Bananaphoblacht
Step into an old space that feels big but is actually quite small. Fresh yellow paint covers the walls and a bar-like shelf lines the two…
Recipes
What’s a Brinjal?
Investigation into the humble purple vegetable a.k.a. eggplant, aubergine, brinjal and what we can do with it.
The answer to a world turned upside down — Upside Down Cakes
First popularized in the 60s and 70s its high time for a resurgence of upside down cakes
Self-isolation: Beans for breakfast, lunch and dinner?
Once upon a time most households relied on a cauldron bubbling over coals or a fire that slow cooked beans.
Dhal vs. Cassoulet
A comparison of Eastern and Western cooking styles Cassoulet and lentils/dhal/parrippu. Comparison of ways of stewing a pulse. Sri Lanka and France
That’s crêpe-tastic!
My romance with the humble crêpe. In Brittany, where crêpes are ever ready at grocery store, bakery, and restaurants, home made crêpes are treated as a special moment appreciated by all.
Cooking with fire
Two cultures, one common element Eastern perspective of finding the same preserved culture of cooking in the West.
Simple. Mushroom Soup
Never buy a can again. Make room for grey mush made from the easy to find button mushroom.
Bibbikan
The little known story about Sri Lankan Coconut Date Cake
The benefit of homemade French bread
I married into the French culture over twelve years ago. The French population’s relationship to bread has no parallel. Bread is served at… The search for the perfect loaf of bread and final success in finding the right recipe and methodology to sustainable bake baguettes on a daily basis at home.