The Sassy Lawyer & Pinoy Cook on food, family and home.
On the way home after three days in Tagaytay, we stopped at Sta. Rosa, Laguna for dinner. We decided three days earlier that we would eat at Pig Out and we did. The curious thing was that as soon as we were seated, instead of picking up the menu — which is automatic with Sam ... (more)
On the morning of Maundy Thursday, after failing to get accommodations near the Pagsanjan Falls, we decided to head back to the town of Kalayaan for lunch at Exotik Restaurant. But it was only after 10.00 a.m. and too early for lunch so where the road forked, instead of taking the left lane that would ... (more)
Call me strange but old buildings fascinate me. One reason why I am so enamored with the setting of the Harry Potter books. You know, Hogwarts Castle. If someone gave me a centuries-old castle like that, I’d take it without second thoughts and live in it — creaky ancient plumbing and all. Eerie? Spooky? Freaky? ... (more)
You’ve probably heard or read about or seen photos of Pagsanjan Falls. When I was very young, my parents went with friends and did what most visitors to Pansanjan do – “shoot the rapids”, the term used to describe the boat ride from the shore through the rocky Bumbungan River and onto the falls. What ... (more)
When we drove south last week, I came upon a group of eight horses that I immediately fell in love with. I bought them all. It was tempting to go online with my iPhone and post a message on Twitter and Facebook but since I won’t have the opportunity to respond to comments, being on ... (more)
In October 2007, Sam took the photo below somewhere in Bulacan through the open window of our moving car. Just about everywhere we go, when I see a carabao in the rice field, I take photos. But none has ever come near the imagery of Sam’s photo which captures the essence of the Filipino farmer’s ... (more)
Before dawn yesterday, we left on a road trip. The plan was to drive to Paete and then to Pagsanjan via the Teresa-Tanay-Morong road. We’d check in at some hotel in Pagsanjan, the most comfortable we could find, explore the surrounding towns and drive home on Black Saturday. It was an exciting prospect. Paete, after ... (more)
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.
This is a journal of how we live, eat, learn, play and have fun. Work? Work is part of playing and having fun. Seriously.
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 … »»
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