Efficient Tips and Hacks

This past week, we had an interesting week here in Houston, with Hurricane Nicholas coming through. Thank God we were all safe and sound,  but we woke up to see our neighbour’s tree uprooted and ending up in our backyard! The kids had a fun time around the tree, gathering acorns, and studying its anatomy. […]

About a year ago, I felt I had all my meals under control, with having to cook only once in 2-3 days. And this was even in the pre-covid era, when we would be hosting several gatherings, and I would be having to cook for a lot of those.  More recently, it seems everyone’s appetite

Lots of people ask me how I manage to do a lot despite caring, managing, cooking etc for a household of 10 (well almost 11 😃. Yes, we are expecting baby #9 next month!)  While the truth of the matter is that I don’t manage to do all the things on my to do list, I

With so many hungry tummies that need to be fed, it is very easy to be spending a lot of time in the kitchen. In order to establish a balance between providing healthy, cooked food and time spent in kitchen, I usually employ tactics to simplify kitchen techniques. Or it is very easy to drown

I grew up in Los Angeles a good part of my childhood. My parents would take me to different theme parks there. Between Disneyland, Universal Studios and California Adventures, I’ve probably gone at least 100 times. Ok maybe not 100, but definitely more than 25 times. I remember the days when I would go on

We happened to stumble upon the Instant Pot 2 years ago, through Amazon, during Thanksgiving time. Because of the numerous good reviews, we decided to give it a try. I can tell you, that it has been one of the best investments in our kitchen so far. It has made my kitchen life much more

We have an extensive library of books. Both me and my husband have a weakness for accumulating books. On top of that, I have a weakness for digital books too. We both make notes while reading. Whether I refer to the notes later or not, I feel like it helps to solidify what I read.

We make several road trips throughout the year (family trips, conferences, ministry). Last year itself, we made 3 out-of state trips; one to Missouri, one to Chicago, and one to Florida (last one while I was 36 weeks pregnant with baby#8!). On top of that, we do several smaller weekend trips. Here in Texas, out