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Quiche Parmentier
Ingredients 800g potatoes 300g carrots 1 onion 250g half cream cheese 3 eggs 100ml milk 120g gruyere cheese 1 bunch of parsley 1 tsp salt 1 pinch of nut meg grated A little pepper Method Roughly grate the potatoes, carottes and onion into a bowl. Add the half cream cheese, grate the gruyere cheese, milk, add the beaten eggs, parsley, salt, nutmeg and pepper. Mix in all the ingredients. Take a spring form cake pan and line it, pour in the mixture and bake in a cake pan at 220

Manique Abayasekara
22 hours ago1 min read


Prawn bake on top of stove
Ingredients 500g Prawns 2 large onions 3 (1/2) coloured peppers 2 large Tomatoes Olive Oil 3 slices of butter Mozzarella Cheese Pepper salt Lemon/Lime juice Crushed Garlic Aluminum foil roll and an Aluminum Baking box Method Wash all the vegetables, drain well. Wash the prawns, dry with paper towel and then add saffron and lime juice and keep aside to drain. Cut the onions into half and slice them. Then cut the peppers into half and slice them. Cut the tomatoes into slices.

Manique Abayasekara
3 days ago2 min read


Easy Waffles - another method
I made 14 waffles with this quantity Ingredients 2 cups all-purpose flour 2 tbsp granulated sugar 1 tbsp baking powder ½ tsp salt 2 cups milk 2 large eggs ½ cup unsalted butter (melted)/vegetable oil 1 tsp vanilla extract Method Turn on and preheat your waffle maker according to the manufacturer's instructions. Mix Dry Ingredients: In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Mix Wet Ingredients: In a separate medium bowl, beat the eggs, then st

Manique Abayasekara
3 days ago1 min read


Ice Coffee Slush for Betty Bossi Ice Cream Machine
Ingredients 2 tsp Instant Coffee 200 ml Sweetened Condensed milk 2 tsp Vanilla Essence add drinking water to make 250 ml in total Method Take a jug and add the condensed milk then add the coffee and vanilla essence. Add in some hot water and dissolve the coffee. Then add water upto to 250 ml in total and stir the mixture well. Now pour it into the Betty Bossi container for the freezer. Nescafe Condensted Milk Vanilla Made Slush This can be left for less than 24 hours in the

Manique Abayasekara
6 days ago1 min read


Kathurumurunga Mallum (Hummingbird or Agati)
It is a quick leafy stir fry to be eaten with rice** Ingredients 2 cups Kathurumurunga (Agati) Leaves 3/4 cups fresh/frozen grated coconut 1 tbsp coconut oil 1 tbsp crushed fresh garlic 1 tsp cinnamon powder 1/4 cup onion sliced 2 green chilis sliced 1" pandan leaf 4 curry leaves, sliced 1/2 tsp turmeric powder a pinch of pepper powder 1/2 tsp raw curry powder salt to taste 1 tablespoon lime juice Method Scoop of the leaves from the branches into a dish and wash them and

Manique Abayasekara
Oct 251 min read


Forest Animal Cookies
Ingredients 185 g butter 1 cup castor sugar 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract 2 1/2 cup flour 1 egg 1 egg yolk Method Preheat the oven to 180 c. Cut butter into cubes. Then in a electric mixer mix the cool cubed butter, sugar and vanilla until smooth. Add the flour, egg and egg yolk and process until the mixture forms a soft dough Take the dough out of the processor and knead slightly bringing it together in ball and wrap it in cling film and place in the fridge for 30 minutes. Doug

Manique Abayasekara
Oct 252 min read


Baked Potato Cheese Donuts
Ingredients 4 medium potatoes 1 cup grated cheese 1/2 cup carrots 1/2 cup peas 1/2 cup sweet corn 1/2 cup bell peppers 2 tbsp fresh parsley 1 cup flour, (plus a little extra if needed) ½ tsp garlic powder ½ tsp onion powder ½ tsp paprika ½ tsp black pepper Salt to taste 1 egg a little olive oil Optional - (Vegetable Oil, for deep frying) Method Wash and put the potatoes into a pan and boil until soft. Drain well and place them in a bowl. Mash thoroughly with a potato masher u

Manique Abayasekara
Oct 72 min read


Whole wheat flour waffles
Ingredients 2¼ cups whole wheat flour ¼ cup granulated sugar 1 tbsp baking powder ¾ tsp salt 2 cups milk ½ cup unsalted butter 3 large eggs 2 tsp vanilla extract Method Preheat the waffle iron. I keep it on high heat. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. In another bowl add in the room temperature milk, the melted butter, eggs, vanilla and whisk . Pour the milk mixture into the flour mixture and stir together just until combined.

Manique Abayasekara
Sep 281 min read


Stir Fry Chicken and Cabbage
Ingredients For the marination 2 Chicken Breast 2 tsp Soy Sauce 2 tsp Sesame Oil ¼ tsp Baking soda 1 tsp Cornstarch Stir-fry ingredients 1 Tbsp Garlic ½ Head Cabbage 1 Tbsp Oyster Sauce 1 Tbsp Soya Sauce 1 tsp Dark Soya Sauce 3 pcs red chilies 1 bunch spring onions 1 tbsp Korean Savoury/Spicy/Sweet Gochujang Paste (Optional) A little oil Method Wash and slice the chicken breast into slices, add into a bowl, add the soya oil, sesame oil, cornstarch and banking soda and ni

Manique Abayasekara
Sep 71 min read


Nougat Gummies
Ingredients 280 g mini marshmallows 30 g butter 175 g white chocolate chips/grated 1 cup fruit gum drops dots or round jujups Method I used a slab of white chocolate. Since I used large marshmallows I cut them into smaller pieces. I also cut the gummies into pieces. Line a pan with parchment paper. Ingredients Cut into pieces I used a mix of Jujups too Mixed butter marshmallow and chocolate In a saucepan melt butter and chocolate on low heat till completely smooth, I added m

Manique Abayasekara
Aug 281 min read


Chocolate Biscuit Pudding with Biscoff
Ingredients 150 g Biscuits (Biscoff/speculoos) 25 g cup Sugar 15 g Cocoa Powder 1/2 cup water 1/2 tbsp butter 2nd step 1 cups milk 15g cocoa powder 33g sugar 15g corn flour I used a silicon mould for this Method Take a bowl and break the biscuits. In a small saucepan add the sugar and cocoa powder and mix together, then add the water and bring to a boil. With a hand whisk keep mixing. Add Butter and cook till thick. Cool completely. Pour over biscuits. Grease a mould and put

Manique Abayasekara
Jul 251 min read


Fluffy Pancakes
with stewed cherries, stewed Peaches and custard!! Ingredients 2 cups all-purpose 1/4 cup granulated sugar 4 tsp baking powder 1/4 tsp baking soda* 1/2 tsp salt 1 and 3/4 cups milk 1/4 cup/ 57 gm butter 2 tsp pure vanilla extract 1 large egg Method Take a large bowl and add the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Mix together with a plastic wire whisk. Melt the butter and keep aside. Then make a well in the center and add in the milk, slightly cooled butter, va

Manique Abayasekara
Jul 251 min read


Eggless Chocolate Mousse
Ingredients STEP 1 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips (I used Milk chocolate slabs) ½ cup heavy whipping cream STEP 2 ⅔ cup chilled heavy whipping cream (for whipping) 2 tbsp Icing sugar ¼ tsp vanilla extract for the filling as layers in between 12 sponge fingers a little milk and a dish Method To layer a dish or mould with chocolate I took a slab of dark chocolate, broke it into pieces and put in a Stainless steel bowl. I kept a small saucepan with a little water to boil and of

Manique Abayasekara
Jul 252 min read


Roasted Apples
Ingredients 3 apples 100 g of butter 1 tbsp brown sugar 1 tsp cinnamon powder Method Wash the apples and cut out the core. Then slice into cubes or lengthwise. Place the butter in a pan and when it melts drop in the apples, sugar and cinnamon. Ingredients on high heat Ready made roasted apples Keep on high heat and lower to low and keep for some time till apples are tender. Then increase the heat again and roast the apples till golden brown. Now they are ready to be eaten w

Manique Abayasekara
May 261 min read


Green Gram/Mung Bean Sambal
Ingredients 4 tbsp of Coconut/Olive oil A sprig of curry leaves 2 green chilis 1 large onion 1/2 tsp of Turmeric powder 1/2 tsp mustard seed 1/2 tsp of chili flakes 1 cup boiled green gram 3/4 cup of fresh/desiccated coconut Salt/Pepper to taste Juice of half a lime Method Slice the onion, cut the green chilies. Ingredients Green Gram Cooked Green Gram Place a frying pan over medium heat. Place the oil in the pan and when hot add in the curry leaves, green chili, chopped onio

Manique Abayasekara
May 231 min read


How to make Green Gram(Mung Bean)
Ingredients 250g Mung Bean/Green Gram Water Salt Method How to boil the gram Add the Green Gram to a large bowl and completely submerge it in water and soak overnight. Drain this water and add fresh water. I usually soak it for around 2 hours and drain the water add new water and salt and cook in pressure cooker or on the stove in a normal saucepan. Add water around an inch above the green gram and cook until the green gram is soft add salt to taste. Drain the water in to ano

Manique Abayasekara
May 231 min read


Strawberry Dessert with Cream & Sponge Fingers
This made 12 square portions Ingredients Step 1 300 g Sponge Fingers 150 ml milk Step 2 500 ml whipping cream 100 g icing sugar 300 g strawberries Step 3 200 g strawberries 100 g sugar 20 g corn flour Method Wash and hull the strawberries and weigh them into 2 bowls. Ingredients Sponge fingers-Milk Sugar Corn flour Strawberries Put the milk in a bowl and put the sponge fingers soak each and place in a Pyrex dish. Depending on the size of the dish cut the sponge fingers into

Manique Abayasekara
May 231 min read


Vanilla Ice Cream for Betty Bossi Ice Cream Machine
I got this Ice Cream machine from my two daughters for my birthday!! Betty Bossi Ice Cream Machine Ingredients 200 ml whole milk 100 ml half-and-half cream 1 fresh egg 40 g sugar 1 vanilla pod Method In a saucepan, whisk together the milk, cream, egg, and sugar. Split the vanilla pod lengthwise, scrape out the seeds, add both, and bring to the brink of boiling over medium heat without stopping stirring. Ingredients Kept to boil on medium heat Strained after stirring Immediate

Manique Abayasekara
May 62 min read


Chocolate Biscuit Pudding with Fudge Frosting
Ingredients 1 pkt Marie biscuits/petit Beurre a little milk Fudge Frosting Method I took a silicon mould and spread a little of the fudge frosting at the bottom of the mould and on the sides. Tap the mould on the counter so that the fudge fills the crevices/ridges - I then put the mould in the freezer for around 15 minutes till I started on the biscuits. Silicon Mould Biscuits soaked in milk Fudge frosting I then took out the mould from the freezer. I took a dish and poured

Manique Abayasekara
May 51 min read


Fresh Mango in Jelly
Ingredients 1 fresh mango 1 pkt Jelly 2 tsp Gelatin powder or 6 g (3 sheets leaf Gelatin) 250 ml Boiling water less than 250 iced water Method Wash peel and slice cubes of Mango, keep aside. Make a Jelly as instructed on the packet. Put the gelatin in a bowl and add a little boiling water and mix or soak the sheets in cold water squeeze out and add to hot jelly mix. Add this to the hot Jelly and mix well. Mango washed Mango peeled and cubed Mango cubes placed in dish Place th

Manique Abayasekara
May 21 min read


Chocolate Cherry Nougat Squares
Ingredients 225 g marshmallow fluff 1 cup powdered sugar 30 ml cherry syrup 340 g milk chocolate Method Melt the milk chocolate and keep aside. My tub of marshmallow fluff was 180g, so I added 75g Icing sugar and 22.5 ml cherry syrup. I used 200 g of milk chocolate couverture. Take a bowl, add the marshmallow fluff, powdered sugar, cherry syrup and fold until a thick, fluffy pink nougat forms. Ingredients Marshmallow, icing sugar and cherry syrup Kept to set in fridge Melt t

Manique Abayasekara
Apr 251 min read


Easy Waffles - another method
Ingredients 2¼ cups all-purpose flour ¼ cup granulated sugar 1 tbsp baking powder ¾ tsp salt 2 cups milk (room Temperature) ½ cup (113g) unsalted butter melted 2 large eggs 2 tsp vanilla extract Method Preheat the waffle iron. (keep it on high heat) In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. In a blender whisk together the milk, melted butter, eggs, and vanilla. Ingredients Blend Milk, butter, eggs Flour and Milk Mixture Pour the milk m

Manique Abayasekara
Apr 221 min read
