I will admit that apple pies are one of those baked goods that I like to bake the most. Although what not to like about apple pie? Preparation is always super fast, just have apples, flour, eggs, sugar, extra sour cream or yogurt, and voila – a pie is already on the table. Plus, apple…
Kategorija: Lietuviška virtuvė/Lithuanian Kitchen
Stewed Sauerkraut with Smoked Sausages and Ketchup / Troškinti rauginti kopūstai su rūkytomis dešrelėmis ir pomidorų padažu
A simple and filling stew, which requires a few ingredients and very little effort to make it. When it’s still cold outside, I think most of us quite often have cravings for a delicious, cozy and grandma’s type food. Sauerkraut and smoked sausages stew is exactly that type of comfort food. If you still have…
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…
Christmas Eve Dishes / Patiekalai Kūčių stalui
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…
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…
Buckwheat Fritters / Grikių kepsneliai
I make buckwheat fritters when I’m bored of meat and fish dishes, and when I don’t want any heavy food. Moreover, these fritters are great when you just want food you don’t eat everyday 🙂 Buckwheat fritters are perfect for breakfast, lunch and dinner. For breakfast the fritters can be served with fried eggs, for…
Lithuanian Farmer Cheese Fried Pastry Strips / Varškės žagarėliai
I was getting ready to prepare these fried pastries (žagarėliai) for a while and finally found some time to make them (and again, the autumn is guilty for this craving!). Only this time I made fried pastries from farmer cheese, so they were almost like farmer cheese donuts, but in a different form. To be…
Lithuanian Pasta (Skryliai) / Skryliai
Italians have many kinds of Italian pasta and Lithuanians have their own – “skryliai“. Of course, “skryliai“ came to Lithuania from the same Italy, only Lithuanians adapted them to their own taste. “Skryliai“ preparation takes some time, but you make a larger portion at a time and the next day warm them up in a…
Fluffy Apple Pancakes / Purūs blynai su obuoliais
Autumn – the time for baked goods with apples! If I have to name one favorite baked good with apples it would be hardly possible to choose just one, since I like apples with all kind of baked goods – starting with apple pies, cookies with apples, buns with apples, curd cheese apple pies and…
Chocolate Apple Pie / Šokoladinis obuolių pyragas
After tasting one piece of this pie you will want to eat the whole pie at one sitting. When you want a soft apple pie and something reaaaally chocolatey – this is that kind of pie you should bake. Both of these things perfectly matched in this pie, but you have to make it by…
Farmer Cheese Pancakes with Spinach / Varškėčiai su špinatais
I could eat farmer cheese pancakes every day, no matter if they are sweet or not – I love all kind of farmer cheese pancakes 🙂 One of the best things about farmer cheese pancakes is that they are made very quickly. As with all pancakes – you just have to mix the batter, fry…
Very Delicious Chocolate Biscuit Cake / Labai skanus šokoladinis tinginio tortas
Very delicious and easy to make cake, which will come out perfectly even for those who don’t like to make cakes. It’s slightly different version of Lithuanian lazy biscuit pie, which can be completely converted into a cake like this. Although, I usually prepare a Lithuanian version with sweet condensed milk, this option is even…
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