Instant Pot Beef Nilaga Filipino

Instant Pot Beef Nilaga

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 …

Instant Pot BBQ Pork Spareribs, Mashed Potatoes

Instant Pot BBQ Pork Spareribs and Mashed Potatoes

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 …

What to Get Mom for Mother’s Day…and it Won’t Cost a Thing

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. …

Instant Pot Chicken Afritada

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 …

5 Tips How to Start a Journal Entry

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 …

Burnout: How to Manage It and Live a Positive Life

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 …

Instant Pot Love, Corned Beef and Cabbage

This weekend we celebrated St. Patrick’s Day with my first attempt at Instant Pot corned beef and cabbage. My hubby has been requesting this dish even before the Instant Pot was invented and I never got around to finding a recipe. It is a meal 20 years in the making! …

Food is Love: Turkey Lettuce Wraps

Last week my coworker brought turkey lettuce wraps to share for lunch. I remember eating these at the closest restaurant chain and I knew it couldn’t be too difficult to make. Last night I made them for dinner and the boys loved them! Note: the lettuce wraps were not made …

5 Ways You’re Winning at This Mom Thing

The 2018 Winter Olympics might be coming to a close and you may have or have not noticed since you’ve been busy running your own Olympics. You may feel like you’ve been failing at this #momthing but here are five ways to know you’re winning. 1. Your kids are safe…and …

Date Night Ideas: Keeping It Fresh After All These Years

Happy Valentine’s Day! Did you do something fun for date night? Jason and I have been together for a very long time – 21 years to be exact. We don’t really like celebrating on the 14th so we usually do date night afterwards. What do we do on dates? I’ll …