Very easily prepared and tasty Spanish pastries“Miguelitos“ won’t leave anyone who wouldn’t like to taste them. “Miguelitos“ pastries are very common dessert in Castile-La Mancha region of Spain. At the time when I lived in Spain I had tasted these wonderful pastries from local bakeries for couple times. Mostly these pastries are eaten cold, since…
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Crispy Chicken in Sweet and Sour Sauce/Traški vištiena saldžiarūgščiame padaže
What could be better than crispy chicken in sweet and sour sauce?? I think everyone from time to time is craving for chinese food, especially for the crispy, fragrant chicken pieces in sweet and sour sauce. Sometimes, to find a good Chinese restaurant, which makes really tasty chicken in sweet and sour sauce is very…
Fresh Carrot and Radish Salad/Gaivios morkų ir ridikėlių salotos
For the biggining of the spring – fresh and very tasty radish and carrot salad. This salad not only will decorate your table, but it’ll be an excellent alternative to ordinary salads. Preparation of the salad is very simple, just grate the vegetables, mix them with the dressing and voila – salads are already made!…
Chicken Kiev Cutlets/Kijevo kotletai
Although the cutlets are named by Kiev city name, but in Lithuanian cuisine they are really popular. In Lithuania probably in every cafe or restaurant you can order chicken Kiev cutlet. Also, it’s really easy to make them at home. Kiev cutlets can be served with your favorite vegetables, salad, rice, potatoes, etc., all your…
Spanish Flan / Ispaniškas desertas „Flan“
This Spanish dessert “Flan“ literally melts in your mouth. Perhaps it is one of the tastiest Spanish sweets. Dessert is very light, mild flavor and it can simply disappear in a minute. In Spain these desserts are available in each store, in various sizes and there are a variety of flavors, but the classic taste is…
Meat Dumplings with Bacon and Onion Sauce/Koldūnai su spirgučių ir svogūnų padažu
Sometimes, when you are thinking what to cook today, we often forget the most simple and delicious dishes. Dumplings – a quick and satisfying dish that simply no one can ever fail to make. Of course, I mean the frozen dumplings, since homemade dumplings take looots of efforts to make… But let’s leave homemade dumpling…
Mashed Carrots and Potatoes/Morkų ir bulvių košė
Quick, easy and reaaally delicious mashed potatoes. In Lithuanian kitchen, mashed potatoes are usually made just from potatoes and very often seasoned with fried little bacon pieces and fried onions, and served with a glass of milk. In America mashed potatoes are usually served with gravy sauce, which reminds me a pork broth flavor. These…
Fluffy Pancakes with Kefir/Purūs blyneliai su kefyru
Fat Tuesday is already here, so winter must end soon! Well, at least it should. Fat Tuesday in Lithuania is a very ancient and a traditional feast. It is a winter day when we have to send away winter and invite spring. This day is plus/minus known throughout all Europe. During Fat Tuesday you have…
Caramelized Onion Dip/Karamelizuotų svogūnų padažas
Like everyone in America, today I’m going to watch the Oscars, so I just need some snacks while watching it. After all, what are the Oscars without snacks?! And any snack can’t be great without a good dip, thus today I tried out a caramelised onion dip, which goes great with a variety of potato…
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….
Mini Cheesecakes/Mini kreminio sūrio pyragėliai
These little pies are reduced American cheesecake version. A delicious and mouth-watering mini cheesecakes – there is nothing much to add… Just bake and enjoy! The cooking process of these little cheesecakes is completely easy, and the result is amazing! Mini cheesecakes are the same delicious just from the oven or cooled. Still warm cheesecakes…
Potato Pancakes with Stewed Cabbage/Žemaičių blynai su šviežiais troškintais kopūstai
Traditionally, these stuffed Lithuanian potato pancakes (a.k.a. Žemaičių blynai) are made with boiled, minced meat, but for that you need to boil the meat, then mince it, in other words, lots of work… Since I wanted these pancakes so much, so I decided to make it in a simpler and faster way – stuff the…
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