Sam has this thing for socks. Colorful socks. In every imaginable texture. I’m not a socks person but it’s been so cold lately that the last time we went shopping and Sam asked if she could buy some socks, I asked her to choose a pair for me too.
The Sassy Lawyer & Pinoy Cook on food, family and home.
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Gindara fillets in coconut cream
Half a kilo of gindara fillets meant for the grill became a stew in a … »»
Biko (sticky rice cake)
My grandmother used to buy biko whenever she went to the market. As soon as … »»
In Vigan, coffee is sweetened with balicucha
Last month, I discovered an alternative natural coffee sweetener -- coco … »»
Sinigang na baboy (pork and vegetables in tamarind broth)
"Pork and vegetables in tamarind broth" is not the literal translation of … »»
More cooking, wining & dining
For St. Patrick’s Day: after dinner mint
After a quick trip to the market, Speedy checked his Facebook account, … »»
Slow cooker recipe: Bacon, cheese and potato casserole
Still experimenting with alternative methods of cooking, after using the … »»
Tequila cranberry cocktail
If you're looking for the easiest cocktail drink recipe ever, you just … »»
Pasta with crumbled Hungarian sausage and yogurt
A simple, easy and very tasty pasta dish that you can cook in one pan. … »»
Chinese-style braised beef
I can't resist a good recipe when I come across one. I was browsing food … »»
About CASA Veneracion
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.
The kitchen staff
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 »)
Recently digested
Mango cheese pie: something between a cheesecake and a custard
It has a graham cracker crust and it is baked but at a lower temperature … (more...)
Melon cocktail with grape syrup
If you Google "melon cocktail", you'll find that there are two categories. … (more...)
Agedashi tofu
According to Tastefully Done, age means deep fried and dashi, of course, is … (more...)
Fried breaded okra
Okra has a bad reputation in our house. So bad a reputation that I'm the … (more...)
Oshitashi or goma-ae? Whatever. It’s spinach salad with roasted sesame dressing
When I first came across this spinach recipe in The New York Times health … (more...)
Hi Ms Connie
I also have this thing for socks. May I ask where you got those pretty socks? Thanks!
Greenhills.