My favorite evening of the year Kūčios (Christmas Eve) is almost here. In Lithuania, Kūčios is a very special evening for every family and, of course, in every home it is spend slightly differently, with its own traditions. Christmas Eve table has one of the most important roles during the Christmas Eve. Some essential things…
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Christmas Gingerbread Cookies / Kalėdiniai meduoliai
I can not believe that Christmas is almost here!!! Well, and what kind of Christmas time without gingerbread cookies?! I bake gingerbread cookies for the second year in a row using this recipe, so the recipe is really proved to be successful and it’s simply impossible to fail 🙂 The preparation is also very simple,…
Classic Deviled Eggs / Amerikietiškas kiaušinių užkandis
Have you started planning your Christmas table menu? I’ve tried couple of new snack recipes here and there. Nevertheless, my favorites during the festive period are always quickly prepared snacks. Then, you can have a bigger variety of flavors on the table and you don’t have to spend the whole day in the kitchen… This…
Farmer’s Cheese Cookies / Varškės sausainiai
These are one of my favorite cookies that disappear from the table instantly! Crispy outside, soft and moist inside – these farmer’s cheese cookies will appeal to everyone without exception. The cookies are not too sweet, so after tasting one, you’ll want the second, the third and so on… The feeling of satiety comes when…
Sopa Tarasca – Mexican Bean Soup / Sopa Tarasca – meksikietiška trinta pupelių sriuba
My blog readers are well aware that I am a big fan of soups. At least once in a couple of weeks I definitely have to make a soup. And, of course, most of the times I have to try a new recipe. Therefore, today I present a Mexican bean soup – Sopa Tarasca. The…
Beer Battered Fish and Chips / Žuvis alaus tešloje su keptomis bulvytėmis
It is undeniable that fried, crispy fish in USA is almost as popular as in Britain. Except that in USA to make the batter it’s more often used milk or sparkling water instead of beer. However, I’ve decided to prepare fried fish according to the traditional English recipe with beer batter. The taste has surpassed…
Quesada Pasiega – Spanish Cheesecake / Quesada Pasiega – ispaniškas sūrio apkepas
For quite a while I wanted to make a Spanish Quesada Pasiega. This cheesecake is like a dense pudding that can be served with your favorite jam, berries, fruit or other favorite ingredients. The cheesecake is eaten both hot and cold, but I personally prefer to have a piece of hot cheesecake, when the edges…
Classic Potato Salad / Klasikinės amerikietiškos bulvių salotos
Classic American potato salad – the joy for those who love filling salad. The salad is very easy to prepare and it’s always a big hit. A few simple ingredients and delicious salad will fit with a variety of meat or fish dishes. It is important to use rich, good mayonnaise, then the salad taste…
Pearl Barley Soup / Perlinių kruopų sriuba
I use pearl barley in my kitchen quite rarely (but I should definitely use it more often!), although when I think that it’s time to prepare something from it, the first idea in my head – to make pearl barley soup. My mom cooks this soup at least once a month and she usually makes…
Oatmeal Raisin Cookies / Avižinių dribsnių ir razinų sausainiai
In autumn, when it rains outside, it’s cold and wet, I always crave for cookies with a cup of tea. When the weather is like that, the best is just to make yourself comfortable with a cup of tea, put a plate of cookies in front of you and watch a nice, lovely movie. Do…
Chicken Francaise / Vištienos kepsnys prancūziškai
We all know the feeling when it’s time for dinner and it’s so hard to come up with ideas what to cook again… After all, you always want something tasty, but also quickly and easily prepared. So, if you have a chicken breast in your fridge, you can quickly prepare chicken francaise for dinner. Chicken…
Chili con Carne / Chili con carne – meksikietiškas jautienos ir pupelių troškinys
Who could resist a bowl of evaporating chili?!? Of all the stews chili stew is one of my favorite. In my recipe list I wanted to have the most traditional and easy to prepare chili stew recipe. Exactly that kind of chili recipe I found in one blog. To make chili the best is to…
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