When the 70-year-old Sri Lankan-born, Shiranie Christie-David, talks about traditional love cake, she exudes a warmth that’s lovingly contagious. To Shiranie, the mother of Shaun Christie-David – ...

A legacy from the Portuguese who once ruled the island of Ceylon as it was then called. There are as many recipes for Love Cake as there are cooks, and as many strong opinions on just how to achieve a ...

The baking of a Christmas cake kicks off the holiday season in Sri Lanka, a relic of when the teardrop shaped island nation to the south of India was colonized by the British. Sri Lankans living in ...

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