My mom was very fond of making this spread for breakfast to my sister and me. So, I like it since my early school days. The preparation of the spread is very fast, if you have boiled eggs before hand. It is an ideal breakfast spread, especially for those who are always in a rush,…
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Farmer Cheese Cheesecake with Rolled Oats / Varškės apkepas su avižiniais dribsniais
Since I always have some farmer cheese in my fridge, so I often like to make light and simple farmer cheesecakes. Most importantly, the preparation of the batter for farmer cheesecakes takes a very short time, and then you can enjoy the cake for several days. I made some improvements to my cake with adding…
Limonana – Frozen Mint Lemonade / Limonana – šaltas mėtų limonadas
On hot summer days I could drink a glass of cold lemonade one after another! Although the most popular lemonades are mostly made of lemon, but I wanted a new and different taste. Since I had a big bundle of fresh mints, so, I thought, why not to make a lemonade with mint and lemon??…
Vegetarian Chickpea Soup / Vegetariška avinžirnių sriuba
When I make dishes from chickpeas, I always remember Spain. And the explanation is very simple – in Spanish cuisine there are many different kinds of stews, soups, and salads, where the dominant ingredient is chickpeas. Because I lived in Spain, I had the opportunity to try all kind of meals made from chickpeas and…
Chicken and Cheese Entomatadas/Tortilijos su vištiena, naminiu pomidorų padažu ir sūriu (Entomatadas de Pollo y Queso)
This kind of tortilla meal I could eat all summer… In general, Mexican cuisine is something amazing during the summer season! These tortillas are one of those dishes that you want to repeat, even if there’s no space left in the stomach… Buuut, when your eyes want it – it’s really hard to stop, and…
Borsch/Barščiai
There is a big diversity of borsch recipes – Ukrainian, Russian, Polish, etc. It could be even said that each Eastern European country has one or more specific ingredients in the borsch recipe, which makes borsch their country soup. In my own kitchen, I usually make borsch with sauerkraut and little pieces of meat, and…
Strawberry Jello Cake / Braškinis žele pyragas
I really wanted something with strawberries, something made from jello and, of course, that it would be a refreshing dessert (however it’s summer!). And here, all my wishes came true, when I tasted a piece of this wonderful strawberry dessert… 🙂 Refreshing, tasty, not too sweet and with a great strawberry taste – during the…
Mexican Corn Pudding (Pudin de Elote) / Meksikietiškas kukurūzų pudingas (Pudin de Elote)
I really like to make new, never yet been tried cakes and other sweets. Every time after preparing a new dessert, it’s always interesting what the taste and the texture will be, and whether it is worth to add to the favorites list or not. And, of course, the more interesting recipe and ingredients are,…
Southern Buttermilk Fried Chicken / Traški vištiena amerikietiškai
No matter what kind of season it is (hot summertime or cold winter), but I would never refuse a piece of crispy chicken, because it is soooo delicious… And there is nothing even comparable between fast-food restaurant crispy chicken and with homemade, because the taste is different as day and night. If you want tasty…
Tostadas de Tinga de Pollo – Stewed Chicken Tostadas/Tostadas de Tinga de Pollo – Tortilijų skrebučiai su troškinta vištiena
Stewed chicken tostadas – is a superb summer appetizer, which I guarantee you’ll make over and over again. If you are bored from ordinary dishes and want to try new flavors, this will be just a great option! I’m very fond of Mexican cuisine, but haven’t made this kind of chicken tostadas before. The taste…
Vanilla Cupcakes with Strawberry Filling and Strawberry Cream/Vaniliniai keksiukai su braškių įdaru ir braškiniu grietinėlės kremu
Strawberries, strawberries, strawberries! Summer – the time of strawberries!!! The cupcakes with strawberries and cream is one of the most ideal way to use them 🙂 After looking at these beauties, can you argue about it?? Such a sin not to grab one of these beauties when you pass by them… So if you want…
Herring with Onions, Oil and Lemon Juice/Silkė su svogūnais, aliejumi ir citrinos sultimis
At least several times a month I always make something from the herring. I just want that different and distinctive taste of herring, which is very difficult to find elsewhere in the world kitchens. I know that for the Americans and probably for people from many other countries, eating the herring is a very obscure…
Lithuanian in the USA 