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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


Potatoes from budding
To keep potatoes from budding, place an apple in the bag with the potatoes.

Manique Abayasekara
May 20, 20221 min read


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


Peach Jelly Dessert
Ingredients 2 (3 ounce) packages of peach flavoured Jelly 3 1/2 cups boiling water (total needed) 1 1/4 cups cold water 3/4 cup cold...

Manique Abayasekara
Apr 17, 20221 min read
