ORAS NG CAVITE: Philippine Wedding Destination

Republic of Cavite: A celebration of history and independence Therese J. Camet On June 12, 1898, between 4 and 5 in the afternoon, Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo, in the presence of a huge crowd, proclaimed the independence of the Philippines (from Spain) at his residence in Kawit, Cavite the same day the Philippine flag was first unfurled and the Philippine National Anthem Lupang Hinirang was first publicly played. On June 12, 1898, between 4 and 5 in the afternoon, Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo, in the presence of a huge crowd, proclaimed the independence of the Philippines (from Spain) at his residence in Kawit, Cavite the same day the Philippine flag was first unfurled and the Philippine National Anthem "Lupang Hinirang" was first publicly played. Indeed a historic event and place that true-blue Caviteño Andrew Pacumio wants to relive day after day and impart to his fellow Cavitenos. Thus, he built a replica of Gen. Emilio Aguinaldos mansion in the heart of Cavites capital Trece Martirez City and called it the "Republic of Cavite." Strategically located behind the towns municipal hall on Martyrs Avenue, Republic of Cavite is actually a four-storey restaurant and occasions venue that features rooms named after some of Cavites momentous landmarks, a spacious garden, and a park patterned after the popular Picnic Grove in Tagaytay. CAVITES RECIPES The basement is devoted to the hungry guests craving Filipino dishes cooked Caviteño-style. The Republic Chicken BarbeQGrill offers the ...



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For a Burger Alternative Try This Pork Burger With Peppers and Mushrooms

Are you tired of the same old burgers? Or perhaps your doctor has told you to cut back on red meat or fast food burgers. These Pork Burgers with Peppers and Mushrooms on flat breads are a great alternative. Use lean pork, known as "the other white meat" when you make these burgers to keep them healthy. If using the flat bread is just too much change for you, be sure you use whole-grain buns instead of regular ones!

PORK BURGERS WITH PEPPERS AND MUSHROOMS

2 small red and/or green bell peppers
1 banana or jalapeno pepper, seeded and chopped
1 lb ground pork
1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
2 tsp fresh ground pepper
8-oz fresh sliced mushrooms
4 flat breads
1/2 cup mayonnaise

Slice half the peppers into rings and set aside. Chop the remaining peppers.

In a bowl, combine the chopped peppers, pork, 2 teaspoons of the Worcestershire sauce, and 2 teaspoons fresh ground pepper. Shape mixture into 4 equal patties.

In a large hot skillet that has been sprayed with nonstick cooking spray, cook the patties over medium high heat for about 12 minutes, turning once. (Internal temperature should reach 160 degrees.) Transfer to a plate and cover.

In the same skillet patties were cooked in, cook the pepper rings and mushrooms for 3 minutes. Lightly sprinkle with salt, if desired.

Wrap breads in paper towels and cook in the microwave on high for about 30 seconds. For the sauce, combine the mayonnaise, the remaining Worcestershire sauce, and some black pepper, if desired. Place the burgers on the breads top with the pepper mushroom mixture. Pass the sauce for individuals to add the amount they prefer.

Enjoy!

Easy Pork Chop Recipe

Pork chops can make a great meal any time of the year. Because of the wonderful flavor of pork chops, you don't need a complicated recipe to make them absolutely fantastic.

One of my favorite pork chop recipes that I make the most often only uses about 2-3 ingredients. None are hard to find, as long as you shop at a large grocery store. Some of the smaller, home town stores may not have one or two of these ingredients.

Pork Chops in White Wine

Ingredients:

4 Pork Chops

Fennel Seeds

White Wine

Garlic Salt (optional)

Directions:

Add a good layer of white wine to the pan. Add pork chops and sprinkle with fennel seeds. Cook on Medium heat for about 5-10 minutes or until brown. Flip to cook other side and cook additional 5-10 minutes. Repeat with additional chops.

There are other variations of this recipe that include adding the optional garlic salt or mushrooms to the chops. Usually I add garlic salt for extra flavor, but this completely optional. Sometimes I'll even add cream of mushroom soup for an extra tasty meal.

You can always get creative with your pork chop recipes, or use ones with multiple ingredients. Although some of the best recipes you will find are often the most simple.

Where to Eat in Barbados - 5 Recommendations

If you're a food lover then Barbados is the place for you. Possibly the only place in the world that doesn't have a McDonalds, it does instead have something for just about every taste and budget. From the kid friendly fast food chain Chefette to award winning restaurants such as The Cliff, and L'Azure, the cliff-top restaurant overlooking the magnificent Crane Beach.

The following are 5 personal recommendations for where to eat in Barbados:

Oistins

For a real taste of Barbados head to Oistins, a fishing village on the south coast. Home to the weekly Friday Night Fish Fry, people from all across the island, together with tourists from all around the world, gather to eat, drink, dance, and party. Stop at any of the numerous stalls serving flying fish, rice, macaroni, and plantain, then find a table to enjoy this local specialty. Wash it down with a couple of Banks beers it is a meal to match the finest anywhere.

For breakfast or a light snack visit the Bean n' Bagel in St. Lawrence Gap for breakfast, and while sitting on the terrace overlooking the Caribbean we eat a hearty breakfast of orange juice, omelets, fresh baked bagels, and gourmet coffee. I could happily sit here all morning and just watch the world go by

The Bean-n-Bagel Cafe (St. Lawrence Gap)

The Bean-n-Bagel Cafe is my favorite place for breakfast in Barbados. The original, located in St. Lawrence Gap, is also an Internet Cafe, so if you really can't leave the office behind, or you just want to check in with family back home you can be in touch with the world while eating a fresh baked bagel, pastry or full breakfast of omelets and smoked salmon and a hot or iced coffee while relaxing in the morning sun.

They also serve sandwiches, vegetarian dishes, chicken Alfredo, pasta, crab salad, and pizza. Or if something sweet is more to your taste don't miss the Tortuga Rum Cake, or my personal favourite, and I always get one to go home with, Mount Gay Great Cake.

The prices are reasonable, the atmosphere relaxed, the service friendly, the locations great, the food is good, and if surfing in the ocean is too strenuous you can surf the Internet! Two newer locations have also been opened, one in the West Coast Mall in Holetown, and the other overlooking the Careenage in Bridgetown.

Pisces Restaurant

For a romantic dinner on the edge of St. Lawrence Bay, Pisces in St. Lawrence Gap is a must. Enter through a grove of lush tropical foliage to a table overlooking the water. This most romantic restaurant is considered one of the finest on the island and one taste of the seafood linguine soon will tell you it is a well-deserved reputation.

Pisces is only open for dinner from 6pm, and is not inexpensive. Prices for starters are $14 - $25, and mains from $38 - $74. But for a special night out this is one restaurant not to be missed. Dress, as in most Bajan restaurants, is elegantly casual, and reservations are recommended.

Naniki

One of the most unique restaurants in Barbados set in the rolling hills of St. Joseph. The natural beauty of the landscape that lies just beyond its glass walls creates the ambience of the restaurant. An outdoor porch allows you to enjoy the views of the surrounding hills while enjoying a refreshing breeze along with your meal. The menu includes a selection of staples from the Caribbean, such as yam, sweet potato and breadfruit, together with the famous Bajan corn meal cou cou.

For lunch try seared flying fish, grilled dorado, stewed lambi (conch), curried chicken, or jerk chicken or pork. For dinner, grilled snapper, local black-belly lamb, seared shrimp, and pork loin are specialties. On Sundays, they serve 'a taste of the Caribbean' buffet with all the fixin's.

Tides

On the west coast make reservations at Tides. This unique restaurant features an art gallery on the main floor featuring some of the best local artists and dining on both the main floor and the second floor. Ask for a table upstairs overlooking the Caribbean. There are so many great choices on the menu it's difficult to decide what to eat. But try the Jamaican jerk chicken wrapped in Parma ham with pesto mash, leek and Calvados cream with caramelized apples, and seared local tuna with Wasabi sauce served on warm ginger, sesame and egg noodle salad and vegetable spring rolls, accompanied with a 2005 Petit Chablis. You won't be disappointed.

Rum Shops

I know I said 5 Places To Eat in Barbados but there are reputed to be anywhere between 500 and 1500 Rum Shops in Barbados and no visit is complete without stopping in at least one. If you want a real Bajan experience you have to pay at least one visit to a rum shop. Rum shops are actually small bars found in every village and are social centers where residents gather to discuss politics, play dominoes, catch up on the latest news, gossip and... drink rum. The shops also act as grocery stores and are a good place to grab a snack, particularly cutters. Cutters are the Bajan equivalent of sandwiches, a round bun generously stacked with cheese, ham, fish or whatever else you may choose.

Balearic Recipe - Stuffed Leg of Lamb

A stuffed leg of lamb might not sound like typical Ibiza food, but this is a very popular dish on the Balearic Islands of Mallorca, Menorca, Eivissa, and Formentera, where it is known as cuixa de molto farcida. It's a dish best reserved for a big gathering of family and friends as one deboned leg of lamb is just the starting point. In addition to that you will want to have minced pork (100 grams), sobrassada (40 grams), potatoes (around eight small potatoes should do), white wine (one glass), pine nuts (a handful), garlic (a couple of cloves), lard (one spoonful), fennel (a handful), one laurel leaf, thyme, marjoram, nutmeg, salt and pepper.

Cooking this array of herbs, meats and vegetables relies on opening up the leg of lamb and then packing inside the garlic, pine nuts, salt, pepper and mince. You then tie up your package in string and baste it in a generous amount of lard, which not only cooks it, but also adds tremendously to the flavor. You will then add onions, potatoes and garlic, and place it around your wrapped package, which then has strips of bacon on top of it before popping it all in the over to roast at 200 degrees for an hour. The parsley is sprinkled on top just before serving.

This type of meat dish is typical of the islands, and it is common to add the glass of white wine, herbs and laurel leaf to the dish before starting the roasting process. It is indeed a delicious dish.

Boneless Pork Recipes - Try These Fabulous Pork Recipes

Boneless pork is becoming more and more popular as a great alternative to chicken and red meat. Most boneless pork recipes deal with either pork chops, tenderloin or center cut roast. All three cuts are very low in fat and taste great. One of my favorite recipes is onion and celery slow cooked pork chops. 

Ingredients:

1 pound quarter inch cut boneless pork chops
1 can cream of celery soup
1 can onion soup
1 cup sliced button mushrooms
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pepper

This is a simple dish and very easy to fix. Your family will love it. Place the pork chops in a glass dish. Sprinkle the salt and pepper over the meat. Pour in the cream of celery soup and the onion soup. Top the dish with the sliced button mushrooms. Place the dish in a preheated 350 degree oven and cook for 35 minutes. When done the meat should fall apart with slight pressure. Serve this dish with either mashed potatoes or white rice. The soups make a nice sauce to complement the rice or potatoes.

An excellent variation of the dish is to use a cream of mushroom soup instead of the onion soup. You can also slice potatoes and line the bottom of the glass dish. The grease and juices from the pork chops will give the potatoes a wonderful flavor. I hope you try this recipe and it becomes a regular favorite at your home.
 
Pork is a great alternative to red meat and chicken, and is very good for you.

100's of Barbecue Recipes

This is an excellent e-Book that is a must for anyone who loves a barbecue. It contains 100s of mouth-watering recipes.

Resale rights are included!

You may sell this e-Book for profit.

Or simply buy it for yourself.

This E-Book contains various BBQ recipes including:-

Beer Barbecue Sauce
Honey Spiced BBQ Sauce
Watermelon Barbecue Sauce
Jack Daniel's Grilling Sauce
Tennessee BBQ Sauce
Molasses Orange Barbecue Sauce
Carolina BBQ Rub
Cajun Blackening Spices
Chilli Paste
Kansas City Rib Rub
Maple Barbecued Chicken
Cinnamon Honey Wings
Barbecued Orange Chicken
Grilled Key Lime Chicken
Apple Smoked Barbecue Ribs
Baby Back Ribs with Mustard Sauce
Grilled Leek and Sweet Pepper
Mediterranean Grilled Vegetables
Shrimp On The Barbie
Grilled Halibut with Oriental Sauce
Barbecued Chuck Roast
Bourbon Steak
Marinated Steak Kabobs

Here is a sample recipe from the BBQ e-book:

Baby Back Ribs With Mustard Sauce

1/3 cup Brown sugar
1/4 cup Onion, finely chopped
1/4 cup Vinegar
1/4 cup Mustard
1/2 teaspoon Celery seed
1/4 teaspoon Garlic powder
4 pounds Pork spareribs, or pork loin ribs, cut into pieces

For sauce, in a saucepan combine brown sugar, onion, vinegar, mustard,
celery seed and garlic powder. Bring to boiling, stirring till sugar
dissolves. Preheat grill. Adjust heat for indirect cooking. Place ribs
on grill rack over medium heat. Cover and grill for 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 hours or
till ribs are tender and no pink remains. Brush occasionally with sauce the
last 15 minutes of grilling.

This next recipe is not from the e-book, but it is a good recipe to share. It is from my Squidoo.com lens
MLM BBQ Nightmare!

Tropical Grilled Pork Chops

BBQ INGREDIENTS
1 clove garlic, minced
1 teaspoon chili powder
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 pod cardamom seeds
1/2 teaspoon water, or as needed
1 teaspoon vegetable oil
1/4 cup rice wine vinegar
1/2 cup sugar
1 mango - peeled, seeded and chopped
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon cilantro
2 teaspoons lemon juice
1 fresh jalapeno pepper, minced
1 1/2 cups unsweetened applesauce
3 pineapple rings, chopped
1 pinch white pepper
1/3 cup soy sauce
1/3 cup rice wine vinegar
6 pork chops

DIRECTIONS
With a mortar and pestle, mash together the garlic, chili powder, cayenne, and cardamom seeds. Mix in enough water to form a paste.

Heat the oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir in spice paste, and cook until it begins to bubble, about 30 seconds. Stir in vinegar; cook without boiling for 2 minutes. Stir in sugar until it dissolves. Mix in mango, salt, cilantro, lemon juice, and jalapeno; simmer 20 minutes. Stir in applesauce and pineapple; simmer 10 minutes more. Season with white pepper. Place in a bowl, cover, and refrigerate until ready to use.

To prepare marinade, mix 2/3 cup of the salsa with soy sauce and 1/3 cup vinegar. Place pork chops in a large resealable plastic bag, and pour marinade over chops. Seal tightly, and place in the refrigerator for 1 hour.

Prepare grill for medium-high heat. Drain marinade from bag, and heat in a saucepan until boiling.
Lightly oil grill grate. Place pork chops on the hot grill. Cook 10 minutes, or to desired doneness, turning once and basting occasionally with the boiled marinade.

Warm remaining salsa over medium-low heat. Serve pork chops topped with the salsa.