I wish I could tell you the proper names of the fish in this series of photos but I can’t. All taken at the Ocean Adventure in Subic.
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Daddy in the kitchen
A la Rakott Krumpli (Hungarian Potato Casserole)
This is Speedy's second attempt at making this very popular Hungarian dish. … »»
Steamed chicken with ginger – garlic sauce
I've mentioned before that we have this Sunday arrangement -- my husband … »»
Huevos rancheros. Sort of. With spinach. (As corrected.)
What are huevos rancheros? The English translation is eggs ranch-style. The … »»
More cooking, wining & dining
Cooking with bits and pieces
So, I mentioned the other day that I made a huge pot of broth by simmering … »»
Milkshake with dulce de leche mudslide
I've been dreaming of making this for weeks. But since we started making … »»
Creamed sausage, potato and cabbage soup a la zuppa Toscana
If I had access to kale, I'd have used a bunch in lieu of white cabbage. If … »»
Basil and garlic focaccia
In a post I published four and a half years ago, I mentioned that everyone … »»
Steamed bangus (milkfish) with black bean and garlic sauce
There are two earlier version of this recipe for steamed fish with tausi … »»
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.
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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
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Sausage, pasta, tomato and cabbage soup
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hi!
i think you got a guppy (not sure though) in pic #1.
a sad clownfish in pic #2. (that’s funny, hehehe)
a school of zebra fish in #3 and
a COFFIN FISH in pic #4.
fish #4, i knew that it is in my old time life book LIFE IN THE WATER volume. coffin fish, scales so hard it can only move its fin and mouth. how boring.
A coffin fish, Julie? Wow, that is some name for a fish. But very descriptive since it does look like a box.
i thuink that would be a nice one.. keep up the good work guyz…
pic #1 would be a cardinal fish
pic #2 would be a tomato clownfish
pic #3 would be a school of striped-eel catfish
pic #4 would be a boxfish
no offense meant for others but I’m sure of that. =)