
With the rising incidence of obesity among children in the U.S., a group is calling for "an end to commercialization of childhood." A case of luring kids to eat junk food by … [Read more...]
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With the rising incidence of obesity among children in the U.S., a group is calling for "an end to commercialization of childhood." A case of luring kids to eat junk food by … [Read more...]
If you're one of those parents who follow health news closely for the sake of your family and you use a lot of olive oil in your cooking hoping to keep the cholesterol levels … [Read more...]

If you haven't seen “The Ugly Truth”, you should. If if you're one of those people who consider it sinful to utter the word penis, don't. The film is full of what … [Read more...]

You may or may not know it but I write for a magazine called Code Red. Unlike most magazines in the market that cater to the consumer in us, Code Red articles are about family … [Read more...]

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 … »»

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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