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Rolled stuffed chicken and pasta

Good dish + bad photos = no recipe post

April 25, 2026 • Food & drink
Tiramisu-inspired no-bake cheese and chocolate dessert made with Marie biscuits

Marie is sweet, round and plain, and loved in every continent

April 16, 2026 • Food & drink
Old copy of James Clavell's Tai-pan

How the British obsession with tea shaped Hong Kong

March 14, 2026 • Food & drink, Life & Leisure
Connie Veneracion 2026

Hello and welcome!

My name is Connie Veneracion, retired lawyer and newspaper columnist.

In the burbs on the slopes of the Sierra Madre Mountain Range, I write stories with no AI support.

More about me and my house on a hill.

Magnolia flowers

Paul Thomas Anderson’s Magnolia

March 22, 2026 • Life & Leisure
Spaghetti with gourmet tuyo

He who works with his hands…

March 22, 2026 • Life & Leisure
Sunset in Philippine suburbia

So much for moonlit walks

March 11, 2026 • House & garden
Walking the dog in Philippine suburbia

Walking the dog (and cleaning up after her)

February 28, 2026 • House & garden
The suikinkutsu project

The suikinkutsu project

February 27, 2026 • House & garden
Friday, the 13th

It’s February 13, and it’s a Friday

February 13, 2026 • Life & Leisure
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