This summer tomato, cucumber and avocado salad have become one of my favorites. It’s a refreshing, light and truly delicious summer salad, which will surely be liked by many. Most importantly, this salad is prepared super fast! Those who doesn’t like fresh cilantro can replace it with fresh parsley or not use it at all….
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Zarangollo Murciano – Spanish Scrambled Eggs with Zucchini / Zarangollo Murciano – ispaniškas cukinijos užkandis
Zarangollo Murciano is a Spanish dish made from zucchini, potato and egg. It’s originated in the region of Murcia. You will need only a few ingredients to prepare the dish and the taste will surely surprise you! Zarangollo can be both a snack (es. tapa) and a side dish for other meals. I personally like…
Quick Pan Fried Tilapia / Greitai paruošiama kepta tilapijų file
When you want lunch or dinner right here and right now – the perfect choice would be quickly prepared tilapia fillets. The preparation will take ~10-15 minutes and you will have a dish on the table right away! Can’t be easier. I really like this mixture of spices, because it fits perfectly with any kind…
Condensed Milk Cake / Kondensuoto pieno pyragas
This is one of those cakes, that I can definitely call my specialty. I’ve baked this cake many many times and everyone who tastes it, they always ask to repeat, and, of course, to share the recipe. The cake is super soft, moist and it just melts in your mouth. For those who likes easy…
Honeydew Mint Lime Agua Fresca / Meliono, mėtos ir laimo gaivusis gėrimas (Agua fresca)
Agua Fresca is a refreshing goodness from Latin America 🙂 Translated from Spanish Agua Fresca means a refreshing drink. This drink is not only refreshing, but also contains a lot of vitamins and beneficial substances to the body, which are in the melon and mint leaflets. You can also use watermelon or other favorite fruits…
Traditional Potato Pancakes / Tradiciniai bulviniai blynai
This is one of the easiest recipes to make the potato pancakes. Most of Lithuanians make potato pancakes according to this recipe. At least in this way potato pancakes were made in my grandparents and my mother’s house. Of course, the recipe can be adapted according to everyone’s taste – the ones who like more…
Ecuadorian Style Chicken Stew (Seco de Pollo) / Troškinta vištiena ekvadorietiškai (Seco de Pollo)
When I want to make a more interesting chicken dish I always “check out“ Latin American recipes. This cuisine has many different ways how to prepare chicken, and yet no recipe has ever disappointed me. How to prepare Ecuadorian style chicken I found out in one blog and from that time I always wanted to…
Quinoa and Vegetable Summer Salad / Vasariškos salotos su kynva ir daržovėmis
If you usually make salad using lettuce and you are getting tired of it, then instead of lettuce, try using quinoa seeds. Salad with quinoa is very refreshing, delicious and nutritious. Quinoa seeds contain a lot of vitamins and other beneficial microelements and minerals that are necessary for the body. Quinoa seeds are quite versatile,…
Easy Chicken Tenders / Greitai paruošiami traškūs vištienos gabalėliai
Chicken tenders are one of those snacks where you really can’t stop eating. Our hands tend to reach out for the second, third and n-th piece… In the USA, it’s hard to find a restaurant or bar that doesn’t have chicken tenders on the menu. Most have their own, unique chicken tenders. The same is…
Champiñones al Ajillo – Garlic Fried Mushrooms / Champiñones al Ajillo – pievagrybiai kepti su česnaku
Because everything is tastier with garlic! At least in Spain this statement would definitely be valid 🙂 In Spanish cuisine garlic is very popular while preparing a wide variety of dishes. When you visit Spain make sure to check the menu of each restaurant or bar for roasted chicken with garlic (esp. pollo al ajillo)…
Chocoflan / Chocoflan – kakavinis pyragas su pudingu
In Latin American cuisine this Chocoflan cake is also called an “Impossible cake“. And probably it got this name because you’ll rarely see a combination of pie and pudding in one baking dish! Usually everyone bakes one or the other. But everything is possible in the kitchen if you really want, so I also decided…
Cold Beet Soup / Šaltibarščiai
In my blog there was missing a one traditional, Lithuanian recipe – cold beet soup. It is really difficult to imagine summer without this soup in Lithuania. Usually, if you start making cold beet soup it means the summer has come, or the weather is warm enough that your body itself asks for a cold…
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