Home Made Nasi Goreng.....

So after ages of continuous studying and exams, I've finally got a vacation time to catch up with my blogging. "Designing is not an easy job and it definitely is not for light hearted people" that's what I learnt after two years of design work. Yes, it's very refreshing and interesting but all the same can be very stressful as well. While having all the fun with designing and planning, I occasionally find time to de-stress as well. My way of releasing stress is culinary art. Thank god, I had a blissful childhood with my grandmother who excelled in many cuisine around the world and I miss her dearly and her awesome, simple delicacies which inspired me to explore my takes on different dishes, meals and cuisines from around the world.... Oh, and please excuse for the quality of the picture. (Too hungry to take proper pictures, I guess... :P )

The Amazing Fried Fish Fillet.......

Hi peeps! I'm extremely sorry for not writing in a regular basis these days as I'm up to my neck drowned in my design works and assignments. I fought my way through a completely hectic week including submitting the most hateful history assignment (I hope my history lecturer won't read this!) and attending lectures on a public and bank holiday! Anyways to get away from all the stress I wanted some good movies and I was so lucky to come through the amazing film Julie & Julia which made me hungry and crave for more food and cook something reaaaaaaaaaaaally tasty. (You should have seen my mom's face when I told her I'm hungry just after I had lunch.) So all thanks to Julie & Julia, I came up with a wonderful dish, though I must say it's a combination of recipes you may already find in the net but the taste was so good, I couldn't let go without sharing it. As usual I'm sorry I don't have any pictures because I only remember to take photos after I eat them. Anyhow here it is...... Bon Appetit!!!!!

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Fried Fish Fillet

Ingredients

3 or 4 fish fillet (any fish fillet you like)

1 egg

1/4 cup of spring onion cut into rings

pepper and salt to taste

2 tbsp Onion and Garlic made in a thick paste

1 cup home made fine flakes of potato or ground corn flakes

Sri Lankan Style Devilled Eggplant

Hullo everyone! Sorry for not being in touch with you because of my burnt power pack. Still, I wanted to share an amazingly delicious dish my mother prepared today which is actually eggplant! So with the taste in my mouth and recipe in my head here is it is. Hope you try it and taste it becuase like it did to me, this dish will definitely bring some difference to your meal.

Sri Lankan Style Devilled Eggplant

Ingredients

500g washed and julianned Eggplant

2 capsicums cut into slant rounds

2 well ripen tomatoes

2 green chili cut into twos

Oil to deep fry

Salt to taste

1 teaspoon chili flakes

1/4 tbsp tumeric powder 

2 tbsp sugar

1/4 cup tomato sauce

2 tbsp soy sauce 

2 tbsp chopped onion and garlic

Some curry leaves

Some chopped spring onion to decorate

It's Kiddies' Party Time!!!

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It's been a long time since I've put a recipe on my blog and so sorry for that :). While going through the news papers and usual chat with my friends and relatives, I realized that most of us lack some basics about party food. So as a help I thought of putting down few recipes I've experienced myself. Some are still at experimental stage and some are famous ones from chefs. Culinary art is a constantly evolving one so you are welcome to try these and invent your own recipes from these ones and get your kids to crave for more!!!!!

Photo courtesy Jokeroo.com 

Egg Boats

Ingredients

8 normal size eggs

100g Butter or Margarine

2 red tomatoes

100g cheddar cheese grated

around 35 Pepper seeds

some pepper and salt to taste

A few leaves of Parsley

Method

1. First hard boil the eggs, remove the shell and cut into halves. Remove the egg yolks into a separate bowl. To avoid slipping remove a small circle from the under side of the egg whites.
2. To the egg yolks, Add butter, cheese, pepper and salt and mix well until you get a creamy paste.
3. Then using a big star nozzle, pipe the egg yolk mixture on to the egg whites like a small ducking. Place two pepper seeds to resemble eyes. Cut the tomatoes into triangular shapes for the beaks and place them. On top decorate with a bit of Parsley.

Lettuce Servings!!!!!

A little less fat and something tasty for your taste buds??? Well, I just found out a cool combination which is easy, healthy and good for your tummy. I was starving when I searched my whole kitchen for something I could just throw down my throat. I found lettuce which I really like to eat but most of the time, I eat them with rice. Then there was cauliflower and some tomatoes and thought of creating something with all that. The taste was excellent with crunchiness and tomato sauce. I just modified my recipe and try it out yourself to see. Sorry folks, for this one I don't have pictures because I couldn't resist but eat before I could take any photos.

Lettuce & Cauliflower servings

Ingredients 

6 leaves of medium sized lettuce leaves ( washed)

1/2 cup florets of cauliflower blanched for 2 minutes

1 red tomato cut into squares

1/2 tbsp chili flakes

1 tbsp olive oil

1/4 cup Mayonnaise sauce to serve

2 tbsp chopped onion  

salt to taste

Special Request Easy Lasagna Recipe!!

Howdy! First of all thank you everyone for all those lovely comments and thoughts on our Pizza recipe. Many have tried it and the outcome was fantabulous! These days, I'm in one of my moods of trying lots of  food and beverages. (No dieting at all!!!)  And add to that, one of my best friends who told me that she's going to try our Original Pizza Recipe, asked me to put up some wonderful and easy Lasagna recipes. Well who doesn't love that amazing Italian dish? As a person who adores all kinds of dishes, I highly recommend Italian as something you ought to try every once in a while. They are easy and with the touch of Olive oil and tomato, they are healthier too. So without further ado, here is the recipe. Enjoy!!!! :)

Easy Vegetable Lasagna Recipe

Ingredients

6 to 8 sheets of cooked Lasagna according to package instructions (available in super markets)

3/4 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

1/2 cup Tomato sauce or puree

For the vegetable mix

1 cup sliced mushrooms ( you can use button mushrooms if you like)
1/2 cup diced carrots
1/2 cup diced red and green bell pepper

1/2 cup chopped Onion
2 tomatoes diced
2 tbsp chopped Garlic
1 cup diced zucchini
1/2 cup green peas
1 cup broccoli separated into florets
1 teaspoon of Oregano
2 tbsp Olive oil

For the cheese sauce
2 cups of milk
2 tbsp flour
2 tbsp butter or margarine
1/2 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
salt and pepper to taste

Creative Coffee Creations..... Everyday Coffee Recipes New In Taste!!!

Hullo people!!! It's time for some cool recipes. Today I thought of posting about Coffee recipes because today is a day that I can humbly say I totally survived because of Coffee (That's because I had a bad stomach and mom was giving me black coffee all the time). Personally I'm a tea person but on rare occasions like when I get a stomachache or when I need to stay awake for long periods, I get along with coffee. If you are interested in a bit of history, production process etc about Coffee, check out our post Coffeed. So what can you make with coffee? I know everyone can make a cup of coffee, but can you make an exceptional signature cup of coffee that everyone will love? Or do you know the exact way of making a cappuccino? I know these are everyday recipes but check out these recipes and I'm sure you'll find something interesting! :)

Iced Coffee Recipe

Ingredients (for one glass of iced coffee 250ml)

1 1/2 to 2 tbsp Nescafe or dark brown coffee powder

150 ml milk

3 tbsp sugar (white)

1/4 teaspoon of the mixture made from equal amounts of ground cardamom and cinnamon

50ml of whipped cream

10ml of chocolate syrup

a drop of Vanilla essence 

Method

1. First, heat the milk, sugar and Nescafe in a different jug until they are bubbling a little. The add the 1/4 teaspoon of the ground Cardamom and Cinnamon mixture and Vanilla essence and mix well. Cool up to room temperature.
2. Then take out the glass you are about to serve. pour the chocolate syrup to the bottom and then add the prepared coffee drink. Chill for 30 minutes. When serving add a scoop of whipped cream.

Bun Family.... Bun Recipes

I just love buns, don't you? Well, it's always handy to know one or two bun recipes to surprise your loved ones once in a while. There are tons of bun recipes and if you can remember we presented the recipes of hot dog, hamburger and submarine in Quick Bites post but I thought of presenting a few easy basic ones for you today. Hope you'll find them interesting!

Basic Bun Dough Recipe

Ingredients

1kg flour

20g dry Yeast

70g sugar

20g salt

10g baking powder

2 eggs

20g milk powder

100g Margarine

water to mix

Method

1. Add all the ingredients except salt, eggs and margarine and mix well in a bowl by mixing in water from time to time until you get a stiff dough.
2. Leave the dough for five minutes and add salt, knead well and keep aside for another five minutes.
3. Add the two eggs and knead again and leave for another five minutes.
4. Add the melted margarine, knead well and keep dough covered for 10 minutes. 

Chocolatified........... Chocolate Baked Alaska

Who can get enough of chocolates? Whether it's a simple slab of a chocolate or a creamy chocolate pie or mousse, everyone will love it simply because it's chocolate. A small bite of chocolate can cheer you up in no time. It's scientifically possible as chocolate contain chemicals that can make you feel happy and comfortable.  So we thought of presenting some choco recipes this July, a great way to enjoy your 4th of July with your loved ones and get chocolatified starting off today with delicious Chocolate Baked Alaska!!!

Chocolate Baked Alaska

Ingredients

125g flour

4 tbsp cocoa powder

1 tbsp baking powder

125g Margarine

125g Sugar

4 eggs

1 tbsp Vanilla

1 tbsp Brandy

1 tbsp Strawberry jam

2 pints of chocolate ice cream

For the Meringue

3 egg whites

100g of sugar

Icing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Can you feel the happiness when the cake you made is perfect with all the right amount of taste and softness inside. No perfect cake like that can go without a perfectly matching icing! Want to decorate it with icing but don't know how to??? Or that you already know but afraid that you might go wrong???? Well it's time to come over your fears and unknowns because with these simple icing recipes, you will be experts in icing!! It's easy, it's fun and it tastes good too. Among the most wanted types of icings, we selected these which are used almost on a daily basis. Try them at home next time you bake a cake. And not only cake, they taste good with donuts, puddings and biscuits too.

Butter Icing Recipe

Cup cakes topped with butter icing

Ingredients

250g unsalted butter

1 tea spoon of Vanilla

450- 500g Icing sugar

1/4 cup milk or whipping cream

My Salad Collection.......

Looking for something healthy and tasty? Well, in my opinion, salads are the best option you have. They are easy, healthy and with the right dressing they will be yummier than anything. Before we jump into the recipes, why don't we just go through some facts about salads? 

Salad itself is considered as a meal. Usually it contains raw vegetables and sometimes is served as a cold meal when added pasta or is served hot. Ingredients used to make the salad vary depending on the type of flavour and appetite of the consumer. Salads can be served at different times during a full meal as an appetizer, side dish, main course, palate cleansing salad or dessert salads. The word "salad" is a derivation from french word "salade" meaning salty because mainly they were seasoned with sea salt. History reveals that the first consumption of mixed vegetables and dressings was by Greeks and Romans. What we call "Chef's salad" was then called the Salmagundi. It shows how much salads have evolved within a short period of time. 

Why should we eat salad?

It's Party time!!!! Dip Recipes.....

A party would definitely go bored without some exciting gossip and good dips with snacks. Whether it's a small  three, four people get together or a bachelor party or a birthday bash,  dips are the secret to get the party going. So here are some interesting dips that you can try at home and they'll make you fly with their amazing taste!!!!

We'll start with the easiest one!

Hot Cheese & Chili Dip Recipe

Ingredients

200g grated Cheddar cheese

2 or 3 tbsp finely chopped green chili

2 tbsp of Margarine

Some cubed ham if you like

Method

Mix all the ingredients (except the ham) in a microwave safe bowl and heat for about 1 minute until the cheese melts. Take off the microwave and stir a bit and serve hot.

(Excellent with nachos, chips, french fries, carrots and beans)

Vegan Recipes For Wesak Week!!!

Hi everyone! Start of another beautiful month is here. As most of you aware, May is a special month for Buddhists all around the world because of Wesak Full Moon Poya Day. It has become a memorable day since 2600 years ago as three significant events in Lord Buddha's life namingly Birth, Enlightenment and Parinirwanaya took place on a day like the Wesak Poya Day. Unlike other full moon days Wesak plays an important role in Buddhists' lives shaping their life styles and day today activities within the Wesak week into a more religiously active life style. A change in their normal meals is also another way of respecting the Wesak week and to restrain from sins. That's why most of the people focus on vegetables in this week. 

It's not easy for someone who has been eating meat to follow something strictly vegan. But with the following recipes, I think you can start small. And trust me being a vegetarian has many benefits too. 

Original Pizza Recipe......

Believe me when I say that this recipe is the best one so far. Although I tried many recipes for the correct pizza dough all I ever got was something hard and rarely eatable. Today's recipe has a combination of few recipes but the final product is just awesome. The pizza dough I have given here is a gift from my beloved teacher. The tomato sauce is from a recipe book and was highly recommended by my sister. I hope you like the recipe as much as I love it and the best part is it does not take that much time to make either.

Quick Bites........

Ola people!!!!!!!! When it comes to food there is no end to it. We always focus on food which are healthy and full of nutrients etc. etc. etc. But once in a while it's not bad to try something out of concern. Otherwise life would be boring so would be your dinner plate. (lol) Anyways today, I thought of presenting some recipes that we all love and we all have tried. They are junk food aka take aways. Try them in your style by changing the menu, it doesn't have to be the same.

Hot & Spicy Noodle Omelet....

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. It gives you the energy to carry out your work and refill the nutrient content in your body which was used up while you were asleep. Breakfast should always be a healthy, wholesome and a very inviting one. I like my meals to be hot. And a  good hot meal with spices and right amount of ingredients is always inviting and mouth watering to me. Today I tried this recipe which is a creation of mine and it was actually very delicious. I wanted to have eggs but there were no bread in the house so I tried it with some noodles. You can adjust the amounts given down here according to your choice. Here goes the recipe. 

Legendary Cooking Recipes In SL style.....

Howdy all the food friends!!!! Already into the weekend and any food plans??? I bet you'd love to try some old fashionable dishes with a country style from our very own Sri Lanka. While looking for some interesting recipes I happened to cross a book written on true life experiences of the most famous chef of Sri Lanka; Pabilis Silva from Mt. Lavinia Hotel. For those of us who live in SL, this name is not at all unfamiliar. Chef Pabilis is actually can be called as the path finder of a long lost secrets of cookery in our country. With the rapid modernizing world which is  basically fueled by burgers and chips, the classic dishes of this Maestro in the art of culinary are truly revolutionizing. For his work, service and artistic touch in his field, he was awarded and well recognized nationally and internationally. 

Running my fingers and thoughts trough the pages of his book, I found many unheard and unfamiliar recipes which I'm dying to try myself. It was even very hard to find pics of them. Here are some of the recipes I think you may find interesting. 

Suffer Reversing Suppers...

Hey folks, it's been a while since my last update due to unavoidable circumstances anyways, first and foremost I wish you a very happy new year!!!!! So it's 2012 and what can we ask more??? Let's say this year, we are trying to make ourselves available for more and more joyous activities. Therefore, one should be able to get over all the sufferings and pains. I know for some, this could be a new beginning after a long period of suffering so, in my opinion, food is the best remedy for it. Mainly it would be chocolate based recipes. They are simple and quick and they are the quickest to get into our mind. And it's just not only food but Suffer Reversing Suppers!!!! Let's see what we have got on our menu today!!!!!!

Christmas All The Way.... X'mas Desserts Recipes

Hullo dearests!!!! I'm guessing you are all tight up for Christmas. Well you might have thought of some delicious ideas for the Christmas Dinner or Lunch, I'm sure. So how about some excellent dessert ideas?? Here are some I found very attractive. Hope you'll like them.

Chocolate Choco chip ice-cream cake

Ingredients

4 litres chocolate ice cream

2 litres vanilla ice cream

125g Choco chip biscuits, roughly chopped

150g Violet Crumble bars, roughly chopped

Maltesers, frozen raspberries and chopped nuts

Christmas All The Way.... X'mas Recipes

Sorry people for not being in touch with you for a time. So back on air with loads of fascinating ideas for new creations and stuff. It's Christmas and everywhere you go you can smell it and see it and even experience it. We talked about main items that we usually have on our dinner table on Christmas day plus Christmas servings we have usually have. So today we will talk about some festive food recipes that goes with Christmas.Christmas time means full of guests and parties at homes. All of us like to get together and enjoy a good whole meal with our family so why don't you try some fatty recipes??? I hope you like these.