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Connie Veneracion

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  • I am human
  • In the kitchen
    • Cooking
    • Organizing
    • Cleaning up
  • In the dining room
  • In the den
    • Creating
    • Watching
    • Reading
    • Listening
  • Elsewhere

Archives for March 2026

Magnolia flowers

Paul Thomas Anderson’s Magnolia

22 March 2026
He’s very much in the news these days following his Oscar wins. Paul Thomas Anderson won Best Director and his film One Battle After Another was awarded Best Picture. I …
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Spaghetti with gourmet tuyo

He who works with his hands…

22 March 2026
Warning: This is not a recipe. The photo above is the most recent one I took with fish in it, so it’ll have to do. This story has something to do with fish and …
Read moreHe who works with his hands…
Sunset in Philippine suburbia

So much for moonlit walks

11 March 2026
I’m going to miss our late night walks but, for the forseeable future, we will have to content ourselves with sunset walks. Frogs, you see, huge ones with bumpy …
Read moreSo much for moonlit walks
Eggs en cocotte

An egg yolk or two is good for you

05 March 2026
Not too long ago, we were being warned about our egg consumption. Eggs are high in cholesterol, they said, especially the yolks, and cholesterol leads to heart disease. We …
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Easy noodle soup with Tai O style clam sauce

Easy noodle soup with Tai O style clam sauce

14 November 2026 » Cooking» In the kitchen

Frozen dumplings and hotpot-style seafood balls, chicken broth straight out of a carton, instant noodles and fresh spinach. It would have been just another noodle soup were not for the addition of a lovely sauce I bought in Hong Kong.

Hand made gift tags

Holiday paper crafts

13 November 2026 » Creating» In the den

The girls and I used to make holiday paper projects together once Christmas vacation started. Creative activities to while away the long days. It was fun. It was a great opportunity for bonding. It felt good to create something pretty; it felt even better to be able to create together.

Taal Lake and Volcano viewed from a private residence in Tagaytay City

A story about a fish, a volcano and a book

12 November 2026 » Elsewhere

This is a story about a fish that can be found in only one lake, and that lake is in the caldera of a volcano. But to tell that story, I first have to write about a book I found lying around in a house overlooking the lake and volcano.

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