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7 Secrets to Beat the Holiday Stress

Wednesday, December 13, 2023

The ‘ber months are in full swing, and Filipinos are already feeling the Christmas breeze. ‘Tis the season when families plan for the most anticipated holiday in the Philippines. But as with any event, timing is everything in making Christmas the most magical celebration of the year!




As the trusted partner of Filipinos in the kitchen, MAGGI understands that food – and sharing it with the family – is the heart of the holiday season. “Christmas is when home cooks bring out the most special recipes – those that they love to cook and that their families enjoy sharing together, especially during Noche Buena. MAGGI is here to help empower Filipino home cooks na gawing mas magical ang Pasko as they prepare, cook, and transform their dishes into the most delicious Noche Buena spread,” said Ms. Raine Calma, Food & Dairy Culinary Recipe Marketing & Digital Lead.

From choosing recipes and buying ingredients to cooking and welcoming guests on Christmas Eve, MAGGI shares 7 secrets to enjoying a stress-free holiday season!

Explore menu-making hacks


Home cooks need a game plan, and MAGGI (https://www.maggi.ph/magicalpasko) is here to serve as some menu inspiration. Noche Buena cooking is made easier with access to over 100 recipes that make holiday meals extra special. It's best to lock in your headcount so that you can modify the recipe based on the number of servings you need.

Make a list and check it twice



With a menu in place, it’s time to check the pantry and inventory ingredients. List down the quantities of items needed before heading to the supermarket. A quick check in the grocery's online shelves can help ensure stocks and availability. Holiday traffic is real, so grocery runs should be planned in advance.



Do a test run if cooking a recipe for the first time


Trying out a new dish can be overwhelming. With enough lead time, home cooks can do a trial and have loved ones give comments to improve the dish. Using only the best seasonings like MAGGI Magic Sarap and its variety of Savor and cube products, they can transform any dish from pwede na to sarap-sustansya and magical levels.

Make ahead whenever possible


Cooking everything all in one day can be tiring. Home cooks can start pre-cooking certain dish components to help lessen their kitchen load on celebration day. Meat stews, marinades, embutido, pasta sauces, and cookie batter can be prepared a few days ahead. This means planning for fridge space will be crucial to ensure dishes keep well until serving.


Save the fresh for last



Fruits and vegetables can be purchased in the morning to retain their freshness. Adding fresh pineapple to an all-time favorite fruit salad will elevate the dish.

A little help goes a long way


This is the perfect bonding time for the family when home cooks pass on their cooking techniques and share their passion for food with their children. The joy of cooking will translate into your dish, too!

Give your Noche Buena table setting an added flair




Adorn the dining table with bits and pieces of Christmas to make the Noche Buena gathering even more memorable. It can be as simple as a red ceramic platter for your chosen entrée, scattering a few Christmas balls, or adding candles with gold ribbons for an added magic touch.

According to Calma, these simple tips from MAGGI are aimed at helping home cooks manage their time, resources, and energy. “The holiday rush can get the best of us because we only want the best for the people we love. Proper planning can make all the difference and allow the whole family to spend more time together, celebrating and enjoying their most magical Noche Buena yet.”
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Grab spotlights community restaurants anew in second year of Indie Eats

Thursday, August 10, 2023

GrabFood, the Philippines’ leading on-demand delivery platform, shines the spotlight yet again on Filipino mom-and-pop shops, community restaurants, and independent merchants in the second year of its most talked about food campaign Indie Eats. Bannering “Sarap na Lumalaban”, this year’s Indie Eats invites foodies everywhere to savor culinary delights from MSMEs that can stand toe-to-toe with the usual, go-to restaurant chains.




Indie Eats is one of Grab’s pioneering efforts that support thousands of homegrown small businesses. Building on its success in 2022, the Indie Eats community has flourished and welcomed thousands of new merchant partners, providing an even richer culinary experience for food enthusiasts across the country.

This year, Grab also partnered with renowned street photographer Jilson Tiu to give select Filipino restaurants a creative boost as they showcase the art behind every mouthwatering creation they offer. With the Indie Eats x Jilson Tiu campaign, small food businesses Barls Snack Corner, Bebette’s Pancit Malabon, Doble Pares, and Hungry Buns are given an artistic uplift in capturing the art behind their kitchen innovations.




This August, the Grab App will showcase the exclusive Jilson Tiu photos of the merchant-partners, adding an irresistibly mouth-watering touch to every Indie Eats order. The featured merchant-partners are also given the creative liberty to use the photos in various assets as they introduce their restaurants and offerings to more Filipinos.

Grab Philippines Senior Director for Deliveries Anton Bautista says, “Grab takes pride in offering foodies the opportunity to discover hidden gems right in their backyard. Through this, we are giving these community culinary movers the spotlight, enabling them to tap into a wider consumer base. As we grow our Indie Eats program with more exciting food offerings for everyone, we will continue to leverage our platform to allow our network of highly engaged consumers to experience the wide variety of food that our merchants can provide.”




To discover new food faves and to check out the Indie Eats x Jilson Tiu photos, foodies can simply click the Indie Eats icon found in the GrabFood tab of their app. With a minimum order of Php400 on Indie Eats, foodies will also enjoy a Php 80 discount on GrabFood until September 3.
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Experience Creative Play on Another Level with the Jollitown Puzzle House Jollibee Kids Meal!

Friday, July 21, 2023

Kids are surely looking for a lot of different things to make their time at home and on the go way more enjoyable. Give them something fun, unique, creative, educational, and brain-stimulating with the NEW Jollibee Kids Meal – Jollitown Puzzle House. Creative play just got more interesting as you collect, assemble, and learn using the newest limited-edition toys, and help Jollibee and friends solve each puzzle and build the Jollitown Puzzle House.




Kids, and kids at heart, can collect and connect all five individual puzzle pieces together to build and assemble their own Jollitown Puzzle House. Each individual puzzle piece features Jollibee & Friends and offers uniquely fun and excitingly educational challenges.


Get a back-to-back jolly surprise with the Jollibee Puzzle Cube!
Learn letters and numbers with the Hetty Alphabet Puzzle!
Put shapes together with the Popo Block Puzzle!
Form creative images with the Twirlie Tangram Puzzle!
and activate the Yum’s Puzzle Gears to get it running!


Collect all 5 toys to build the Jollitown Puzzle House with your favorite Jollibee Kids Meal and let your kids learn as they play! Each toy is available with every purchase of:


Yumburger Solo (P100)
Yumburger w/ Pineapple Juice (P125)
Jolly Spaghetti Solo (P120)
Jolly Spaghetti w/ Pineapple Juice (P145)
1pc. Burger Steak Solo (P120)
1pc. Burger Steak w/ Pineapple Juice (P145)
1pc. Chickenjoy Solo (P142)
1pc. Chickenjoy w/ Pineapple Juice (P167)


Jollitown Puzzle House is only available from July 16 to September 30, 2023, so don’t miss your chance and collect and connect all five pieces!


Get your Jollibee Kids Meals in your nearest Jollibee branch or have them delivered through the Jollibee App, calling the #87000 hotline, foodpanda, or Grabfood.


For more info on Jollibee Kids Meals and other products, follow Jollibee on Facebook, and @jollibee on Twitter and Instagram.
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Red Ribbon brings you the New Mango-Choco Marjolaine, their most exciting cake yet!

Tuesday, May 16, 2023

Red Ribbon is taking the mango and chocolate combination to a new level as it introduces its most exciting cake yet, the New Mango-Choco Marjolaine!




This newest treat brings together sweet indulgences to create the perfect symphony of flavors and textures with its crunchy-chewy wafer layers, combined with refreshingly sweet mangoes, and rich chocolate filling, together with praline cream, finished off with roasted cashew nuts.


So if you’re looking for a new summer treat or have been pondering something different to gift your moms this Mother’s Day, the New Mango-Choco Marjolaine is your best bet. With its variety of flavors and textures and the sweetness of its mangoes impeccably balancing the richness of the chocolate, it’s a cake that’s sure to impress and hit the spot.


Red Ribbon’s New Mango-Choco Marjolaine is perfect for sharing with the family at home, in get-togethers with friends, or as a solo indulgence. Price starts at Php 899 for Junior size and Php 1,299 for Regular size. Visit this link for the complete list of participating Red Ribbon stores or order via the Red Ribbon app, website, hotline #87777, and the GrabFood and foodpanda apps.
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Celebrate Moms Every Day: Goldilocks gives you two cake offerings to say “The Best Ka, Ma!”

Tuesday, May 9, 2023

No doubt about it: for Filipino families, Mother’s Day is one of the biggest celebrations—a special day that honors our mom’s absolute love, filled with joy, some tears and laughter, and everything that comes in between. But how come we celebrate our mothers only for one day a year? Our mothers’ love goes beyond just one memorable holiday, so it’s our turn to do the same.




And how can we do this? With a Goldilocks cake, of course!


As the official Mother’s Day draws near, it’s our turn to make the mothers of our lives feel unique with these two Goldilocks cake offerings that “The Best Ka, Ma!” With these treats, it’s easier to let our mom know they mean the world to us, whether it’s Mother's Day or any day of the year.

A soft and silky cake for your mom


Celebrating your mom during their special day does not need to be complicated. Anything is unique as long as it is expressed with love! The Goldilocks menu offers a bunch of mothers’ fave goodies specifically for this purpose. Choose among these Goldilocks products and see your mom—and everyone in the family—smile in delight. A Goldilocks Day is always a special day, after all!


Give your mom a special, light treat with the new Goldilocks Mango Dream (P690)! A triple-layered chiffon cake filled with decadent buttercream and fresh mangoes, topped with mango icing, the Mango Dream is soft and silky—one that would make even the simplest moments with your mom the most memorable.

A sweet and filling cake for your mom—and everyone


Or if your mom likes it simple yet with a rich and decadent punch, there’s the Mom’s Choco Cake (P690). The Mom’s Choco Cake is a Mother’s Twist to the classic Goldilocks dedication cake, an 8x12 chocolate chiffon dedication cake with chocolate icing, big enough to serve an extended family of 18. It is topped with pastel flower designs. And with the icing lettering of your message for your mom on top of the cake, it is a sweet way of making Mother’s Day more meaningful.


But Mother’s Day is also a celebration for everyone in the family. Celebrate with everyone with Goldilocks’ new Mom’s Bundle. The Mom’s Bundle (P1200) includes a Baked Lasagna and Mom’s Choco Cake (9’ round). It is a sweet and filling combination that is right for every occasion—and is a reason to celebrate in itself.




Celebrate your moms the way you like it with Goldilocks’ Mango Dream, Mom’s Choco Cake, and Mom’s Bundle, available starting April 15.


For more information on the new Mango Dream and their other Mother’s Day treats, follow Goldilocks on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. You also order via Grabfood and Foodpanda, or through www.goldilocksdelivery.ph.

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