Borsch/Barščiai 

There is a big diversity of borsch recipes – Ukrainian, Russian, Polish, etc. It could be even said that each Eastern European country has one or more specific ingredients in the borsch recipe, which makes borsch their country soup. In my own kitchen, I usually make borsch with sauerkraut and little pieces of meat, and…

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Strawberry Jello Cake / Braškinis žele pyragas

I really wanted something with strawberries, something made from jello and, of course, that it would be a refreshing dessert (however it’s summer!). And here, all my wishes came true, when I tasted a piece of this wonderful strawberry dessert… 🙂 Refreshing, tasty, not too sweet and with a great strawberry taste – during the…

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Mexican Chicken Salad/Meksikietiškos vištienos salotos

During the summertime everyone just wants a light, but nutritious and easily prepared food. So here, on my plate there is a palette of all summer colors (or at least most of it)! Mexican salad can be very cool to improvise, depending on what kind of products you have on a hand. This salad is…

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Classic Coleslaw/Amerikietiškos kopūstų salotos

I would say quite confidently that coleslaw in the US is the most popular salad in all the country… It can be ordered in every bigger restaurant or fast food restaurant, you can buy it at any larger supermarket or at a smaller store. In short, this is one of the main salad in American…

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Pork Pilaf / Kiaulienos Plovas

Who could refuse a bowl of evaporating and delicious pilaf?? 🙂 In Lithuania it would be probably difficult to find lithuanian, who wouldn’t like pilaf. Although pilaf is especially popular in many Asian, Balkan and other neighboring countries, Lithuania is not an exception neither (although it’s neither Asia nor Balkans :D). Perhaps pilaf adapted to…

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