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The simple srilankan life through family, food and lessons learned along the way..

Frozen mixed vegetable rice pilaf. All you need to make this easy peasy mix vegetable rice pilaf is a bag of frozen mixed veggies and some rice.

Frozen mixed vegetable rice pilaf.

A delicious and easy Indian vegetarian dish cooked using simple ingredients. Perfect for piping hot rice, parathas and roti.

mushroom peas masala curry(Indian recipe).

pasta in coconut milk curry pasta. a non dairy pasta dish.

coconut milk based

pasta in coconut curry sauce | Dairy free.

green beans-garlic stir-fried in browned butter. Make the easiest holiday side-dish using fresh green beans or even frozen fine beans to make this 3 ingredient stir-fry. Holidays, parties and family get together's can be a stressful time to make food while enjoying the whole cooking thing.

green beans-garlic stir-fried in browned butter.

grean pea, english peas stir fried in onions and spices.

green peas spicy stir-fry(vegetarian, gluten free).

a plate of coriander powder to make all your curries.

how to make coriander powder and how to use it.

A curry potato(Bombay aloo)recipe with loads of cumin and coriander to give these spuds the quintessential Indian flavor.

Indian Bombay potatoes(cumin-coriander spiced).

Sri Lankan creamy eggplant(brinjal) curry. The easiest eggplant/brinjal curry you will ever make. This tasty brinjal recipe comes to you courtesy of my mother-in-law. It's a staple vegan eggplant curry on most of her festive menus.

Sri Lankan creamy (brinjal)eggplant curry.

An easy vegetarian stir-fry that comes together in three little simple steps. Not only is it 20-minute stir-fry to put together but the kids will love it as well.

Sri Lankan carrot-grated coconut stir-fry(mallum).