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Pasta with Cream of Chicken Soup

Pasta with Cream of Chicken Soup

Ingredients ½ kilo Chicken breast fillet, boiled and shredded 500 grams pasta noodle, cooked according to package direction 2-3 tablespoons olive oil 1 large white onion, chopped 1 each of small green and red bell peppers, deseeded and chopped 1 small can button mushroom, sliced thinly 2 cans Condensed Cream of Chicken soup (10.75 oz) Cheddar cheese, grated salt and pepper to taste Procedure Cook ...[Read More]

Christmas Get Together

Christmas Get Together

Living in a small home when you have a small family is fun, but holding a Christmas party in this space when you have many friends is a bit of a challenge. Here’s what to do. List all the people you want to invite and break them into groups. Example: childhood friends, church friends, cousins only, etc. Note the food each group enjoys, their kind of music, even movies or games. Make a schedule of ...[Read More]

Love Beyond Compare

Love Beyond Compare

Daisy is smart, intelligent and pretty. She has been a Human Resource executive for more than 20 years. As HR Practitioner, she won labor related cases because of her skills in administrative and alternative dispute resolutions. She is the founder and President of Haven for the Uniquely Gifted and Special (HUGS) Ministries. She shares how God’s love saw her through a difficult phase of her life. Y ...[Read More]

Reasons for the Season

Reasons for the Season

We all do things for a reason. I remember doing school assignments until really late at night when I was a student. I asked my parents for money to buy the stuff I needed. When I finally graduated from school, I no longer did homework, and because I am now employed, I no longer ask my parents for money. In the same way, we Filipinos observe many traditions during the Christmas season. Originally w ...[Read More]

What Do You Need For Christmas?

What Do You Need For Christmas?

I will never forget it: my son screaming as doctors cut his feet open to see how far the cancer had progressed into his body. For me, those minutes were gut-wrenching. Today, the echo of my son’s screams are never far from my mind, even though this event took place two decades ago. A child’s pain hurts their parents beyond belief. Why am I writing about suffering at Christmas time? Isn’t this a se ...[Read More]

From My Heart (Issue 59)

From My Heart (Issue 59)

Dear Readers, How time flies! It’s Christmas time again. It seems like we’ve just celebrated last year’s holiday, and now here it is again! It’s strange though that we never get tired of celebrating Christmas for one reason or another. This year, I would like to urge you to take a hold of God’s special gift, a love beyond compare, the gift of His son, Jesus Christ! I hope the articles in this issu ...[Read More]

I easily get offended by what my friends say

I easily get offended by what my friends say

with Peter Banzon Q:   My friends think I’m cool, but the truth is I easily get offended by what they might do or say. How do I deal with this feeling? A:  Being easily offended is a difficult problem. You may be overly sensitive and regard many things as offensive. When people offend you and it remains unresolved, each new offense digs deeper into your soul and may make you bitter. Bitterness is ...[Read More]

Pasta with Fresh Tomatoes

Pasta with Fresh Tomatoes

Ingredients 500 g Spaghetti noodles, cooked according to direction 500 g fresh ripe tomatoes 5 cloves garlic, minced 1⁄4 c Fresh basil leaves, chopped Salt and pepper to taste Parmesan Cheese, grated 3 T Olive oil Dried chili flakes, optional Procedure Cook spaghetti noodles according to package direction. Set aside. Blanched, peel and deseed tomatoes. Chop and set aside. Heat pan over medium fire ...[Read More]

Our Relationships Can Affect Our Health

Our Relationships Can Affect Our Health

by Lorna Carmela A. Protasio, M.D The quality of our relationships can determine our physical health. It can influence the development and management of chronic diseases, determine whether or not we are depressed, and influence our overall well being. Good relationships promote a person’s happiness so that it spills over to others. Good relationships give us more satisfaction in life and a desire ...[Read More]

Being Married, Being Friends

Being Married, Being Friends

Wendy Rondina-Engcoy is the general manager of an IT company that develops engagement tool and social collaborative intranet for different companies. She is pretty, witty and married to GJ Engcoy who is 11 years her junior. She thinks their friendship continues to strengthen their marriage as the years go by. How did you and GJ meet? Did you know he was the “one” when you met? “At the age of 30, I ...[Read More]