
July 4 used to be a public holiday in the Philippines. I don't know if it is still tagged as Filipino-American Friendship Day but I do know that for the past several years, it … [Read more...]
Family, food, photography

July 4 used to be a public holiday in the Philippines. I don't know if it is still tagged as Filipino-American Friendship Day but I do know that for the past several years, it … [Read more...]

It wasn't much fun taking photos of fireworks on New Year's Eve. It was windy, rainy and it was a struggle trying to get a vantage point and still keep the camera dry. This … [Read more...]
Still my brother, Peter, who took the photo above. Hopefully, I will be able to watch the World Pyro Olympics on the 13th. … [Read more...]
My brother took the photo. He also uses a Canon EOS 350D. He's a starving artist looking for work -- you can contact me if you think he takes good photos. :razz: Kidding, … [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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