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Cappuccino and Banana ice cream
No Ice cream machine needed Ingredients 3 ripe bananas 1 tsp pure vanilla extract ½ cup cold brewed coffee ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder...

Manique Abayasekara
May 21, 20221 min read
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Apple roses
to make 6 roses Ingredients 2 red apples– ½ juice of a lemon A bowl of water 3 Tbsp Apricot jam 2 Tbsp of water Cinnamon powder Puff...

Manique Abayasekara
May 21, 20221 min read
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Potatoes from budding
To keep potatoes from budding, place an apple in the bag with the potatoes.

Manique Abayasekara
May 20, 20221 min read
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Strawberry, White Chocolate Mousse Dessert
Ingredients Crust 9 oz (250 g) digestive biscuits/graham crackers 6 tbsp (80 g) butter, melted White Chocolate Mousse 7 oz (200g) white...

Manique Abayasekara
May 20, 20222 min read
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Lasagne
Home made recipe on top and shop bought recipe at bottom Ingredients sheets of lasagne 150 g Grated Mozzarella cheese Pasta sauce White...

Manique Abayasekara
May 20, 20222 min read
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Date and Ginger Sticky Pudding
Ingredients 1 cup (140g) seeded dried dates 1/4 cup (55g) glazed ginger 1 teaspoon bicarbonate soda 1 cup (250ml) boiling water 50g...

Manique Abayasekara
May 19, 20221 min read
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Pol Roti or Coconut Roti - a type of bread
Ingredients 2 cups all-purpose flour 2 cups fresh grated coconut 1 tsp baking powder Salt to taste A little water needed a chopping...

Manique Abayasekara
May 19, 20221 min read
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Lion Lager Beer bottle cake
I made two square cakes, one vanilla and one strawberry sponge. Then I cut rings of each colour and with white buttercream icing...

Manique Abayasekara
May 18, 20221 min read
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Frozen Themed cake
Every little girl's dream - from the Walt Disney Animation "FROZEN" I made a 12 inch sponge, made blue and white butter cream icing, iced...

Manique Abayasekara
May 17, 20221 min read
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Shards for Frozen Theme cake
Ingredients 3 3/4 cups white granulated sugar 1 1/2 cups light corn syrup 1 cup water 1 Tsp Vanilla extract- make sure that you use a non...

Manique Abayasekara
May 17, 20221 min read
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Naan Recipe - Easy
Ingredients 1 teaspoon sugar 1/2 cup warm water 1/4 oz/7 gm active Dry yeast 2 1/4 cups flour 1/2 cup plain yogurt 1 tablespoon oil Oil...

Manique Abayasekara
May 14, 20221 min read
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M&M Gravity pouring cake
Stuff needed Any cake batter of your choice 2 straws - one with bent top 1 balloon holder 1 bag of M&Ms some cotton wool a small slab of...

Manique Abayasekara
May 14, 20221 min read
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Ham and Cheese Rolls
Ingredients Ham Slices Cheese Slices Mustard paste Pastry Sheet Method Roll out the pastry to a rectangle, rub mustard paste on it, then...

Manique Abayasekara
May 12, 20221 min read
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Kokis or a Crispy savoury biscuit
Ingredients 1 cup Rice flour ¾ cup Wheat flour 1 thick cup Coconut milk Pinch Salt 1 tsp Cumin seeds Pinch of saffron Egg (optional)...

Manique Abayasekara
May 12, 20221 min read
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Cutlets or Fried Fish Balls
Ingredients 1 Tin fish 4 big Potatoes 2 green chili (optional) 1 large onion pepper salt 1 juice of a lime for the coating bread crumbs 1...

Manique Abayasekara
May 11, 20221 min read
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Egg Curry
Ingredients 4 Eggs oil for stir fry 1 Onion 1 Green chili 1 ripe tomato 1 inch ginger 5 cloves of garlic hand full of curry leaves 3...

Manique Abayasekara
May 10, 20221 min read
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Pilau rice
Ingredients 1tsp cumin seeds 1tbsp ghee or oil 1 onion, peeled and chopped 4 cardamom pods 4 cloves 1tbsp turmeric 250g basmati rice 2...

Manique Abayasekara
May 10, 20221 min read
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Fresh Orange Juice
Ingredients 5 Fresh Oranges sugar if needed Orange Juicer machine Method Wash and cut oranges in half, Plug on the machine and keep half...

Manique Abayasekara
May 7, 20221 min read
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Yogurt dessert
from my sis in law Kalyani Goonetilleke Ingredients I tin condensed milk 500 ml yogurt 1 tbsp gelatine Can of any fruit-e.g.-peaches...

Manique Abayasekara
May 7, 20221 min read
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Cotton-soft Japanese sponge cake
(See below for double quantity) Ingredients 2/3 cup/85g all-purpose flour 1/4 teaspoon salt 4 tablespoons/56g unsalted butter 1/3...

Manique Abayasekara
May 7, 20223 min read
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Chocolate Biscuit Cake/Dessert
Ingredients 400g whipping cream 500g chocolate 1 pkt rectangular sweet or plain biscuits Method In a pan bring 400g whipping cream to a...

Manique Abayasekara
Apr 19, 20221 min read
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Russian/Condensed Milk Buttercream
This is a very easy recipe - just two ingredients Condensed Milk and Butter Ingredients 500 g salted/unsalted Butter 1 small tin...

Manique Abayasekara
Apr 19, 20221 min read
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