Traditional, Lithuanian and very tasty – yellow split peas with bacon for filling lunch or dinner. This dish goes very well as a snack with beer. In Lithuania such peas with bacon can be ordered at bars or some restaurants. If you dont’t like bacon, you can just season cooked peas with fried onions –…
Kategorija: Lietuviška virtuvė/Lithuanian Kitchen
Chicken Kiev Cutlets/Kijevo kotletai
Although the cutlets are named by Kiev city name, but in Lithuanian cuisine they are really popular. In Lithuania probably in every cafe or restaurant you can order chicken Kiev cutlet. Also, it’s really easy to make them at home. Kiev cutlets can be served with your favorite vegetables, salad, rice, potatoes, etc., all your…
Mashed Carrots and Potatoes/Morkų ir bulvių košė
Quick, easy and reaaally delicious mashed potatoes. In Lithuanian kitchen, mashed potatoes are usually made just from potatoes and very often seasoned with fried little bacon pieces and fried onions, and served with a glass of milk. In America mashed potatoes are usually served with gravy sauce, which reminds me a pork broth flavor. These…
Fluffy Pancakes with Kefir/Purūs blyneliai su kefyru
Fat Tuesday is already here, so winter must end soon! Well, at least it should. Fat Tuesday in Lithuania is a very ancient and a traditional feast. It is a winter day when we have to send away winter and invite spring. This day is plus/minus known throughout all Europe. During Fat Tuesday you have…
Lazy Meatballs with Cabbage (Lithuanian Cabbage Rolls in different way)/Tinginių balandėliai
As it’s known very well in Lithuania, cabbage rolls or “Balandėliai“are one of the traditional Lithuanian dishes, without Lithuanian kitchen is almost unimaginable. But since the preparation of the original cabagge rolls takes a lot of time – I suggest to try (if you have never tried) to make the lazy meatballs with cabbage….
Potato Pancakes with Stewed Cabbage/Žemaičių blynai su šviežiais troškintais kopūstai
Traditionally, these stuffed Lithuanian potato pancakes (a.k.a. Žemaičių blynai) are made with boiled, minced meat, but for that you need to boil the meat, then mince it, in other words, lots of work… Since I wanted these pancakes so much, so I decided to make it in a simpler and faster way – stuff the…
Sauerkraut soup/Raugintų kopūstų sriuba
Sauerkraut soup is one of the most common dishes in Lithuanian kitchen. In this blog post I submitted a sauerkraut soup recipe, which I commonly use when making this soup. Of course, the tastiest sauerkraut soup is when you don’t use the broth cubes from the supermarket, and instead you cook pork ribs or a piece…
Lithuanian Anthill / Lietuviškas skruzdėlynas
Today, I congratulate my homeland Lithuania on Independence Day! On February 16, 1918 it was signed the Lithuanian Independence Act, which re-established Lithuania as an independent country. For this joyful occasion I want to share with you one very traditional, Lithuanian and in my family one of favorite sweets – anthill. If you have never heard…
Dumpling Casserole with Cheese and Cream / Koldūnų užkepėlė su sūriu ir grietinėle
Super filling and quick meal! Dumpling lovers will really like it, I guarantee. I really like dumplings, but simply boiled dumplings sometimes are just boring, so, this time I tried something more interesting. And behold, a great option for a delicious lunch for a whole household – dumpling casserole with cheese and cream. All you…
Fluffy Curd Cheese Dumplings/Purūs varškės virtinukai
My childhood food – curd cheese dumplings, or also called “sloths“. Mostly, in our family, my grandmother used to make these “sloths“. She was very fond of such a light, simple curd cheese dumplings, and I, of course, loved those sweet, soft “sloths“. We usually eat curd cheese dumplings with sugar and butter, jam and sour…
Mom’s Potato and Cheese Pancakes / Mamos bulviniai blynai su fermentiniu sūriu
These pancakes are my mother’s, I could say – a specialty. She often likes to make these pancakes for a quick lunch, when she is in a hurry and don’t have time for a long cooking process, and want a filling lunch for all household. I also liked them and successfully began to make in…
Old-style curd cheese pie/Senovinis varškės pyragas
I made this pie for several times, so it’s tested and approved – great tasting curd cheese pie. It’s one of those, which I still want to bake time to time. This recipe I learned from my mother’s old friend, who has the big treasury of delicious, old-style recipes. Time to time she shares those…
Lithuanian in the USA 