratnapura. It still stands there today and is run by my great-uncle. It makes stellar tea and if you’re in the market for some Single Origin estate Ceylon Tea, there’s no…
Unduwel – Panni Walalu
Growing up, we had a friend called S. She would visit us in the holidays and pester us to entertain her…apparently it was our duty. She would arrive very early in the morning and wake us up. She would then ask us to make her holidays fun…we were none too impressed. We would have to…
Coffee cake with caramel meringue buttercream and caramel chips
This is a recipe I’ve adapted. Credit for the original cake recipe goes to the lovely ladies at Exclusively Food and the icing is based on a Martha Stewart one. Coffee buttercake Ingredients 225g (1 1/2 cups) self-raising flour 75g (1/2 cup) plain flour 150g butter, chopped and softened (if using unsalted butter, add 1/4…
Cheesecake in a cup
Nuwan and I have developed an unhealthy habit of having dessert every day. So much for both our grand plans to lose weight. Here’s something I like to call cheesecake in a cup and I love it because it’s full of stuff I always have in the fridge and cupboard Ingredients 6 biscuits (I used…
Lemon-passionfruit Meringue Tart
Ingredients One tart shell baked through (I used this recipe from my friend Nat’s blog). Of course, if you’re not GF just use plain old normal flour. Lemon/ passion filling 1/3 cup lemon juice 1/3 cup passion fruit pulp (if you don’t have this just use entirely lemon 4 eggs at room temperature 2.5 tablespoons…
Passionfruit Marshmallows
I’ve been experimenting with marshmallows lately. It’s something we’ve been making for years in my family according to the classic Doreen Peiris recipe. A simple treat to make and one that made store bought marshmallows pale in comparison. With our influx of visitors we also have a special treat that is very hard to find…
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