my-halflife: a food photo blog

Hi Pradeep! You have a beautiful blog here, bedec...

2012-01-20T03:00:05.055+05:30

Hi Pradeep!

You have a beautiful blog here, bedecked with very tempting pictures. This is my first time in here. Really, I never thought many of the ingredients used in these dishes were available in Sri Lanka (no offence intended here). You are doing a terrific job. I enjoyed your writings and will certainly come back for more. Greetings from Sweden!

Pretty please with a cherry on top, when you do th...

2012-01-18T07:17:16.815+05:30

Pretty please with a cherry on top, when you do the book can you please make it available on Kindle ? That way I won't have to wait three weeks to get it !!!

Thank you! More reviews coming up; and some new di...

2011-12-01T10:05:06.141+05:30

Thank you! More reviews coming up; and some new dishes i've been working on.

Wonderful to see you write once more.

2011-11-30T16:37:45.037+05:30

Wonderful to see you write once more.

Maxa post and sum yummy omelets as well.!! ;)

2011-08-19T05:53:19.649+05:30

Maxa post and sum yummy omelets as well.!! ;)

Great pics.one of the good lankan food blogs I cam...

2011-08-12T02:08:00.516+05:30

Great pics.one of the good lankan food blogs I came across.

Great blog, love the pictures, mouth watering! Be...

2011-08-10T04:31:03.108+05:30

Great blog, love the pictures, mouth watering!

Besides that roti with lunumiris and butter is close to my heart. Brings back memories of eating it that way as a child in the seventies and reading the long gone Sinhala comic strip newspaper called Satuta at the breakfast table.

Shaping the muffins depend on your preferred size....

2011-06-16T10:53:25.775+05:30

Shaping the muffins depend on your preferred size.

Why is Kotmale fresh cream unreliable and what is ...

2011-04-16T17:06:24.423+05:30

Why is Kotmale fresh cream unreliable and what is jeevanjee?

This is such a interesting twist to the usual rot...

2011-04-04T10:23:32.791+05:30

This is such a interesting twist to the usual rotis

lovely; we have various things with ragi (finger m...

2011-03-29T08:02:19.583+05:30

lovely; we have various things with ragi (finger millet) as well, in kerala, and in karnataka.am going to try and make this soon.

anu

I truly like to reading your post. Thank you so mu...

2011-02-24T14:04:40.600+05:30

I truly like to reading your post. Thank you so much for taking the time to share such a nice information. I'll definitely add this great post in my article section.

Meringue with chocolate looks yum.. Aaha Oho

this is a modified version of a raw chocolate cake...

2011-02-19T17:08:30.972+05:30

this is a modified version of a raw chocolate cake recipe i found on the net; you may need to play with it to get the right consistency, but it really tastes yummy!

1/2 cup cacao pwd
1/2 cup ground almonds (i also added cashew)
1/3 cup agave syrup (i used honey)

whip this in the blender (using the chopping device so it mixes, and is thick; this is the crust)

filling:

2 cups cacao
1/2 cup agave or honey
i added some avocado too
i added a bit of cinnamon for flavour

blend well, so its smooth, and can be poured into the crust. should flow thickly (you know what i mean!)

topping: any fresh fruit. when i made it nothing nice was available, so i used tinned strawberries. next time, it'll be fresh mango or something like that!

So once you make the crust, and shape it in whichever shape you like; pour in the filling; put it into the fridge for a couple of hours; then decorate with fruit. sending you a picture of mine. it looks a bit messy but was really tasty!

enjoy - and tell me what you think, once you make it!

anu

Not to sound like an advertisement but the Kandos ...

2011-02-19T15:16:18.020+05:30

Not to sound like an advertisement but the Kandos chocolate is so much better than Ritzbury. Just try it.

I've made Pad Thai using Pim's instruction...

2011-02-19T15:14:17.750+05:30

I've made Pad Thai using Pim's instructions and would love to read your Sri Lankan version of it.

Yum... I'm thinking of kisses coated in nutell...

2011-02-17T19:47:19.215+05:30

Yum... I'm thinking of kisses coated in nutella!

yes, i've been thinking. I saw your chilli cho...

2011-02-16T21:54:30.870+05:30

yes, i've been thinking. I saw your chilli chocolate soup. that's wild. a friend of mine is interested in chocolate and bacon. i'm still thinking...

good for you!!! looking forward to some exotic cho...

2011-02-16T18:28:09.343+05:30

good for you!!! looking forward to some exotic chocolate fusion recipe!

ok, but i really dislike the taste of liver too!? ...

2011-02-14T21:55:31.634+05:30

ok, but i really dislike the taste of liver too!? But for some reason, and I have not yet understood, pate -- chicken, or beef, does not taste like liver at all, in that way.

Oh, yummy... I really should try this.... sadly, I...

2011-02-14T18:49:14.255+05:30

Oh, yummy... I really should try this.... sadly, I'm the only one in my family that likes chicken liver!

yes, that sounds good, or maple syrup? I think you...

2011-02-14T01:43:57.600+05:30

yes, that sounds good, or maple syrup? I think you will need more cashew though, in general, 1.5 time cashew works best, i think now.

Gosh the cashew nut cream looks/sounds fabulous. I...

2011-02-13T22:11:53.671+05:30

Gosh the cashew nut cream looks/sounds fabulous. I wonder what I can use instead of jaggery/palm sugar. Maybe something called 'rapadura' that I can get here in Ireland, a form of unrefined cane sugar.

Later -- looked up Kaju Burfi -- yes, close -- but...

2011-02-07T11:10:12.216+05:30

Later -- looked up Kaju Burfi -- yes, close -- but kithul for sugar in my one. Makes a difference :). But thank you for making that connec-fusion for me -- and I did not know of this dish!

and how nice to have you visit, dear Nivi! Look fo...

2011-02-07T10:29:59.531+05:30

and how nice to have you visit, dear Nivi! Look forward to a full report of your creations -- and I must look up kaju barfi - thank you.