by Evelyn G. Damian We all want to enjoy a happy, healthy life! We may know what we need to do but it’s just too hard to begin. Having healthy, holiday habits don’t just happen. You have to start somewhere, practice everyday and persist! Bel Bontilao is a pastor, a pastor’s wife and a mother to two boys, ZK and Zach. She shares how she developed some simple habits that resulted in a healthier life ...[Read More]
Healthy Holiday Habits
Burgers with Sour Cream Sauce
by MOMS Magainze Staff Ingredients ½ k ground lean beef 1 tsp salt ¼ tsp ground pepper 2 tbsps butter ½ c chopped green onions 1 c sliced fresh mushrooms 1 c dairy sour cream 1tbsp chopped flat parsley Procedure With a fork, toss the beef, salt and pepper until well mixed. Shape into 4 to 6 patties. Heat a saucepan over low heat. Melt the butter and sauté the onions and mushrooms. Cook unti ...[Read More]
Health and Beauty
by Dr. Sol Sernal with APMM Staff No matter how one looks, we are never contented. There’s always something to complain about. Everybody has their own idea of what beauty is, and nowadays, if we don’t have it, we can have it, as long as we have money. Currently, there’s a significant growth in businesses that have anything to do with beauty. But not everything we can get is beneficial to us. Let’s ...[Read More]
Dance Your Way to a Healthy You!
by Maria Rikka M. Ocena I’m not a good dancer. So when some of the women in our church invited me one Saturday morning to a Zumba session at a village park, I hesitated but went anyway to give it a try. After a few stretches and short runs around the oval, loud dance music signaled that the session was about to begin. My eyes grew wide as women started to gather. There were young ladies, mothers, ...[Read More]
Brown Rice Ilonggo Style
Ingredients ¼ kilo pork 1 chicken breast ¼ kilo shrimp (cleaned and shelled) 1 chorizo de Bilbao, thinly sliced (optional) 1 cube chicken or shrimp broth 1 cup water (may need a little more) 2 cups red or brown rice, half cooked* 1 medium onion, chopped 1 green or red pepper, sliced into strips 1 small can sweet peas, drained 2 hard boiled eggs 3 cloves garlic, chopped 2 tablespoons oil Salt and p ...[Read More]
Walking–the Perfect Exercise
In the Philippines, no one likes to walk, we don’t like to be hot when we arrive at our destination. But walking is can help us maintain our health and our desired weight.
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
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]
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
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]