The Sassy Lawyer & Pinoy Cook on food, family and home.
About two months ago, there was a graphic circulating on Facebook about the proper posture when working on the computer. For starters, the table shouldn’t be higher than the elbow, the back should be touching the chair’s backrest and the feet should be flat on the floor. If the chair is too high that the ... (more)
When I was a little girl, a time when I never heard of “bonding time” (or, even if I had, I doubt if I would have understood it anyway), I spent a lot of Saturday mornings at my father’s office. That was our special time. Just him and me. We didn’t really do anything special. ... (more)
Until yesterday, I wasn’t sure if it was a he or a she. I thought it was a she because it has boobies. But Sam said male cats have boobies just like female cats. I checked near the tail to see if it had balls but I couldn’t understand what I saw. So, I just ... (more)
We were at Tiendesitas earlier tonight. If you’re new to this blog, my younger daughter Alex lost two white cats over the last few years: a Persian named Salt and a blue-eyed macho cat named Maki. When Alex spotted a grey Persian at a pet shop tonight, she started getting antsy. Alex: “Mommyyyyyy… I want ... (more)
The house-hunting is on a standstill. I keep getting outvoted. No one wants to live in a high-rise condo because of the pets. There has to be a place for the pets, according to Sam. Where we can find a house this size, with grounds as large or larger, that we can afford is beyond ... (more)
Sam has only two items on her agenda today: one, convince Speedy and I to agree to see Iron Man 2 on opening day; two, clip Astro’s nails and give him a bath. Speedy and I agreed to see Iron Man 2 but I have two conditions: first, only on the last full show as ... (more)
Let’s take a break from serious (and, often, morose) topics to give way to an important announcement. Sam came home this weekend to welcome four new members of the family. No, we didn’t adopt. Pepper gave birth two nights ago and we have four new kittens who, we hope (Sam, especially), will all grow into ... (more)
Yesterday after lunch, Speedy and I were having coffee in the bedroom. The sliding door leading to the garden was open and I had a good view of the portion of the garden where the two sili (chili pepper) plants grow. One of the two sili plants, the taller one, is propped up with a ... (more)
My mother has a cousin who cooked delicious sinampalukang manok. She would … »»
In April, 2003, I posted a tuna spring rolls recipe using cooked fresh … »»
Suman is a rice cake and there are as many varieties as there are towns and … »»
Inspired by Purplegirl's beef dinuguan, I decided to combine stewing beef, … »»
When we ordered coffee after our delicious lunch at Gourmet's Cafe last … »»
After a quick trip to the market, Speedy checked his Facebook account, … »»
Still experimenting with alternative methods of cooking, after using the … »»
If you're looking for the easiest cocktail drink recipe ever, you just … »»
A simple, easy and very tasty pasta dish that you can cook in one pan. … »»
I can't resist a good recipe when I come across one. I was browsing food … »»
Casa is Spanish for house. CASA is also an acronym for Connie, Antonio, Sam and Alex. We are all surnamed Veneracion. We all love to take photos -- of anything that catches our fancy. It's a family obsession.
This is a journal of how we live, eat, learn, play and have fun. Work? Work is part of playing and having fun. Seriously.
In 2003, a time when I hadn't heard of the term "blog", I started a recipe website at cooking.houseonahill.net using a now defunct content management system that ran on ASP. Ok, never mind the geek talk, I'm sure you're not interested in that. The contents easily multiplied and, in 2004, I moved the food site to pinoycook.net. Always unhappy with the fact that the dot com versions of houseonahill and pinoycook weren't … (click here to read all »)
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