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LET’S COOK LITHUANIAN with Dana Siliūnas. HOT SUMMER, COOL SOUPS COLD BEET SOUP Šaltibaršciai 4 cups ice-cold water 2 cups buttermilk 2 cups canned, diced or 3-4 fresh beets, boiled and peeled 2 small cucumbers, peeled and diced 2 had-boiled eggs, diced 1/2 cup sour cream Salt and pepper to …

LET’S COOK LITHUANIAN with Dana Siliūnas. LITHUANIAN FAVORITES Versions of these recipes have appeared in earlier issues of this magazine. But some readers, particularly new ones, have been asking for them. So, here they are POTATO DUMPLINGS (ZEPPELINS) Cepelinai 10 lbs. raw potatoes 2 large boiled potatoes 3-4 lbs. ground …

LET’S COOK LITHUANIAN with Dana Siliūnas. ‘SPURGOS’ AND OTHER UžGAVENES DICHES LEAN POTATO PUDDING Liesas kugelis 10 medium potatoes 1/2 cup sour cream 1 Tbsp. butter or margarine 1 medium onion 4 Tbsps. farina 2 eggs Salt, pepper Peel and grate p o tato es. Add chopped onion, melted butter …

LET’S COOK LITHUANIAN with Dana Silidnas DELICIOUS CHRISTMAS COOKIES EARCAKES Ausikes 2 eggs 1/2 cup sugar 5 Tbsp. milk and 1 tsp. rum extract or 5 Tbsp. rum 3 cups flour Cream eggs and sugar. Add milk and rum extract or rum. Add in flour. Mix together to form stiff …

LET’S COOK LITHUANIAN with Dana SiliUnas COOL SUMMER SALADS SNOW PEA SALAD Žirniuku salotos 1/2 lb. snow peas, trimmed, strings removed 1/2 lb. fresh mushrooms, stems trimmed 1 large red bell pepper, cored and seeded 6 Tbs. bottled reduced-calorie vinaigrette or “lite” Italian dressing Blanch snow peas in boiling water …

LET’S COOK LITHUANIAN with Dana Siliūnas. The “Family Jewels” HOT BEET SOUP Burokeliu sriuba 1 lb. boiling beef 2 1-lb. cans of beets 1 1-lb carton sour cream Vinegar Sugar Cook the boiling beef. To the broth add the beets, which have been shredded; salt, pepper and pinch of mixed …

LET’S COOK LITHUANIAN with Dana Siliūnas. You don’t knead much dough to bake these COOKIES CHOCOLATE – OATMEAL COOKIES Šokoladiniai – avižiniai sausainiai 3/4 cup flour 1 tsp. baking soda 1/3 cup chopped nuts (almonds, walnuts or pecans) 1/2 cup butter, softened 1 cup brown sugar 1 egg 1/4 cup …

LET’S COOK LITHUANIAN with Dana Siliūnas. DELICIUS “KUCIOS” RECIPES Meatless dishes for a traditional Lithuanian Christmas Eve dinner POTATO & HERRING SALAD Bulviu ir silkiu mišraine 6 large boiled potatoes 1 large dill pickle, diced 3 Tbsps. capers, drained (optional) 3 Tbsps. onions, finely chopped 2 Tbsps. chopped pickledherring fillets …

LET’S COOK LITHUANIAN with Dana Siliūnas. PICK THESE TASTY MUSHROOM RECIPES Fall is mushroom picking time in Lithuania. Forests are bursting with the tasty delicacy and picking it is as much fun as eating it MUSHROOM BAKE Grybu apkepas 1 lb. medium size fresh mushrooms 2 Tbs. butter 1/3 cup …

LET’S COOK LITHUANIAN with Dana Siliūnas. IT’S APPLE PICKIN’ TIME Today you see all kinds of tropical and exotic fruits in stores and markets of Lithuania — bananas, oranges, kiwis, etc. But for centuries, only fruits and berries that grow in northern climates were known. These — and particularly apples …