In my blog there was missing a one traditional, Lithuanian recipe – cold beet soup. It is really difficult to imagine summer without this soup in Lithuania. Usually, if you start making cold beet soup it means the summer has come, or the weather is warm enough that your body itself asks for a cold…
Žyma: Lithuanian kitchen
Healthy Pearl Barley with Peas/Sveika perlinių kruopų ir žirnių košė
The grain porridges in my home are quite popular because you need very little ingredients, the preparation is simple and after eating the porridge you can be full for a whole day. My mother usually makes porridges from 4 or 5 different types of grain, which is cooked with meat, sausages or just bacon with…
Fluffy Farmer Cheese Pancakes / Purūs varškėčiai
Farmer cheese pancakes is one of the most delicious meal from my childhood. As a kid, I could eat farmer cheese pancakes for breakfast, lunch and dinner… So, as you can see I really love them! And now, at least once a month, I have to make some farmer cheese pancakes, because I just miss…
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…
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…
Pork Pilaf / Kiaulienos Plovas
Who could refuse a bowl of evaporating and delicious pilaf?? 🙂 In Lithuania it would be probably difficult to find lithuanian, who wouldn’t like pilaf. Although pilaf is especially popular in many Asian, Balkan and other neighboring countries, Lithuania is not an exception neither (although it’s neither Asia nor Balkans :D). Perhaps pilaf adapted to…
Sorrel Soup with Hard-Boiled Eggs / Rūgštynių sriuba su kietai virtais kiaušiniais
I remember sorrel soup from my childhood – so simple, rustic and very tasty. To make this soup takes very little time, so, for those who are rushing to make lunch or dinner, sorrel soup will be a great option. From time to time I want that taste of sorrel soup, so when I see…
Fried Bread, Bean and Cheese Salad / Keptos duonos, pupelių ir sūrio mišrainė
This is one of my favorite Lithuanian salad 🙂 Traditional, simple and filling fried bread salad is not only quite popular in Lithuanian cuisine, but prepared often as well, especially during festive occasions. Or it is one of the way how to use a little dried bread, when you don’t want to throw it away. Although, it’s…
Very Simple and Delicious Apple Pie / Labai paprastas ir skanus obuolių pyragas
Very soft, fluffy and moist apple pie, that just melts in your mouth! This pie is very tasty when it’s served still warm with ice cream or heavy cream. When the pie cools down – it’s perfect with the afternoon coffee or tea cup. The preparation of the pie is pretty fast, and it disappears from…
Farmer’s Cheese Cookies with Apples / Varškės skarelės su obuoliais
Farmer’s cheese cookies with apple slices are very well known in every Lithuanian’s kitchen. I have no idea where this recipe came from, but even my grandmother used to bake them, so I suspect that the recipe is fairly old. Crunchy on the outside and soft inside – that kind of farmer’s cheese and apple…
Simple, Fast and Super Delicious Farmer Cheese Pie / Paprastas, super greitas ir skanus varškės apkepas
This farmer cheese pie is probably the fastest farmer cheese pie I have ever baked! You just have to mix all the ingredients in a bowl and voila – pour the batter in the baking form and put it in the oven. It can’t be more simple! If you want an old, good, traditional farmer cheese…
Zrazai – Pork Rolls/Zrazai su kiaulienos faršu
Zrazai in Lithuanian cuisine is a quite popular dish, often prepared for various holidays. Although zrazai came from Poland, but they are very widespread in Lithuania. These meat rolls can be made not only from pork, but from beef as well. I think they are made from beef even more often. The filling for rolls…
Lithuanian in the USA 