M Bakery’s Valentine desserts
FOR VALENTINE’S Day, M Bakery has everything consumers need to make this year’s extra sweet, including new, limited-time exclusives, beginning Feb. 1. First, there is the newest flavor for its famous pudding this love month: Chocolate Covered Strawberry Pudding. This limited-time treat is made with oven-roasted strawberries, pieces of chocolate cake, chocolate ganache, and vanilla pudding. Purchase a giant tub or choose the smaller cups that can easily be shared with others. There are also Chocolate Covered Strawberry Brownie Bites: a double-fudge brownie bite base, topped with strawberry meringue buttercream, covered in melted chocolate, and finished off with mini heart quins. Get a dozen for P1,140. If you want to say it with flowers, there are Rose Cupcakes, delicately piped with vanilla buttercream roses in red, white, or pink over a choice of a classic vanilla, chocolate, or red velvet cupcake. Get a box of six for P990. Then there are the Valentine’s Day Cupcakes that come with two vanilla, two chocolate, and two red velvet cupcakes topped with vanilla and chocolate buttercream and assorted Valentine’s Day decorations. Avail of a box of six for P1,140. There are also Mini Valentine’s Day Cupcakes which come in boxes of one dozen assorted classic chocolate and vanilla bite-sized cupcakes topped with chocolate and pink vanilla buttercream icing speckled with mini candy hearts. Avail of the dozen mini cupcakes for P840. For a heart-felt gift, there are Heart Sugar Cookies — a set of three heart-shaped butter sugar cookies covered in red and pink sanding sugar for P150. Looking for a “grand gesture” kind of gift? Choose either the vanilla or chocolate Valentine’s Cake that is available in two sizes: 6” for P2,350 and 9” at P2,950. To make date night sweeter, there is the Date Night Sampler Pack, an indulgent bundle containing two Classic Cupcakes plus two cups of Chocolate Covered Strawberry Pudding. There are also M Bakery Gift certificates which are available in P500 and P1,000 denominations. These treats are available at the main store at Lower Ground, Unit #23 5th Avenue corner 28th Street, One Bonifacio High Street Mall, Bonifacio Global City. Call 847-9829 or 0917-633-1718 to place advanced orders. The Valentine’s goodies are also found at M Bakery at the Power Plant Mall in Rockwell, Makati City. Call 0917-822-1262 to place advanced orders. M Bakery is also on GrabFood, Food Panda and Pick.A.Roo.
The Pen’s Chinese New Year Bento Box
THE PENINSULA Manila makes celebrating Chinese New Year at home easy with two Chinese New Year bento box meal kits for takeout. The boxes are available until Feb. 7. The “Celestial Dragon” Bento Box is filled with Pork and kuchay dumplings, Stir-fried noodles with chicken char siu, steamed ginger and soy mahi-mahi with mixed mushrooms and bok choy, and Pandan mantou, while the “Guardian Lion” Bento Box contains Shrimp dumplings, Yang Chow fried rice with BBQ pork, Stir-fried beef tenderloin, steamed broccoli, soy-garlic sauce, and Red bean paste sesame balls. They are priced at P1,388 each or P2,688, buy one/take one. Prices are inclusive of VAT and applicable local taxes. For guests’ safety as well as that of hotel staff, all payments must be made using GCash, online or over the phone. Orders will be picked up by the curbside of The Peninsula Manila driveway. For inquiries, orders, and reservations, call The Peninsula Boutique at 8887-2888, mobile 0917-557-8014, or e-mail diningpmn@peninsula.com.
Conti’s offers ‘care kits’
MANY people and households find themselves in isolation these days because someone has tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). In this situation, one way to lighten the load is to send the household food for the tummy that doubles as food for the soul. Conti’s Bakeshop and Restaurant’s delivery menu does not only include ready-to-eat meals (like Molo Soup, Chicken Ala Kiev, Baked Salmon, and its signature pasta dishes) but also frozen classic dishes, Ready-to-Heat frozen packs like Beef Caldereta, Baked Macaroni, Roast Beef, Chicken Tocino, Embutido, Frozen Pies, Laing, and Lasagna. When sending out these frozen dishes to relatives or friends in isolation or quarantine, make it more special as a Conti’s Care Kit. The kit is a customizable gift consisting of the selected frozen items packed inside Conti’s insulated bags. It is available in select Conti’s stores. For more about Conti’s Bakeshop & Restaurant and #ContisAtHome visit the website at http://www.contis.ph/ or check out their Facebook (@contispastryshopandrestaurant) and Instagram (@contis_ph) pages.
Jollibee mascots are new Jolly Kiddie Meal toys
THIS month, Jollibee introduces the JolliBots — a new set of Jolly Kiddie Meal toys featuring Jollibee mascots in a robot-themed concept. The latest toy lineup allows children to play with their favorite Jollibee mascots and have them transform into the products they represent. They can retract both arms of the Chickenjoy Bucket and flip its lid to reveal Jollibee. They can also move the upper corners of the Jolly Spaghetti box to see Hetty inside. Meanwhile, the fries from the robotized Jolly Crispy Fries box just need to be flipped so Popo can appear. These are just some of the mascots that are part of the line. The toys come with their own Jolly Joy Box and are available with every purchase of a Yumburger (P82), Yumburger Meal with Drink (P102), Jolly Spaghetti (P97), Jolly Spaghetti Meal with Drink (P107), Burger Steak (P97), Burger Steak Meal with Drink (P114), Chickenjoy with Rice (P129), or a Chickenjoy Meal with Drink (P144). Children can also get their hands on the complete set by purchasing a six-piece Chickenjoy Bucket for P624.
Stylish water purification station for the home
WATERLOGIC now offers Filipino homeowners a revolutionary way to purify and sterilize drinking water at home with the recently launched Aqua SmartGuard. Claiming to be the world’s first COVID-19-safe water purification product, the Aqua SmartGuard boasts of state-of-the-art Firewall UVC technology and BioCote antimicrobial surface protection. Aqua SmartGuard comes in a sleek, compact cube design that complements any kitchen aesthetic and can fit even small countertops. It offers a wider range of temperature selections. While most water dispensers have only cold and hot options, the Aqua SmartGuard has ambient, cold, hot, and extra hot water options. Its maximum volume storage and water capacity for cold and hot water are 1.4 liters and 1.3 liters, respectively. The product features an innovative user interface and settings. The intuitive UI and LCD make for easy use and programming. Customizable settings include temperature set point optimization, UV timer, filter timer, filter life monitor and energy saving sleep mode ensure smart unit use. The unit also has a Child Safeguard selection that ensures the system defaults back to cold water after three seconds of inactivity to prevent accidental dispensing of hot water. The unit also includes a Leak Sensor and Alarm that halt supply to prevent overflow and reduce the risks of accidents. Each Aqua SmartGuard unit is equipped with Waterlogic’s patented Firewall UVC technology that ensures each drop of water dispensed is purified by precisely targeted UVC light. This guarantees that every glass of water is 99.9999% bacteria-free, 99.99% virus-free, and 99.9% cyst-free. Taking water safety a notch higher, Aqua SmartGuard water purifiers have silver-based BioCote antimicrobial protection infused into the key surfaces, including the filters, drip tray, and dispensing nozzle, which reduces microbes by up to 99.5%. Aqua SmartGuard offers Total Care Service for unit installation, regular replacement of filters and UVC lamps, and maintenance, all included in the monthly price of P1,490. Visit smartguard.ph for more details.
