Did you know that the gumamela (hibiscus) flower is used to shine shoes in India?
All photos were taken by Sam at Balay Indang.
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Paintings, frames and easels
A few years ago, a girl friend visited her younger's brother's new house and told us about the ornamental mirrors on the floor. Okay, I grew up with mirrors on the wall, at eye level, so I … »»
How we spent the weekend and a recipe for zucchini fritters
I introduced my daughter Sam to Pinterest and she now treats it as a “menu” -- she repins all the food pics that she likes (and in just a span of one week, she already has an amazing … »»
Fettuccine aglia e olio with sun-dried tomatoes
The classic Italian spaghetti aglia e olio has only three basic ingredients: pasta, olive oil and garlic. Salt is added for flavor; parsley is sprinkled for color and texture. There are only … »»
On Pinterest
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What better occasion is there...
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Love day bento :)
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Coconut Chicken Fingers- 298 calories
The author
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 … »
The cooks
*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 … »
About CASA Veneracion
Casa is Spanish for house. CASA is also an acronym for Connie, Antonio, Sam and Alex. We are all surnamed Veneracion... »»
All very nice shots!
charrrrrrrrr!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Really? How interesting!
Great shots!
how nice shot………………………………………
beautiful flowers! where can i buy latest rare gumamela in the philippines?
gre@t!! its pretty @nd i like the color, its beautiful…@nd not only th@t its @ medicin@l pl@nt in the philippines.how nice..^^ i like it..
Wow! i really love gumamelas… and i do collect varieties.
Can you spare me a little branch of your yellow orange gumamela PLEASE???