
People get excited when Christmas draws near for different reasons. For some, it's the anticipation of gifts, bonuses and the mandatory 13th month pay (did you know, by the … [Read more...]
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People get excited when Christmas draws near for different reasons. For some, it's the anticipation of gifts, bonuses and the mandatory 13th month pay (did you know, by the … [Read more...]

Some people spend a lot of money to view the New Year's eve fireworks display from a vantage point. All we had to do was stand in our garden and we watched fireworks shows … [Read more...]

I shouldn't complain. I have a great family, we're in good health, we're financially stable, we live in a beautiful house, our kids go to a good school... it's a grand life. … [Read more...]
There were two things I was supposed to write about today -- how I feel about Vice President Binay's "request" for an official residence and the electoral protest filed by … [Read more...]

On Thursday evening, the rains poured and power went out in several portions of the suburb where we live. What was there to do? I had all that I needed for a good photo op -- … [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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