Tag Archives: SILIUNAS-D

Cool Soups: Cold Beet Soup (1), Low-Cal Cold Beet Soup, Cold Beet Soup (2), Chilled Cucumber Pill Soup, Cold Apple Soup

LET’S COOK LITHUANIAN with Dana Siliūnas COOL SOUPS Although cold soups are not as popular here in America as they are in Europe, a cold soup will cool you off and give you that extra lift and energy during the warm summer days. Europeans have been enjoying cold soups for …

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Summertime Is Dessert Time: Spiced Sour Cherry Compote Vyšnių Kompotas, Chocolate Napoleons Šokoladiniai Napoleonai, Fruit and Ice Cream Pie Vaisių ir Ledų Pajus, Plum Cake Slyvų Pyragas

SPICED SOUR CHERRY COMPOTE Vyšniu kompotas 1 cup water 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 vanilla bean, split 1 cinnamon stick 6 whole cloves 3 heaping cups sour cherries, pitted 1/2 lemon 1 tbsp. cornstarch Combine water, sugar, vanilla bean, cinnamon stick and cloves in a saucepan. Bring to a boil over …

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Two Lithuanian Favorites: Low-Fat Stuffed Cabbage Rolls Liesi Kopūstainiai, Dumplings Virtiniai (Koldūnai)

LET’S COOK LITHUANIAN with Dana Siliūnas. TWO LITHUANIAN FAVORITES LOW-FAT STUFFED CABBAGE ROLLS Liesi Kopustainiai 2 lbs. round steak ground 1 large onion chopped 2 egg whites 1 can or pkg. sauerkraut 1 head cabbage 1 can condensed tomato soup Salt (optional) Pinch of pepper 1 1/2 cups rice 1 …

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Super Soups to Warm You Up: Barley Soup With Mushrooms Perlinių Kruopų Sriuba su Grybais, Potato Soup Bulvinė Sriuba, Sauerkraut Soup Raugintų Kopūstų Sriuba, Pea & Smoked Sausage Soup Džiovintų Žirnių Sriuba su Rūkyta Dešra, Cream of Potato Soup Pertrintų Bulvių Sriuba

LET’S COOK LITHUANIAN with Dana Siliūnas. Super soups to warm you up! BARLEY SOUP WITH MUSHROOMS Perliniu kruopu sriuba su grybais 2 lbs. beef and poultry with bones 1 cup barley 1/2 lb. soup greens 2 eggs 1 cup sour cream 4-5 dried mushrooms Pepper, bay leaf Put meat, greens, …

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Christmas and Cookies go Together: Christmas sugar cookies, lemon cookies, farmers cookies

Christmas and Cookies go together CHRISTMAS SUGAR COOKIES Cukriniai sausainiai 1 cup butter or margarine 1 cup granulated sugar 1 large egg 1 tsp. vanilla extract 2 cups all purpose flour 1 tsp. baking soda 1 12 oz. package (1-3/4 cups) semi-sweet chocolate baking bits OR 1 12 oz. package …

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You Can’t Beet These Recipes: vegetable salad with beets (daržovių-mišrainė ar vinagretas), tangy beet salad (burokėlių salotos), ukrainian borsch (ukrainietiški-barščiai), easy borsch (lengvi barščiai)

East and Central Europeans have always been fond of beet dishes, and Lithuanians are no exception. Try these and see how you like them. VEGETABLE SALAD WITH BEETS Daržovių mišrainė – Vinagretas 4 medium potatoes 3 medium red beets 2 carrots 1 onion or some scallions 1 egg 2 pickles …

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Rx: Lithuanian Penicillin? Kugelis, Bandelės su Lašiniais

In this issue I’m including a couple of recipes which were sent in by two of our readers, Ann Smilgys from Country Club Hills, Illinois and Lynn Andrysiak from Coon Rapids, Minnesota. Also, a recipe of Dr. Rennard’s ” Lithuanian cold-busting chicken soup ”, which I “borrowed’’ from the Eat …

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Romancing the Potato: Dilled potato scones (bulviniai trikampiai), zeppelins (cepelinai or virtiniai), potato pancakes (bulviniai blynai), potato galettes (keptu bulviu blynai), cream of potato soup (pertrintu bulviu blynai)

Maybe you still can’t get a decent french fry in Lithuania, but their potato dishes are legendary DILLED POTATO SCONES Bulviniai trikampiai 1 cup flour 1/4 tsp. baking powder 2 1/2 cups unseasoned mashed potatoes 2 Tbsp. melted butter 3/4 tsp. salt 1/4 tsp. pepper 1/4 tsp. nutmeg 1 tsp. …

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Easter Treats for Your Favorite”Bunnies”: Plum Cake (Slyvų Tortas), Traditional Easter Bread (“Velykų Boba”), Poppy Seed Cake (Aguonų Tortas), Sour Cream Cookies (Grietininiai, Sausainėliai), Little Ears (Ausytės – Žagarėliai)

EASTER TREATS for your favorite “bunnies” PLUM CAKE Slyvų tortas 1 cup sugar 2 cups flour 1/2 tsp. salt 1 tsp. baking powder 1 stick butter / margarine 1 large egg, beaten 10 fresh plums, halved, pitted Sift all ingredients into large mixing bowl. Add butter/margarine and blend until mixture …

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On a Cold Winter Day, How About Some Hot Lithuanian Cider? Caraway Cider, Cranberry Cider, Lemon Cider, Midus (Mead), Ancient Lithuanian Honey Drink, Black Bread Cider

CARAWAY CIDER 2 gallons water 3/4 to 1 cup caraway seeds 1 lb. sugar (honey may also be used) 2 tbsps. fresh yeast 1 lemon Rinse caraway seeds, add water, cover and simmer 30 minutes (to produce a very strong fragrant caraway tea). Strain to remove seeds, add sugar. Cut …

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