The Sassy Lawyer & Pinoy Cook on food, family and home.
You probably know that in any modern legal system, a non-lawyer who pretends to be a lawyer and dispenses legal advice can be slapped with legal sanction. Same thing with a non-doctor who pretends to be a doctor and dispenses medical advice. In the news, 700 Club host Pat Robertson reportedly advised viewers that it ... (more)
Six to seven in the evening is usually the hour of the day when I cook dinner. While waiting for the food to cook, I watch a little TV. If I’m cooking a stew which can take up to two hours, I can finish a whole movie. Otherwise, a half-hour program on the Food Network ... (more)
I was there 25 years ago with a contingent of UP Law students that manned the barricades. We were in the night shift. I was with a paralegal quick reaction team that was directed to go to Malacañang when news filtered in that people were looting the palace. What we were supposed to do as ... (more)
For days, I’ve been reading and watching the news about the government’s efforts to stay the execution of the three Filipinos who had been sentenced to death for smuggling heroin into China. I’m sure that the government, especially the Vice President who has been very much visible these days, is earning a lot of “pogi” ... (more)
Last night’s episode of Journo (Probe Productions, Channel 5) on Angelo Reyes’ death brought out a related issue that, I think, is worth discussing some more. Just what purpose is served by the live media coverage of Congressional sessions and inquiries? I’ve seen a few of them, including the first impeachment proceedings against then president ... (more)
There. I said death, not suicide. Lots of reasons. I had to read all the new reports I could find after agreeing to do a TV interview. And, to answer a reader (on the FB page of my food blog) who’s wondering if the recent spate of TV appearances means I’m giving TV a “go” ... (more)
Former Defense Chief Angelo Reyes died from a gunshot wound to the heart, no one knows what gun was used, autopsy has not been performed but media have already concluded it’s suicide. The most jaw-dropping headline, I read in the Philippine Daily Inquirer — “Angelo Reyes commits suicide.” Despite the headline, the body of the ... (more)
The crime was committed in June 1991 when Estrellita, Carmela and Jennifer Vizconde were killed at their house. Suspects were arrested, confessions were signed but the case was dismissed. In 1995, on the strength of an “eyewitness” account, eight young men — Hubert Jeffrey P. Webb, Antonio “Tony Boy” Lejano, Artemio “Dong” Ventura, Michael A. ... (more)
Dean Marvic Leonen was at the forefront of a call for the resignation of Supreme Court justice Mariano del Castillo for plagiarism. The Supreme Court itself absolved Del Castillo then lashed at the 37 members of the U.P. Law faculty who signed the statement calling for his resignation, demanding that they show cause as to ... (more)
The case of Dawnmarie Souza, a Connecticut employee who was fired for making negative remarks about a supervisor on Facebook, makes a pretty interesting discussion on just what constitutes free speech. And, relative to that, how free speech figures in the workplace and under labor laws. The U.S. National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) sided with ... (more)
This is the chicken version of the 2003 recipe for bean sprout lumpia. And … »»
There is a 20-minute pancit miki recipe in the archive that has chicken and … »»
Note: This is an updated version of a previously published recipe. Adobo … »»
The title is not meant to sound patriotic. I don't believe that patriotism … »»
The most serious reason I missed my pressure cooker was because I love, … »»
The last time I heard the word batotoy, I was buying longganisa (native … »»
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 … »»
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 »)
Sam likes buying those frozen seafood balls in the grocery -- fish balls, … (more...)
It has a graham cracker crust and it is baked but at a lower temperature … (more...)
If you Google "melon cocktail", you'll find that there are two categories. … (more...)
According to Tastefully Done, age means deep fried and dashi, of course, is … (more...)
Okra has a bad reputation in our house. So bad a reputation that I'm the … (more...)
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