
The photo was taken in 2008 (I was still using a Canon EOS 40D at the time) at the Sampaguita Gardens Resort in New Washington, Aklan, home of Sam Butcher, the creator of … [Read more...]
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The photo was taken in 2008 (I was still using a Canon EOS 40D at the time) at the Sampaguita Gardens Resort in New Washington, Aklan, home of Sam Butcher, the creator of … [Read more...]

It isn't exactly the time to talk about leisure and vacations but if all I think and write about are Ondoy and Pepeng, I think I'll go nuts. Good thing that I was asked to … [Read more...]

Some people clean their houses from top to bottom before the New Year; I clean out my hard drive. I've been deleting duplicate photos and unwanted files all day when I came … [Read more...]

Inside Sampaguita Garden's Resort in Aklan is Jojo's Christmas Cottage. If the structure looks interesting by day with its unique colors and accents, it is doubly pretty at … [Read more...]

I'm not a morning person. You can't make me get out of bed before 9.00 a.m. unless it's a schoolday and I have to cook the kids' packed lunches. Or, if we're going somewhere … [Read more...]

Cory Aquino has been on the news a lot lately after having been diagnosed with colon cancer. Days before the announcement was made, I was photographing a painting that Cory … [Read more...]

It's our 20th wedding anniversary. When Speedy greeted me shortly after midnight, I exclaimed, "Imagine... 20 years of seeing you everyday..." And Sam interjected, "No, that's 20 years of … »»

Making European-style pastries used to intimidate me. They look so dainty and delicate and I'm always worried that I'm too heavy handed to execute them. Well, I'm slowly overcoming the fear. … »»

Some years ago, when we were still Dream Satellite subscribers and loyal fans of Discovery's Travel and Living Channel, I saw David Rocco cook a pasta dish with chocolate sauce called penne … »»

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 … »






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