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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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…
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…
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,…
Mexican Salsa Ranchera / Meksikietiškas pomidorų padažas „Salsa Ranchera“
I absolutely love homemade sauces and salsas. No matter what kind of sauce or salsa it is, any made at home just can’t be compared to any bought from the store. These are just two incomparable things. If I make tacos, enchiladas or other similar Mexican dishes, I always try to prepare at least a…
Coconut Cookies / Kokosiniai sausainiai
These cookies are always good to have when you are looking for something with coconut, something sweet and something with a cup of tea or hot cocoa 🙂 Unfortunately, in US I couldn’t find coconut cookies, which I used to buy in Lithuania, so I made veeery similar ones at home. Quick and easy to…
Quick Salad with Sprats / Greitos salotos su šprotais
In America, sprats aren’t the most popular fish, but it’s very well known in Lithuania. This fish is a small delicacy that you want to taste from time to time (at least it’s like that for Lithuanians :)). I usually make sprat sandwiches, but sprats also taste great with lettuce and vegetables, therefore, quick and…
Easy & Quick Crispy Oven Baked Chicken Wings / Lengvai ir greitai paruošiami traškūs vištienos sparneliai kepti orkaitėje
It’s always good to have easy and quick recipes to prepare yummy chicken. Such recipes are especially useful when there is no time for marinating, and you still want to get that delicious and fragrant chicken. Chicken wings baked according to this recipe are soft inside and crispy on the outside. Unfortunately, I can’t give…
20 Easy Recipes for a Romantic Valentine’s Day Dinner / 20 nesudėtingų receptų romantiškai Valentino dienos vakarienei
What kind of Valentine’s Day it would be without a romantic dinner?? Whether you are spending February 14th alone, or with your second half – everyone usually thinks about some special and tasty dinner on this day (in case of dining at home ;)). This blog post contains 20 easy recipes that can surprise your…
Crab Sticks and Rice Salad / Krabų lazdelių ir ryžių mišrainė
Crab sticks and rice salad to me always associates with spring time. I don’t know if I’m the only one thinking about this salad like that, but this is how I think. And I believe this is not only because the mixture of yellow, green, white and pink colors in the salad… The salad is…
Pork Loin Steaks with Onion-Cream Sauce / Kiaulienos nugarinės kepsneliai su svogūnų-grietinėlės padažu
For those who are looking for quick dinner ideas – pork loin steaks with onion-cream sauce in 30 minutes (or less!). Sometimes it’s so hard to come up with an idea what to prepare for a dinner, so it’s always good to check quick dinner recipes and, of course, not forget to mark them. And…
Classic Deviled Eggs / Amerikietiškas kiaušinių užkandis
Have you started planning your Christmas table menu? I’ve tried couple of new snack recipes here and there. Nevertheless, my favorites during the festive period are always quickly prepared snacks. Then, you can have a bigger variety of flavors on the table and you don’t have to spend the whole day in the kitchen… This…
Lithuanian in the USA 