
(Today's column) Our Lenten trip started with an early morning flight on Holy Wednesday. I've been to a lot of airports but it was the first time I spent such a long time … [Read more...]
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(Today's column) Our Lenten trip started with an early morning flight on Holy Wednesday. I've been to a lot of airports but it was the first time I spent such a long time … [Read more...]
It was over four years ago when we first held a birthday party at the Cattleya Farm Resort. We've rented the place many times since and we've always had a great time (see … [Read more...]
*Note: This entry was originally published in my old photo blog in May 15, 2005. I have updated the links but the text and photos are reproduced here as originally … [Read more...]
On the last Sunday of May, we hosted a small swimming party for our daughters, their classmates and some friends. We rented St. Moritz at the Vieux Chalet for the day. Vieux … [Read more...]
Located in Angono, Rizal, the Fiesta Casino and Resort sits in the middle of nowhere. The rate is US$ 69.00 (twin-sharing with breakfast), an additional US$ 15.00 for every … [Read more...]
When we first went to the Boso-boso resort and convention center early last year, it was not yet operational. As we neared the entrance gate, I was in such a hurry to get out … [Read more...]
The Sierra Madre resort and convention center is right along the National Highway in Tanay. We spent a few hours there last year as part of a day-long road trip to celebrate … [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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