What kind of Valentine’s Day it would be without a romantic dinner?? Whether you are spending February 14th alone, or with your second half – everyone usually thinks about some special and tasty dinner on this day (in case of dining at home ;)). This blog post contains 20 easy recipes that can surprise your…
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Zucchini and Cheese Pancakes / Cukinijos ir sūrio blyneliai
When “Užgavėnės“ (a traditional Lithuanian festival) is next week, somehow I just naturally want pancakes… The thing with pancakes is that during “Užgavėnės“ everyone in Lithuania makes all kind of pancakes, it’s a very traditional meal on that day. Plain pancakes are very boring, I bet everybody had more than enough during childhood, but zucchini…
Shredded Beef Tacos with Tomato Salsa / Takai su troškinta jautiena ir pomidorų salsa
Yes yes, I am a big fan of a Mexican cuisine 🙂 Enchilados, tacos, fajitas, burritos and etc. I love them all! If I had to choose one favorite dish, it would be more than hard, everything in Mexican cuisine is so delicious… What’s your favorite Mexican dish?? Well, and now a little bit about…
Spaghetti and Meatballs with Tomato Sauce / Makaronai su mėsos kukuliais pomidorų padaže
I can say one thing about this dish – it’s an ideal tomato sauce with meatballs. And it doesn’t even matter how much time you spend in the kitchen, because the taste exceeds all expectations.. It’s just super tasty..! So if you’re looking for an extraordinary delicious meal for dinner and you have time to…
Red Velvet Cupcakes / Keksiukai „Raudonasis aksomas“
Valentine’s Day is almost here, do you already know how you’ll surprise your significant other? My husband is very lucky, because he can taste all the occasional sweets (and not occasional sweets) several days or weeks before important dates. Since he is also my greatest food critic, all the dainties are always evaluated not only…
Crab Sticks and Rice Salad / Krabų lazdelių ir ryžių mišrainė
Crab sticks and rice salad to me always associates with spring time. I don’t know if I’m the only one thinking about this salad like that, but this is how I think. And I believe this is not only because the mixture of yellow, green, white and pink colors in the salad… The salad is…
Mexican Fritters – Buñuelos / Meksikietiški traškūs paplotėliai – Buñuelos
In Mexico buñuelos are mostly prepared during the Christmas period, but I made them after all the holidays (because there is no bad time to make sweets :)). These fritters very much resemble the Lithuanian anthill, but it takes more time to prepare anthill, since each fritter is dipped into sweet syrup and the fritters…
Pork Loin Steaks with Onion-Cream Sauce / Kiaulienos nugarinės kepsneliai su svogūnų-grietinėlės padažu
For those who are looking for quick dinner ideas – pork loin steaks with onion-cream sauce in 30 minutes (or less!). Sometimes it’s so hard to come up with an idea what to prepare for a dinner, so it’s always good to check quick dinner recipes and, of course, not forget to mark them. And…
Alicante Vegetable Soup (Sopa Alicantina) / Ispaniška daržovių sriuba (Sopa Alicantina)
When holidays ended, probably not only me, but most us thinking of light and very simple food. This Spanish vegetable soup will be just perfect after all those festive dishes – a lot of vegetables, filling, delicious and healthy. You can choose the vegetables according to your own taste, but the recipe’s combination of vegetables is…
10 New Year’s Eve Desserts / 10 desertų Naujųjų metų vakarui
Just like every other year 2017 passed so fast! It seems just recently 2017 has begun, and now it’s the end of it… How was your year? What goals have you achieved and what new ambitions do you have for the coming year? 🙂 At the end of the year, I think we are all…
Cacao Sour Cream Cake with Chocolate Glaze / Kakavinis-grietininis tortas su šokoladiniu glaistu
Before the end of the year, I want to share with you the latest recipes of the 2017 delicacies. I was planning to make this cacao sour cream cake for a while, since the baking takes some time. For festivities this cake was amazing – chocolatey, not too sweet, with light citric acid. In other…
Bacon Wrapped Pork Roast / Kiaulienos kepsnys apvyniotas šonine
I don’t know how about you guys, but at least for me, when I’m waiting for Christmas I want those festive dishes. The week before Christmas always looks so special, cozy and charming, so you just want that the food would be more festive. This time my kitchen was full of amazing pork roast smell…
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