Lithuanian in the USA

Delicious Plum Pie / Gardusis slyvų pyragas

You should know a few essential things about this pie: a very plumy type, soft, moist and indescribably delicious goodness! 🙂 I usually bake plum pies just during fall season, because at that time it’s impossible to return from the store without buying a bag of beautiful plums. You can actually use any of your…

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One Pot Spanish Chicken and Rice (Arroz con Pollo Español) / Vištiena su ryžiais ispaniškai (Arroz con Pollo Español)

Spanish chicken and rice can really remind of paella, but the preparation of this dish is simpler and requires much less ingredients than paella. When I was living in Spain, I had couple opportunities to taste Spanish rice with chicken or vegetables, prepared by a Spanish housewife. Do you know that feeling when you try…

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Pasta with Bolognese Sauce / Makaronai su Bolognese padažu

I like to try various pasta recipes, from time to time prepare something new, more interesting. Although, my husband and I we both love Italian cuisine, but I make Italian dishes pretty rarely. Nevertheless, I believe it’s simply necessary to know how to make a bolognese sauce, because this sauce is not only super delicious,…

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Chocotorta – No-bake Chocolate Cookie & Dulce de Leche Cake / Chocotorta – nekeptas šokoladinių sausainių ir karamelės tortas

Chocotorta – a super popular dessert of cookies, caramelized milk and cream cheese in Argentina. It takes very little time to prepare this cake, you’ll need just a few ingredients, and the taste doesn’t really differ from the cakes that take hours and hours to make… I’ll admit, that I’m not one of those amateur…

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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…

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Baked Mustard Garlic Salmon / Orkaitėje kepta lašiša su garstyčiomis ir česnaku

It’s always good to have more quickly and easily prepared salmon recipes! I really like salmon, so I try different combinations of spices and ingredients with a salmon fillet. Although, it would be difficult to choose the tastiest recipe, because each ingredient adds a special flavor. Mustard and garlic flavors dominate while preparing salmon…

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Porrusalada – Spanish Fish and Leek Soup / Porrusalada – ispaniška žuvies ir porų sriuba

Spaniards are really inventive when it comes time to prepare a great soup. If I want to try out a new soup recipe, I always check out Spanish cuisine, because I know that there I will definitely find new ideas and tastes. Most of Spanish soups need just a few ingredients and the taste is…

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Chicken Burrito Bowls with Greek Yogurt-Avocado Dressing / Vištienos burito salotos su graikiško jogurto-avokado padažu

Usually, I like to eat burrito salad bowl for lunch, because the salad is not only nutritious, it doesn’t make you feel heavy, but also gives you energy for the rest of the day. Chicken burrito salad is extremely delicious and well-balanced, and I promise, you’ll lick your fingers, how good the salad is! Although…

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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…

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Shrimp and Pasta Casserole / Krevečių ir makaronų užkepėlė

When it’s cold outside and the sun shows less sunshine, at least for me, I want to cook and eat only warm, filling and comfort food. Salad is a forgotten thing 😀 And what about you guys?? I hope I’m not the only one who is craving for those satisfying casseroles, pasta and potato dishes,…

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Tomato and White Bean Soup / Pomidorinė baltųjų pupelių sriuba

Autumn lunch can’t be served without a warm, delicious soup. After eating one bowl of soup you immediately feel the warmth spreading all over the body and that pleasant cosiness feeling just gets you instantly 🙂 Especially in autumn we all need that warmth..! Seattle’s weather is already pretty chilly and mornings are getting really…

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American Apple Pie / Amerikietiškas obuolių pyragas

In autumn, all the baked goods smell like apples… Although it can’t be otherwise! Autumn without apple pie is like Christmas without Christmas gingerbread 🙂 Today I’m sharing with you the recipe of an American apple pie that I have made for several times and every time it turned out perfect. Of course, you have…

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Lithuanian in the USA

Peach and Strawberry Yogurt Cake / Gaivus jogurtinis tortas su persikais ir braškėmis

Traditional Lithuanian No Bake Lazy Cake / Tradicinis tinginys su pienu

Fried Rye Bread, Carrot Salad and Salami Appetizer / Keptos duonos, morkų ir dešros sumuštinukai

Perfect Creamy Tomato Soup / Tobula trinta pomidorų sriuba

Vegetarian Mexican Tostadas / Meksikietiškas užkandis – vegetariški tortilijų skrebučiai

The Best Chocolate Cheesecake / Skaniausias šokoladinis kreminio sūrio tortas (Cheesecake)

Delicious Plum Pie / Gardusis slyvų pyragas

One Pot Spanish Chicken and Rice (Arroz con Pollo Español) / Vištiena su ryžiais ispaniškai (Arroz con Pollo Español)

Pasta with Bolognese Sauce / Makaronai su Bolognese padažu

Chocotorta – No-bake Chocolate Cookie & Dulce de Leche Cake / Chocotorta – nekeptas šokoladinių sausainių ir karamelės tortas

Buckwheat Fritters / Grikių kepsneliai

Baked Mustard Garlic Salmon / Orkaitėje kepta lašiša su garstyčiomis ir česnaku

Porrusalada – Spanish Fish and Leek Soup / Porrusalada – ispaniška žuvies ir porų sriuba

Chicken Burrito Bowls with Greek Yogurt-Avocado Dressing / Vištienos burito salotos su graikiško jogurto-avokado padažu

Lithuanian Farmer Cheese Fried Pastry Strips / Varškės žagarėliai

Shrimp and Pasta Casserole / Krevečių ir makaronų užkepėlė

Tomato and White Bean Soup / Pomidorinė baltųjų pupelių sriuba

American Apple Pie / Amerikietiškas obuolių pyragas