Here's a delicious way to use up your leftover ham bones! Perfect after Easter and Christmas. So do not throw those ham bone sway. Pair it with Homemade Bread or Pao De Queijo.  Ingredients: 1 tbsp olive oil 1 medium onion, chopped 4-5 large garlic cloves, minced 3 stalks of celery, chopped 14 oz white beans (sorted, rinsed, unsoaked) 2 bay leaves 1 tsp salt or seasoned salt 1 tsp black pepper Leftover ham bone and diced ham pieces 5-6 cups of water Directions: Use the saute button of your instant pot. Saute veggies for about 5 minutes.   Add the ham pieces, beans, garlic, sa ..read more

Boost your immune system or shorten your sickness during the cold or flu season with this easy homemade elderberry syrup. If you are just like me, trying to keep your family healthy while keeping the budget in check then you will love this easy-to-follow elderberry syrup recipe. I buy my elderberries from Amazon and store them in the fridge. The initial cost will probably cost you around $20 to $25 but the yield will save you tons of money. Plus, you cannot beat the natural remedy you're providing for your family.  Ingredients: 1/2 cup dried elderberries (organic if possible) 3 cups wate ..read more

If you need to take a dessert to a party or just craving for something sweet, these lazy cake mix cookie bars are the best! While this recipe is not at all healthy, this is perfect for when you do not have a lot of time. I love making these cookie bars when I am doing a pantry cooking week. If you are not familiar with pantry cooking, it is a week or month (totally up to you) when you utilize what is inside your pantry (or fridge). Sometimes, we forget what we have, and before we know it our food stocks have already expired.  Ingredients: 1 box of yellow cake mix 2 eggs, beaten 1 stick ..read more

 Initially, I did not know how to feel about the movie The Shift by Angel Studios. It is like a modern-day story of  Job. However, I am an overthinker. I kept on recalling the bible verses and the book of Job itself. In a sense, comparable to the Book of Job where Job was faced with insurmountable tests, suffering, and painful experiences. He was tested, and his faith was tested. Satan attempts to assail God's beloved  (Job) and to prove God as a fool.   "Robbed of every sign of God's favor, Job refuses to repudiate his Maker. He faces toward God with anguish, puzzleme ..read more

  Have you always wondered how simple Christmas season was back in the day? I do! My hubby and I often reminisce how simple and memorable our Christmas was growing up. I did not have fancy gifts nor elaborate decorations around our home. We have a small plastic tree that was already disintegrated when we decided that its time for a new one. Even the replacement one was smaller one! My family did not use fancy and cute Christmas stocking, instead we used our own socks. Some years we did not even get anything. However, I do not remember feeling insufficient during the holidays. It was the f ..read more

Are you ever curious or interested on hearing any stories about life after death? Did you had doubts about heaven and hell? Or just wanting to learn more about people's near death experiences. I know it can be challenging to accept anyone's stories on life after death or near death experience especially if you are nor a believer. On the other hand, even if you are a believer it can still be hard for our minds to comprehend people's accounts. That is why our faith is very crucial and our knowledge of the bible.  Whatever journey you are with your after death curiosity, the movie "After Dea ..read more

 I am not a huge of Western movies. I do find the historical aspect of a movie or the day-to-day living in a Western movie interesting. The new movie Birthright Outlaw has a kind of Western theme in it but the story behind it is not something that I have seen before. First of I think Great American Pureflix is doing a great job of producing quality and versatile movies that are not only fun to watch but also faith-filled and inspiring.  Birthright Outlaw stars: Sarah Drew from Grey's Anatomy and Lucas Black from Legacy Peak and NCIS New Orleans. If you have not seen Legacy Peak yet ..read more

Beef liver may not make it to your menu plan but it should even though its texture and flavor can be off-putting. I grew up eating chicken and beef liver not only because it was economical but also because it is nutrient-dense. Beef liver is packed with iron (4 milligrams of iron per 3-ounce serving of beef liver). vitamin A and vitamin B. It is also a great source of protein. There are studies that suggest that grass-fed liver from cattle has more phytonutrients. Phytonutrients are the healthy compounds produced by plants. Some people prefer to dehydrate beef liver and they mix it in with oth ..read more

  I have a confession. I am not a big fan of love stories. I would watch a love story movie with family or with a friend but I can guarantee you that the idea to watch it will not come from me. I guess you can categorize the new movie from Great American Pureflix, Divine Influencer as such. However, I did enjoy and love this movie! It is not "cheesy" and does not have scenes that kids can't watch.  Additionally, Divine Influencer is perfect in the world that we live in today. The world of social media presence. The world of social media where we carefully curate what people can see ..read more

 Here's another uplifting family and kid-friendly movie to watch! A movie about perseverance, faithfulness, integrity, and thankfulness. The Hill is based on a true story that follows Rickey Hill (Colin Ford), who dreams of being a professional baseball player. Rickey is a natural-born slugger, but an unspecified physical disability means that he can't walk without leg braces. His father. Pastor Hill played by Dennis Quaid, wants Rickey to put childhood fantasies away. However, Rickey has faith that God wouldn't have given him talent if he hadn't intended to use it. Despite his disabiliti ..read more