In the summertime, my favorite fruit/vegetable is tomato. Nothing is more delicious than a fresh tomato just picked up from the garden. Mmm, that amazing aroma and taste… Just wonderful 🙂 Of course, the most delicious tomatoes are always from mom’s garden. Since I don’t have that in the US, I’m left with tomatoes from…
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Peach Yogurt-Jello Cake / Persikinis jogurto-želė tortas
This cake is an ultimate summer cake! Well, you could call it a pie, but since I made it in a springform pan, it could be called a cake 🙂 The cake is refreshing, has a light texture and it’s absolutely delicious! I could safely say that it’s really an ideal dessert during hot days….
Potato, Farmer’s Cheese and Sausage Pancakes / Bulviniai blynai su varške ir dešrelėmis
This is an improved potato pancakes recipe, which serves very well when you want a delicious and more interesting dinner or lunch. Pancakes, of course, are the most delicious when served with sour cream, but Greek yoghurt or fresh yoghurt dressing with cucumbers would fit great too. I grated potatoes using two types of graters…
Baked Chicken in Beer and Herbs / Vištiena kepta orkaitėje su alumi ir žolelėmis
Chicken baked in beer and herbs has a particularly good taste and amazing aroma. If you’ve been to Spain, you’ve probably noticed that chicken cooked in beer (esp. pollo a la cerveza) is a very popular dish in many restaurants. This recipe for chicken baked in beer is extremely simple, requiring just 15 minutes of…
Napa Cabbage, Carrot and Apple Salad / Kininio kopūsto salotos su morka ir obuoliu
This salad is light, fast and very summer-like. When the sun is shining outside, the weather is perfect and you really don’t want to stay long time in the kitchen, the salad is always a great option not only as a light meal, but it can be a quick side dish with grill or other…
Crispy Fried Pastry Ribbons / Traškūs žagarėliai
This delicious crispy pastry ribbons are impossible to resist! It looks like a very simple sweet pastry, that requires just a few ingredients, but the taste is so home like, so cozy, that you could eat a whole plate at once… When you’re having a great time watching a good movie or reading an interesting book,…
Chicken Nuggets / Vištienos kąsneliai
I promise, that these fast and easily prepared chicken nuggets will become your family’s favorite meal! Well, not much of a big meal, it’s more like a snack, but when these chicken nuggets are served with sauces and vegetables – mmm, it’s impossible to resist 🙂 My husband is probably one of the biggest fan…
Puff Pastry Pork Rolls / Kiaulienos suktinukai sluoksniuotoje tešloje
Puff pastry pork rolls are very simple to make, but the taste and appearance can remind a fancy dish at the restaurant. You will surely surprise your family with these rolls, besides, everyone will be able to choose how to eat them – just how they are, or with fresh vegetables and various sauces. Because…
Quick Gingerbread and Banana Cake / Greitai paruošiamas meduolių ir bananų tortas
Cake for those who are in a hurry! How often do you want to find a piece of delicious homemade dessert everytime you open your fridge? It’s one of those super fast cakes made in about 20 minutes or less (depending on how fast you are in the kitchen ;)). The taste of the cake…
Spanish-Style Cod (Bacalao a la Riojana) / Troškinta menkė ispaniškai (Bacalao a la Riojana)
How often do you make fish for dinner or lunch?? 🙂 I try to make fish dishes at least once a week, whether it is roasted salmon, or cod, or just pasta with shrimps. After all, you can’t be alive just eating meat and vegetable dishes, from time to time almost everyone wants to have…
Ground Turkey Tacos / Takai su kalakutienos faršu
Usually I make tacos when I have very little time in the kitchen and when I want a fast and light dinner. Tacos are also great for a couple other reasons – they are so easy to prepare and they go with a variety of vegetables and sauces. By the way, instead of ground turkey,…
Kuršėnai Sweet Roll Cake / Kuršėnų vyniotinis
Somewhere in the internet I accidentally saw a picture of this cake roll and immediately decided that it’s just necessary to make it at home. I’ve eaten Kuršėnai sweet roll cake such a long time ago, so I don’t even remember when it was… Maybe 2-3 years ago. But it’s never too late to remember…
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