In honor of Thanksgiving this month, what’s a Sunday recipe without some gobble gobble. Turkey is one of those meats that is easy to make rubbery and dry and maybe that’s why we usually buy the turkey luncheon meat or ground turkey. But one day long ago I came across a recipe (or maybe a…
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I recently read the book called The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera (<= affiliate link). It was an amazing read that resonated with me on so many levels: from the historical perspective to the relationships between two men and two women to the language and to the role of animals. While I am
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The season of entertaining is upon us, people. That means that appetizer is king! Since I have been sharing all kinds of recipes – both Lithuanian and not so much – I have decided that today would be a great day to start introducing some of the appetizers from my old country. As usual, nothing complicated,
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Ah, the season of soups. Keeps you warm and cozy on the short, cool days and long evenings. Makes you feel at home. Maybe reminds you of the carefree days. A few years ago I was invited to a girls’ get-together. I cannot remember the occasion, nor do I know if it was meant to
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You have a deadline to respond to an email that requires you to focus, provide a solution and details. What do you do? You go buy yourself a coffee, meander to the lounge area and spend time carefully analyzing the contents of a vending machine. Or maybe you have decided that you are going to
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