Thank you for all the Christmas wishes you sent via e-mail. Just in case I missed some when I sent out my Christmas e-card, I want to extend my greetings to all you readers out there — from North to South, East to West.
How was noche buena? 
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Iced tea mojito
You can prepare this drink in two ways -- as a cocktail drink or as a non-alcoholic iced beverage. If course, the non-alcoholic version won’t be a anything similar to a mojito and you can … »»
15-minute oversized pork burgers with creamy mushroom sauce
Need to get dinner on the table in 15 minutes? No problem. Season some ground meat, form into patties, throw into the skillet and cook until nicely browned. Cook sliced mushrooms in the … »»
Tofu: General Tso’s style
One of the most widely known Chinese dishes outside of Asia is General Tso’s chicken -- floured bite-size chicken pieces fried until crisp then tossed in sweet-salty sauce. This is the … »»
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It's tempting to simply ask that you Google "Connie Veneracion" or "Sassy Lawyer" or "Pinoy Cook" and have this page done with. But that might give you the wrong idea about me. A third of what's been written about me is true, a third is half-true and the rest consists of drug-induced hallucinations. I suppose I'd better let me, rather than them, tell you about me. I'm … »
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*This article was last updated on October 2, 2011. 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 … »
About CASA Veneracion
Casa is Spanish for house. CASA is also an acronym for Connie, Antonio, Sam and Alex. We are all surnamed Veneracion... »»
Merry Christmas, Connie! I received your e-card thank you very much! We had dinner early last nite ang bata kase e nakatulog na sa pagod kakagala… wawa naman pag napuyat. Sobrang busog pa kaya we only had Beijing red wine for noche buena… just the 2 of us.
Merry Christmas and a Terrific New Year to you and your family!!!
Hope you’re having fun with your family and friends, Iska and marketman! I am.
Iska, may Beijing red wine pala? Wow, I wonder if it’s available here. And I wonder how it is different from French and Italian red wines.
hi! connie……..
Merry – Merry Christmas! Well, okey rin ang naging pasko ko dito, kahit malayo sa family ko.. Wala ngang maituturing na Christmas celebration dito sa Saudi Arabia, pero uubra ba sila sa mga Pinoy, gagawa at gagawa kami ng paraan, to celebrate Christmas….
Jherry
Hi Jerry, I hope the Pinoys in your area were able to get together for noche buena at least.
Regards to all and have a wonderful new year!
hi,ms. connie
thanks for all ur lovely recipes…i cooked baked mac and embutido for noche buena aswell as ur maja blanca..my husband and my friends enjoy every bits..i wish u all the luck and continue on ur good work…
hi!
better late than never… i just wanna greet you and your family a Merry Christmas and may you have a prosperous new year!
been busy these past few days… so nice to be back home, hehehe… grabe, sarap kumain!