If you translate Lithuanian word “balandėliai“ to English, you get simply pigeons. But it has another meaning too. It can be translated as two people in love, that share their love in a very gentle, loving way. “Balandėliai“ can also be translated as lovebirds. So, I guess now it makes more sense why I’m posting…
Žyma: Balandėliai
Lazy Unstuffed Cabbage Rolls / Tinginių balandėliai keptuvėje
Lithuanian cuisine is hardly imaginable without zeppelins (a.k.a potato dumplings) as well as without stuffed cabbage rolls (in Lithuanian they are called balandėliai (little pigeons)). And I, as a sworn Lithuanian cuisine fan, am a stuffed cabbage roll lover. Well, but the whole preparation process of stuffed cabbage rolls sometimes simply takes forever… Starting of cabbage…
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….
Lithuanian in the USA 