I have been dreaming about these potato pancakes with filling for the longest time, but I could never find a good time to make them. I think I’ve been preparing to make them for so long, because I knew that when the pancakes will be done, I would eat all the pancakes in one day……
Žyma: Lietuviška virtuvė
Traditional Lithuanian No Bake Lazy Cake / Tradicinis tinginys su pienu
This is a recipe for a traditional lazy cake that needs the simplest ingredients – cookies, milk, cocoa and sugar. I make such lazy cake quite rarely, because most often I’m really lazy to make chocolate syrup from milk, it is easier and faster to make it from condensed milk. But the taste of this…
Fried Rye Bread, Carrot Salad and Salami Appetizer / Keptos duonos, morkų ir dešros sumuštinukai
One of my favorite appetizers! These fried bread sandwiches are addictive, and when you taste them, then you’ll understand why I say so. It is very convenient to prepare such sandwiches in advance for festive table, party or simply for the movie night. The appetizer can be kept in the fridge for up to 4-5…
Mashed Potato Dumplings / Virtos bulvinės bandelės
Soft, tender and super easy to prepare mashed potato dumplings. Confess to yourself, sometimes everybody wants to have such a homemade, satisfying dinner, at least once every few weeks. Although I usually eat my own prepared food, I only occasionally make Lithuanian, satisfying, potato dishes. But everytime I make it, my belly is always very…
Easy Pancakes with Farmer’s Cheese / Greitai paruošiami blynai su varške
Pancakes with farmer’s cheese is one of my favorite discoveries this year! You know, I just had a small package of farmer’s cheese that I had no idea where to use. I didn’t want dumplings, neither thick farmer’s cheese pancakes, I was thinking about something new, more interesting to make. That’s how super delicious and…
Traditional Dumplings with Pork / Tradiciniai koldūnai su kiauliena
Dumplings is a dish that requires a little bit of patience and time. Of course, it the most fun is to make dumplings with someone or with the whole family. Then it’s more fun and the process is way faster. This time I made the dumplings by myself, but with a good music, so to…
Lithuanian Honey Cake / Tortas “Medutis“
Honey cake is one of the most famous cakes in Lithuania. Therefore there are many recipes and preparation methods for this cake. Some bake thick, fluffy sponges, some very thin cookie disks. Some prepare the cream with whipping cream, others with sour cream. Sometimes this cake has 4-5 layers of cream, sometimes a whole 10….
Baked Rice Pilaf with Pork / Plovas keptas orkaitėje
Yummy dish for a cozy dinner. Sometimes nothing can be better than a simple, just a few ingredient dishes. It is such dishes that always remind me of home food. This pilaf is exactly like that – rice, pork, carrots, onions and ketchup. And at the end you get a filling and very delicious meal….
Cake “Friendship“ / Pyragas „Draugystė“
I have no idea about the origin of this cake, but everyone in Lithuania knows it. In fact, this cake is not even very special, but it always reminds me of those traditional “tea“ type of cakes from my childhood. If my mom didn’t bake something delicious at home, then she brought a “Friendship“ cake…
Lithuanian Flour Dumplings (Little Hedgehogs) / Miltiniai ežiukai
Little flour “hedgehogs“ are probably every Lithuanian’s childhood food. In my family, they were mostly prepared by my grandmothers. And always just from flour. The recipe can’t be more simple – flour, water, oil and salt. Mix the dough, roll through the grater and drop into the pot. Voila, lunch or dinner is ready. And…
Salad with Sprats / Mišrainė su šprotais
I think sprat is often devalued as a fish. Everyone worships anchovies, puts them on salads, pizzas, etc. But it’s also very easy to make a quick sandwich, salad or any other snack with sprats. By the way, pizza with sprats is super tasty (if you haven’t tried one, I highly recommend to do it)….
Traditional Lithuanian Stuffed Cabbage Rolls / Tradiciniai balandėliai
If you translate Lithuanian word “balandėliai“ to English, you get simply pigeons. But it has another meaning too. It can be translated as two people in love, that share their love in a very gentle, loving way. “Balandėliai“ can also be translated as lovebirds. So, I guess now it makes more sense why I’m posting…
Lithuanian in the USA 