Kuršėnai Sweet Roll Cake / Kuršėnų vyniotinis

Somewhere in the internet I accidentally saw a picture of this cake roll and immediately decided that it’s just necessary to make it at home. I’ve eaten Kuršėnai sweet roll cake such a long time ago, so I don’t even remember when it was… Maybe 2-3 years ago. But it’s never too late to remember…

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Coconut Cookies / Kokosiniai sausainiai

These cookies are always good to have when you are looking for something with coconut, something sweet and something with a cup of tea or hot cocoa 🙂 Unfortunately, in US I couldn’t find coconut cookies, which I used to buy in Lithuania, so I made veeery similar ones at home. Quick and easy to…

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Easter Sweets / Saldumynai Velykų stalui

Easter is on this Sunday!!! I can not believe how fast the time until Easter has passed… Frankly, to me, Easter is unimaginable without painted eggs and sweets. I usually paint Easter eggs very traditionally, with herbs and in onion skins, but for sweets, I always spend more time and bake or make at least…

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Traditional Dressed Herring / Tradicinė silkė pataluose

As with most Lithuanians, dressed herring is a very common dish not only on Easter, but also on other major holidays. It’s almost a tradition. This dish looks always very nice on the table, and it can be both – a side dish and salad. Dressed herring can be served not only in this way as…

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Delicious Easter Dishes / Gardūs Velykų patiekalai

We all start to prepare for Easter little by little, we think about the activities we will do with our relatives or friends, what we will serve on Easter table and how we will surprise the guests. In Lithuania, on Easter table, the most common dishes are roasted chicken or duck, meatlof “a.k.a. false rabbit“…

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