One more refreshing, healthy and quickly made salad is goin on my favorite salad list! The preparation takes about 10 minutes (or even less) until you dice all the vegetables, mix them together and serve. And that’s it – you can eat! This salad originate from Andalusia, the region of Spain, but throughout Spain there…
Mėnuo: birželio 2017
3 Ingredient Strawberry Ice Cream / 3 ingredientų braškiniai ledai
Ice cream and strawberries are one of the most important ingredients of summer. Without them it’s really hard to imagine at least one summer day. And what could be better than homemade strawberry ice cream? For this ice cream, I needed only 3 ingredients! And the taste is amazing 🙂 Since now it’s the strawberry…
Tuna Empanada (Empanada con atún) / Empanada su tunu (Empanada con atún)
Perhaps everyone knows more or less what empanada is, or at least you have heard about it. As you know, empanadas are very popular in Spain and Latin America. This is very simply explained by the fact that empanada originated in Spain, in the region of Galicia, and later spread to Latin American countries. Thus,…
Very Quick Breakfast Egg Spread/Labai greita kiaušinių užtepėlė
My mom was very fond of making this spread for breakfast to my sister and me. So, I like it since my early school days. The preparation of the spread is very fast, if you have boiled eggs before hand. It is an ideal breakfast spread, especially for those who are always in a rush,…
Farmer Cheese Cheesecake with Rolled Oats / Varškės apkepas su avižiniais dribsniais
Since I always have some farmer cheese in my fridge, so I often like to make light and simple farmer cheesecakes. Most importantly, the preparation of the batter for farmer cheesecakes takes a very short time, and then you can enjoy the cake for several days. I made some improvements to my cake with adding…
Limonana – Frozen Mint Lemonade / Limonana – šaltas mėtų limonadas
On hot summer days I could drink a glass of cold lemonade one after another! Although the most popular lemonades are mostly made of lemon, but I wanted a new and different taste. Since I had a big bundle of fresh mints, so, I thought, why not to make a lemonade with mint and lemon??…
Vegetarian Chickpea Soup / Vegetariška avinžirnių sriuba
When I make dishes from chickpeas, I always remember Spain. And the explanation is very simple – in Spanish cuisine there are many different kinds of stews, soups, and salads, where the dominant ingredient is chickpeas. Because I lived in Spain, I had the opportunity to try all kind of meals made from chickpeas and…
Chicken and Cheese Entomatadas/Tortilijos su vištiena, naminiu pomidorų padažu ir sūriu (Entomatadas de Pollo y Queso)
This kind of tortilla meal I could eat all summer… In general, Mexican cuisine is something amazing during the summer season! These tortillas are one of those dishes that you want to repeat, even if there’s no space left in the stomach… Buuut, when your eyes want it – it’s really hard to stop, and…
Borsch/Barščiai
There is a big diversity of borsch recipes – Ukrainian, Russian, Polish, etc. It could be even said that each Eastern European country has one or more specific ingredients in the borsch recipe, which makes borsch their country soup. In my own kitchen, I usually make borsch with sauerkraut and little pieces of meat, and…
Strawberry Jello Cake / Braškinis žele pyragas
I really wanted something with strawberries, something made from jello and, of course, that it would be a refreshing dessert (however it’s summer!). And here, all my wishes came true, when I tasted a piece of this wonderful strawberry dessert… 🙂 Refreshing, tasty, not too sweet and with a great strawberry taste – during the…
Mexican Corn Pudding (Pudin de Elote) / Meksikietiškas kukurūzų pudingas (Pudin de Elote)
I really like to make new, never yet been tried cakes and other sweets. Every time after preparing a new dessert, it’s always interesting what the taste and the texture will be, and whether it is worth to add to the favorites list or not. And, of course, the more interesting recipe and ingredients are,…
Southern Buttermilk Fried Chicken / Traški vištiena amerikietiškai
No matter what kind of season it is (hot summertime or cold winter), but I would never refuse a piece of crispy chicken, because it is soooo delicious… And there is nothing even comparable between fast-food restaurant crispy chicken and with homemade, because the taste is different as day and night. If you want tasty…
Lithuanian in the USA 