Pork Kilawin

Other Filipinos think that when they heard Kilawin food, they think it's a raw fish cooked in vinegar (deboned fish soaked in vinegar). Kilawin is a Kapampangan recipe again that has pork and liver cooked in vinegar.Ingredients and cooking procedure after the jump.Ingredients:* 1 Kilo of pork, sliced thinly into 1 inch long* 1/2 kilo of pork liver, sliced thinly* 1 cup of native vinegar* Rock salt* 2 pieces of big onions, sliced thinly* 6 cloves of garlic, crushed* 4 tbsp. of shortening* 1/2 cup of waterCooking procedure:1. Soak pork and liver separately in a mixture of vinegar, salt, pepper and onions.2. Saute' garlic in shortening until brown....

Xylitol Recipes

Health Benefits of XylitolXylitol is a natural sweetener and sugar substitute that is extracted from plants such as fruits, berries, vegetables and oats. It originated in Finland where it was extracted from birch trees and is still widely used in Finland today.Xylitol is not a chemical sweetener so is far healthier to use than a lot of other sugar alternatives.It has a very sweet sugar taste and looks the same as white sugar, it is so sweet that less xylitol can be used in recipes than the amount of sugar that the recipe calls for. Here are 6 Facts about Xylitol-----------------------------------------------1. Xylitol is very sweet in taste...

Madeira Cake Recipe Infused with Coconut

My Madeira cake recipe is infused with coconut yet still has the beautiful lemon flavour which is moist and spongy in texture.Taking only 35 minutes to cook this Madeira cake recipe takes only half the time of a traditional Madeira cake recipe to bake.My cake recipe uses xylitol instead of sugar so my cake is sugar free.I cooked this cake today and there is only cake crumbs left, it is a very tasty cake indeed!Ingredients for Jeenas Kitchen Madeira Cake with Coconut Recipe4oz Self Raising Flour4oz Sunflower Margarine3oz Xylitol (or 3-4 ounces caster sugar)1 Small lemon1oz Fine Cornmeal/Polenta2 Eggs1oz Unsweetened Desiccated Coconut'note...After...

Spicy Lamb with Buckwheat Recipe

Buckwheat groats are a very healthy grain to eat. Although we use the word 'wheat' in buckwheat the grain itself is actually a fruit seed related to the rhubarb family and contains no wheat or gluten. See the link here to read my health benefits of eating buckwheat page.My spicy lamb and buckwheat recipe is a real wholesome dish and quite versatile. You can eat it as a lamb and buckwheat curry dipping in bread or other accompaniments. Also you can drain off the curry gravy and serve my lamb and buckwheat with a salad. It can be drained and eaten in a bowl as it is or even served with plain rice.This lamb and buckwheat recipe is a one pot...