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Cupcakes: Some of you have trouble with your cupcakes RISING! Start with 375°F temperature and once they rise, turn down to 325°F and...

Manique Abayasekara
Nov 18, 20247 min read


Chicken Pies
Ingredients 2 chicken breasts 1 small onion 1 large potato 1 large carrot a handful of green peas 1 Tbsp cornflour pepper salt a little...

Manique Abayasekara
Nov 13, 20241 min read


Stir Fried Kang Kung - (Water Spinach)
Kang kung is a mid-aquatic plant in tropical areas growing along the riverside and wetlands. It is full of vitamins A, C, Iron and...

Manique Abayasekara
Nov 3, 20241 min read


Mashed Potatoes
Ingredients around 6 potatoes 100 g butter 100 ml milk or to your liking salt pepper fresh parsley/dried Method Boil the potatoes, peel...

Manique Abayasekara
Oct 20, 20241 min read


How to place Icing in a piping bag!
Method on an easy way on how to fill piping bag before icing a cake Stuff Needed Ready made butter cream icing cling film scissors piping...

Manique Abayasekara
Oct 12, 20241 min read


Chow Mein recipe - noodles
Chinese Stir fried noodles Ingredients 1/2 small cabbage 5 green onions/spring onions 2 carrots 300g (preferably egg noodles) 4 tbsp oil...

Manique Abayasekara
Oct 12, 20242 min read


Pineapple Curry
Ingredients 1 pineapple a handful curry leaves 1 onion 2 pips garlic 2 green chilies a few mustard seeds a few cumin seeds 1/2 tsp...

Manique Abayasekara
Oct 10, 20241 min read


Pineapple pudding
Ingredients 1 1/2 cups milk 3/4 cup sweetened condensed milk 3/4 Cup diced pineapple tin (if fresh put a little sugar) 1/4 cup agar agar...

Manique Abayasekara
Oct 6, 20241 min read


Coconut Cake
(Bibikkan) - Sri Lankan Ingredients 225 g jaggery 225 g coconut 50 g semolina 100 g dates ½ teaspoon fennel 1 cardamom...

Manique Abayasekara
Oct 6, 20241 min read


Naan recipe (Indian Bread)
Ingredients 500 gm bread flour 2 tbsp Yeast 1 tsp Salt 1 tsp Sugar 150 ml warm water 150 ml warm milk 2 tsp Oil 2 tbsp Yoghurt 2 tsp...

Manique Abayasekara
Oct 4, 20241 min read


Rainbow Cake
Ingredients 2 ½ cups Flour 2 cups Sugar 2 ¼ tsp Baking powder ½ tsp Salt ¾ cup veg Oil 4 eggs 1 tsp vanilla 1 cup milk Red colour food...

Manique Abayasekara
Oct 4, 20241 min read


Stuffed Tortillas
Ingredients a packet of Tortilla wrappers 2 potatoes 1 tin of green peas salt to taste 1/2 tsp chili powder 1 tsp unroasted curry powder...

Manique Abayasekara
Oct 4, 20241 min read


Nescafe Cake
my sister Kissan’s method Ingredients 300 g Flour 1tsp baking power ½ tsp baking soda Salt a pinch 200 g butter 2 eggs 225 g sugar 2 tsp...

Manique Abayasekara
Oct 1, 20241 min read


Chocolate Vanilla Marble cake
Marble cake is a cake with a streaked appearance (like marble) achieved by very lightly blending light and dark batter. It can be a...

Manique Abayasekara
Sep 30, 20241 min read


Fried Chicken
Ingredients 1st lot of ingredients 2 chicken breasts 1 egg 1 tsp Garlic powder 1 tsp Ginger powder salt to taste 1 tsp cumin powder 1 tsp...

Manique Abayasekara
Sep 29, 20241 min read


Bread Pudding
Ingredients Take bread, 1 day old is better Enough milk to cover the bread 5 tablespoons Sugar 2 tsp Vanilla 2 eggs Handful of raisins if you like 5 tablespoons sugar for caramel Method Break bread into pieces in a bowl and pour milk over it to cover, break eggs into a small bowl, beat with a fork and mix into the bread, add sugar to taste and add vanilla and raisins. Take a Pyrex dish, put 5 tablespoons sugar and a little water and dissolve, then put in microwave on high for

Manique Abayasekara
Sep 25, 20241 min read


Baked Apple Pie Rolls
Ingredients For the apple pie filling you will need 4 apples 1/2 cup sugar Method Put this in a pan and leave on medium heat till sugar...

Manique Abayasekara
Sep 25, 20241 min read


No-Bake Chocolate Roll or Dessert
Ingredients 500 g biscuits 120 g sugar 250 ml milk 2-3 g vanilla sugar 150 g butter 60 g cocoa powder 140 g chopped chocolate Method Put...

Manique Abayasekara
Sep 24, 20242 min read


Onion Raita
Ingredients 1/2 cup Onion 1 Cup Curd/Natural Yoghurt 2 green chilies salt to taste 1 Tbsp Coriander leaves Method Rinse onion under...

Manique Abayasekara
Sep 24, 20241 min read


Lollipop Wraps
Aperitif for parties Ingredients 12 Tortillas wheat Fresh cheese spread baby Spinach leaves slices of Smoked Salmon slices of ham Tooth...

Manique Abayasekara
Sep 21, 20241 min read


My take on "Bites"
Ingredients Fresh garlic heads cashew nuts (Raw or roasted) Curry leaves Salt Chili powder/Paprika a little butter olive oil Method Clean...

Manique Abayasekara
Sep 18, 20241 min read


Microwave Chocolate Cake
Ingredients 130g flour 20g chocolate powder 2 tsp baking powder 150g butter 150g eggs (around 3 medium) 150g sugar Method Sieve flour,...

Manique Abayasekara
Sep 8, 20241 min read


