Blue Cheese Dip/Mėlynojo sūrio padažas

Perfect blue cheese dip will go so well with many of your snacks. The dip especially tastes good with a variety of chips, vegetables, chicken wings, drumsticks and even salads! This dip is prepared very simply and quickly – just mix all the ingredients – and voila, you can enjoy a great taste. If you can’t find…

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Yellow Split Pea with Bacon/Žirniai su spirgučiais

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 –…

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Spanish Cream-Filled Pastry „Miguelitos“ / Ispaniški sluoksniuotos tešlos pyragėliai su kremu „Miguelitos“

Very easily prepared and tasty Spanish pastries“Miguelitos“ won’t leave anyone who wouldn’t like to taste them. “Miguelitos“ pastries are very common dessert in Castile-La Mancha region of Spain. At the time when I lived in Spain I had tasted these wonderful pastries from local bakeries for couple times. Mostly these pastries are eaten cold, since…

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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…

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Spanish Flan / Ispaniškas desertas „Flan“

This Spanish dessert “Flan“ literally melts in your mouth. Perhaps it is one of the tastiest Spanish sweets. Dessert is very light, mild flavor and it can simply disappear in a minute. In Spain these desserts are available in each store, in various sizes and there are a variety of flavors, but the classic taste is…

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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…

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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…

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Caramelized Onion Dip/Karamelizuotų svogūnų padažas

Like everyone in America,  today I’m going to watch the Oscars, so I just need some snacks while watching it. After all, what are the Oscars without snacks?! And any snack can’t be great without a good dip, thus today I tried out a caramelised onion dip, which goes great with a variety of potato…

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