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…
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“…
Lemon Garlic Roasted Chicken / Kepta višta su citrina ir česnaku
If you are still looking for that only recipe of juicy roasted chicken for this Easter – don’t look anywhere else and try the chicken roasted with lemon and garlic. The recipe is very easy, but there is one small secret why the chicken cooked according to this recipe remains super juicy. Usually, we spread…
Hard-Boiled Egg Stuffed Meatloaf / Netikras zuikis įdarytas virtais kiaušiniais
My mom makes meatloaf (or in Lithuania known as “false rabbit“) when she has no time or desire to make cutlets. She is always so glad that such a dish exists and saves her time in the kitchen. In fact, the meatloaf takes less time than cutlets preparation, plus the “false rabbit“ is not only…
Fantastic Sweet Orange Bread / Nuostabus apelsininis keksas
All house is full of amazing orange aroma while baking this bread. It’s a very springlike bread, which be liked by your family members and guests. The orange bread has a particularly refreshing taste and wonderful texture, neither too dry nor too moist, just the right middle. Apricot jam gives to the bread a mild…
Quick Salad with Sprats / Greitos salotos su šprotais
In America, sprats aren’t the most popular fish, but it’s very well known in Lithuania. This fish is a small delicacy that you want to taste from time to time (at least it’s like that for Lithuanians :)). I usually make sprat sandwiches, but sprats also taste great with lettuce and vegetables, therefore, quick and…
Soft Chocolate Fudge Cookies / Minkšti juodojo šokolado sausainiai
Fudge chocolate cookies are like a disease… If you leave the cookies in a noticeable place, they will disappear throughout the day or even faster. These are American style cookies, just that the cookie dough doesn’t need to be refrigerated, therefore you’ll spend much less time in the kitchen. These cookies require very few ingredients,…
Easy & Quick Crispy Oven Baked Chicken Wings / Lengvai ir greitai paruošiami traškūs vištienos sparneliai kepti orkaitėje
It’s always good to have easy and quick recipes to prepare yummy chicken. Such recipes are especially useful when there is no time for marinating, and you still want to get that delicious and fragrant chicken. Chicken wings baked according to this recipe are soft inside and crispy on the outside. Unfortunately, I can’t give…
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