Coffee and cocoa give a very good taste to the cookies, and when you combine that kind of cookies with Irish cream frosting, consider what comes out – SUPER (tasty) cookies! These cookies are really addicting, after trying one you want a second, third and etc. Such cookies could be a great gift to someone,…
Žyma: Christmas
Cranberry Kissel / Spanguolių kisielius
I don’t know if anyone in Lithuania can even imagine Christmas Eve (Kūčios) or Christmas without kissel. This is simply IMPOSSIBLE. Christmas Eve (Kūčios) without kissel, it’s the same as Christmas Eve (Kūčios) without Kūčiukai (Lithuanian Christmas Eve cookies) or herring – for any Lithuanian such thing would be terrible even to think about it…
Bacon Wrapped Pork Roast / Kiaulienos kepsnys apvyniotas šonine
I don’t know how about you guys, but at least for me, when I’m waiting for Christmas I want those festive dishes. The week before Christmas always looks so special, cozy and charming, so you just want that the food would be more festive. This time my kitchen was full of amazing pork roast smell…
Christmas Eve Dishes / Patiekalai Kūčių stalui
My favorite evening of the year Kūčios (Christmas Eve) is almost here. In Lithuania, Kūčios is a very special evening for every family and, of course, in every home it is spend slightly differently, with its own traditions. Christmas Eve table has one of the most important roles during the Christmas Eve. Some essential things…
Christmas Gingerbread Cookies / Kalėdiniai meduoliai
I can not believe that Christmas is almost here!!! Well, and what kind of Christmas time without gingerbread cookies?! I bake gingerbread cookies for the second year in a row using this recipe, so the recipe is really proved to be successful and it’s simply impossible to fail 🙂 The preparation is also very simple,…
Christmas Eve Dinner (Kūčios) / Kūčių vakarienė
Here passed another Christmas Eve and Christmas, my favorite time of the year… Actually time simply flies during the festive period. It’s just a few days left until the New Year… Before that I’d like to share with you my Christmas Eve dinner (Kūčios) menu, which was almost traditional Lithuanian. I also included some new…
Kūčiukai (Lithuanian Christmas Eve Special Cookies) / Kūčiukai
What an indescribable aroma occurs in home, when the Christmas Eve cookies (Kūčiukai) are baking in the oven!!! It’s just impossible to imagine Christmas Eve (Kūčios) itself without Christmas Eve cookies (Kūčiukai)… It’s like a mother – Kūčia (Christmas Eve) with her children – Kūčiukai (Christmas Eve cookies)… I think Christmas Eve is a very…
Velniški keksiukai su ganašo kremu/Devil’s food cupcakes with ganache cream
Ech, Kalėdos jau visai visai čia pat… Kalėdų laukimas man visuomet toks stebuklingas, jaudinantis ir mielas. Ir visuomet tuo laikotarpiu norisi gaminti ir gaminti vis ką nors ypatingo, kas dar nemėginta ir super skanu. Ypač tai galioja saldumynams… Prieš pat metų pabaigą man dar norisi išbandyti tuos receptus, kurie ilgai sukasi galvoje, bet visuomet būna:…
Caramel Cake / Karamelinis tortas
Caramel cake while waiting for the holidays… Just a few days left before Christmas! This year is almost ended… The year passed just in a moment, and maybe even faster, depending on how much you’ve done through the year. This year, I can safely say that I’ve made lots of pastries, cakes and other sweets…
Ploni lietiniai blynai/Thin crepes
Jau laukiu ateinant Kalėdų! Ta proga dauguma šiuo metu gaminamų patiekalų pas mane yra puošiami kalėdiškai ar bent jau nuotraukos su kalėdine atributika. Tad ir šie lietiniai “nepraslydo“ – sudėliojau mažytę kalėdinę eglutę – vis įdomiau valgyti. Kuomet atlikinėjau praktiką Ispanijoje, mano kolegė, tai pat praktikantė lietuvaitė, labai dažnai kepdavo lietinius blynus, sakydavo, kad čia…
Lithuanian in the USA 