Family, food, photography
Kitten Pepper doesn’t look too happy in the photo, does she? She probably thought she was being gift-wrapped to be given away. But of course, she wasn’t! We ordered a cake over a week ago and it came in a box tied with a red ribbon. My 13-year-old daughter Alex just thought it would be interesting to photograph Pepper with a red ribbon around her neck.
By the way, Pepper now answers to the name “Pretty.” 
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 … »»
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 … »»
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 … »»
Letters
Bokeh bedding!
Peace, perfected.
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 … »
*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 … »
An intelligent kitty, who knows her name starts with “P”
Rosanne has a cocker spaniel, Cooper, who knows his name is ‘ooper’ or something. When I call him Super Duper Pooper Cooper Wooper he comes. Or maybe he’s just uber-friendly.