
In the previous post, the recipe for sticky rice congee with chicken, lemongrass and quail eggs, reader Candice commented: i just read the recipe for lugaw with premature … [Read more...]
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In the previous post, the recipe for sticky rice congee with chicken, lemongrass and quail eggs, reader Candice commented: i just read the recipe for lugaw with premature … [Read more...]
I got an email from a fellow U.P. Law alumnus asking if I would share this project with my readers. You know how allergic I am to people asking for free advertising but this … [Read more...]
If you haven't heard yet, a Supreme Court justice is in hot waters for publishing a decision where portions were lifted verbatim from three different sources. From the column … [Read more...]

When what's-his-name congressman came up with the suggestion a couple of weeks ago to extend education by two years, I posted an update on Twitter that what we need is better … [Read more...]
Posting has been light for the past week because my family reached another milestone -- our youngest, Alex, is now in college. A.B. Theater. It's been hectic as hell, … [Read more...]
Does the school that your child attend have a duly organized Parent-Teacher Association (PTA)? I have a daughter in fourth year high school, she has been studying in the same … [Read more...]
Based on the feedback from readers, it appears that out of the 939 words in last Tuesday's column, Depression and suicide, one short paragraph with no more than 74 words, … [Read more...]
If you're a Filipino and none of the names in the next two paragraphs is familiar to you, don't worry about it. The names won't matter after the first two paragraphs. A few … [Read more...]
When I was a student, Home Economics was exclusively for girls. We cooked and sewed while the boys had their Automotive class. That was then. Cooking is now part of TLE … [Read more...]
A couple of days ago, my younger daughter, Alex, a high school senior, came home with the news that the mandatory seniors' team building growth sessions, a three-day live-in … [Read more...]

[Today's column] When you buy a book at Powerbooks bookstore, your purchase often comes with a free magazine. Sometimes, it’s the in-house publication which contains a … [Read more...]

She was the sweetest baby a mother could ask for. She talked before she walked but she never went through the "baby talk" stage. A part of me wishes that she can always be my … [Read more...]
(Today's column) When my daughter, Sam, brought home the lone copy of the invitation for her high school graduation program, I immediately noticed the theme, “Become Men … [Read more...]

That's where we'll be later today -- Sam's high school graduation. … [Read more...]
(Today's column) Everyone who has gone to school has experienced homework and projects. I have. Some homework I appreciated because they strengthened my grasp of lessons … [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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