Lithuanian in the USA

Turkish Flat Bread (Pide) with Cheese, Tomato and Egg / Turkiška pidė su sūriu, pomidoru ir kiaušiniu

I’ve heard about Turkish pides a long time ago, but I’ve never had the chance to try them. Today was the day when I decided that I need to make my own Turkish flat bread at home and see how it tastes. Turkish pides can be made with a variety of toppings, including meat, vegetables,…

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Soft and Moist Blueberry Buttermilk Bread / Drėgnas ir minkštas kefyro keksas su mėlynėmis

If you have been dreaming of a soft, moist and delicious piece of sweet bread for a while, you have just landed on the right web page, where you can find the recipe for such a bread. I think it’s not only me, but it happens to everyone once in a while, that you start…

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Perfect Creamy Tomato Soup / Tobula trinta pomidorų sriuba

You know that feeling when you are eating your own home-made dish and it feels like you’re in a restaurant. That is the feeling when I first time tasted this wonderful tomato soup. I couldn’t believe that only a few simple ingredients could make such a delicious soup. Immediately, I share the recipe with you…

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Oven Baked Ground Meat Cutlets with Mashed Potatoes, Mushrooms and Cheese / Kotletai kepti orkaitėje su bulvių koše, pievagrybiais ir sūriu

I often miss those homemade mom’s meals, when mom seems to be able to make the world’s most delicious dinner with just a few simple ingredients. These oven-baked cutlets remind me of just such a homemade, satisfying and delicious dinner. It is a two-in-one dish, as cutlets come already with mashed potatoes, vegetables, mushrooms and…

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Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies / Avižinių dribsnių ir juodojo šokolado sausainiai

I love cookies so much that I will have to publish a cookie recipe book someday in this life. Probably one of the most important reasons I like cookies is that they are QUICKLY made. You mix the dough, form the cookies, 15-20 minutes, and you can take them from the oven (if I’m dying…

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Fried Rice with Broccoli, Egg and Green Onion / Kepinti ryžiai su brokoliu, kiaušiniu ir svogūno laiškais

From now on, this is one of my favorite fried rice recipes! Completely simple, time-saving and effortless. If so desired, you can always serve this kind of rice with sweet and sour chicken, fried pork or beef. But for me, such fried rice is delicious by itself (especially when you want a day without meat)….

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Easy Pancakes with Farmer’s Cheese / Greitai paruošiami blynai su varške

Pancakes with farmer’s cheese is one of my favorite discoveries this year! You know, I just had a small package of farmer’s cheese that I had no idea where to use. I didn’t want dumplings, neither thick farmer’s cheese pancakes, I was thinking about something new, more interesting to make. That’s how super delicious and…

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Meatballs in Barbecue Sauce / Mėsos kukuliai barbekiu padaže

Meatballs can be prepared in so many ways. I think a lot of us have cooked little meatballs simply in the frying pan, or stewed them in a light sauce, or just cooked them in soup. But have you made meatballs in barbecue sauce? With barbecue sauce, meatballs really get a whole different taste and…

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Traditional Dumplings with Pork / Tradiciniai koldūnai su kiauliena

Dumplings is a dish that requires a little bit of patience and time. Of course, it the most fun is to make dumplings with someone or with the whole family. Then it’s more fun and the process is way faster. This time I made the dumplings by myself, but with a good music, so to…

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Pasta with Tuna and Green Beans / Makaronai su tunu ir šparaginėmis pupelėmis

I have always thought, and I still think so, that only the most unexpected and interesting combinations of ingredients, which are ultimately called recipes, can happen in the kitchen. My combination includes pasta, tuna and green beans. It would seem that these ingredients could not even go together, but in fact, it’s a very delicious…

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Vegetarian Mexican Tostadas / Meksikietiškas užkandis – vegetariški tortilijų skrebučiai

You know that feeling when you are bored of all meat and fish dishes and you crave for something different, a new flavor? It is this Mexican appetizer that is the ideal choice in such a situation. For the first time, I tasted vegetarian tostadas at the “Taco Bell“. And I was very pleasantly surprised…

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Creamy Zucchini Soup / Kreminė cukinijų sriuba

In my opinion, vegetable soups are, one of the easiest and fastest soups to make. And they can be cooked from practically any vegetable you have. The only thing you have to do is to choose one main ingredient (whichever veggetable you have the most), add a few extra vegetables, and soup is steaming in…

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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)

Turkish Flat Bread (Pide) with Cheese, Tomato and Egg / Turkiška pidė su sūriu, pomidoru ir kiaušiniu

Soft and Moist Blueberry Buttermilk Bread / Drėgnas ir minkštas kefyro keksas su mėlynėmis

Perfect Creamy Tomato Soup / Tobula trinta pomidorų sriuba

Oven Baked Ground Meat Cutlets with Mashed Potatoes, Mushrooms and Cheese / Kotletai kepti orkaitėje su bulvių koše, pievagrybiais ir sūriu

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies / Avižinių dribsnių ir juodojo šokolado sausainiai

Fried Rice with Broccoli, Egg and Green Onion / Kepinti ryžiai su brokoliu, kiaušiniu ir svogūno laiškais

Easy Pancakes with Farmer’s Cheese / Greitai paruošiami blynai su varške

Meatballs in Barbecue Sauce / Mėsos kukuliai barbekiu padaže

Traditional Dumplings with Pork / Tradiciniai koldūnai su kiauliena

Pasta with Tuna and Green Beans / Makaronai su tunu ir šparaginėmis pupelėmis

Vegetarian Mexican Tostadas / Meksikietiškas užkandis – vegetariški tortilijų skrebučiai

Creamy Zucchini Soup / Kreminė cukinijų sriuba