The winter months in San Francisco are always wet and cold and this usually means someone in our household gets sick. Instead of chicken noodle soup, I love to prepare Filipino sopas to cure the throat and the soul. Sopas is a beloved dish of my mother-in-law’s that everyone loves. …
Filipino kare-kare has so much more meaning than the peanut butter oxtail dish it is. At age 16, it was the meal I regularly cooked for my family when my parents were at work. It is my firstborn’s favorite Filipino dish and that’s asking a lot from a picky eater. …
More often than not, when my monkeys aren’t eating me out of my house, bananas go bad in our kitchen. But fear not! This is just an excuse to make banana bread and the boys love it as the bananas turn from yellow to brown. My nursing school bestie Liz …
If you’ve been following me on Instagram, you know my little known marriage secret: learn to cook the comfort foods that your significant other grew up on and you’ll always be/have a Happy Wife, Happy Life. Over the years, I made it a point to learn the recipes of my …
There is something so good and easy about Filipino beef nilaga! It is an island comfort food which showcases tender pieces beef in a salty beef broth with vegetables. The star of the show is usually the broth so bear with me as I perfect it. My dad used to …
Summertime is around the corner and I have the easiest Instant Pot BBQ pork spareribs and mashed potatoes recipe for you! No need for a grill when you have an Instant Pot (especially since San Francisco is the foggiest in the summer)! When I was an undergrad college student living …
Hello family (I’m specifically speaking to my hubby (and children) who’ve asked me what I wanted this year for Mother’s Day)! It’s May and that special time of year…Mother’s Day! The one day where you get to thank your mom/wife for washing your underwear 364 days out of the year. …
Have you picked up yourself an Instant Pot yet? Once you get the hang of it without getting the dreaded BURN indicator, converting regular recipes into Instant Pot recipes isn’t too hard to do. Invariably, I have mastered the chicken aka poultry button. When my family gets tired of chicken …
I’m so excited to introduce my friend (since high school!), Bethony with her inaugural guest post at The Mom Shift Hustle! She inspires me all the time to be a better mama and she wanted to share her love of journaling! I love journaling! I was first introduced to it as a …
Have you ever felt like you’ve been running on fumes? Work, #momlife, and everything in between compete for your attention day in and day out. Burnout is the term used when someone has been driving on empty in their every day life. He or she has given too much of …
