Unlike white rice, Bulgur is a superfood. It is delicious and filling, and has countless health benefits. It promotes a healthy heart as it is rich in fiber, antioxidants and essential minerals. It helps control your blood sugar as its glycemic index is far lower than that of white rice. Bulgur is also an excellent source of numerous essential nutrients such as manganese, B vitamins, folic acid, iron, and magnesium that will all help ensure a healthier you.
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Recipe: Duru Bulgur Easy Garlic “Rice”
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. That said we tend to eat more during the said meal to keep us fuelled for the day ahead. Though sometimes, we pack in more calories than what we really need.
Regardless of your diet plan, being Pinoy, one of the biggest struggles is to surrender white rice. Health gurus would often just deride it as a cheap energy that your body takes time to process.
But if you grew up loving the familiar starch, combined with a savoy viand, Duru Bulgur is the wisest alternative that can fill any rice-shaped void.
Continue readingYellow Cab’s New Chicken Alfredo Pizza
Yellow Cab, one of the top players in the Philippine pizza scene, releases another limited-edition NY-Style Thin Crust pizza flavor this quarter.
The new flavor is a take on another classic favorite: the Chicken Alfredo Pizza. The best-selling cream-based pasta now comes in its NY-Style Thin Crust Pizza glory. Savor juicy, boneless chicken thigh fillets set on a bed of rich creamy white sauce and topped with chopped olives and basil strips on our newest crust! You surely wouldn’t want to miss out on our very first white sauce pizza! Oh, and here’s a pro tip: try it with chili flakes for an added kick!
Continue readingRecipe: Duru Bulgur Lugaw
For us Filipinos, rice is life! It would be hard to give it up, especially since we combine it with our favorite viands like beef mechado and chicken adobo. Parting with white rice, put simply, will leave a large, rice-shaped void in any Filipino’s heart, including yours most likely. Regardless, it is a choice that has to be made if you really want to live a healthy lifestyle.
There is some good news nonetheless: Duru Bulgur is now available on local shores. A staple grain in Turkey, Duru (literally “pure and clean”) Bulgur is the most practical alternative to white rice that will help you ease your breakup with an all-time Filipino favorite.
Continue readingWinery.ph Mid-Year Clearance Sale
The Philippines’ biggest mid-year online wine shopping event is here with Winery.ph ‘s 2021 Mid-Year Clearance Sale. This year, the sale features 19 Great Deals ranging from 34% OFF to 57% OFF. These include 11 Red Wines, 6 White Wines, one Rosé, and one Sparkling Rosé!
This sale will run for four days only, from June 30, 2021 to July 3, 2021—coming at a time when the economy begins to open up and importers’ warehouses need to clear up space to make way for new shipments. Now is the best time to stock-up and save big for your upcoming home celebrations!
Continue readingMaya Happy Mug
The past year has been tough. Most of us found ourselves stuck in our homes, navigating a new work or school setup and juggling different roles while we wait for better days. It’s not surprising that many of us also feel a bit too burned out. That’s why it’s important to take even the smallest of steps to cope with this new reality for the sake of our mental health.
Continue readingSofitel Manila, Father’s Day 2021
Sofitel Philippine Plaza Manila honors the Man of the House this Father’s Day weekend with a sumptuous gastronomic feast and relaxing al fresco respite in an urban oasis by the bay.
Continue readingTim Hortons, Freedom of Espresso Campaign
Iconic Canadian coffee chain Tim Hortons® Philippines has expanded their #TimCaresPH CSR initiative by launching another campaign on Independence Day, June 12, 2021, to show support and gratitude for frontline heroes who are serving their country and communities selflessly and resiliently.
Continue readingSofitel Manila, Spiral Reopens!!!
Spiral makes a much-anticipated return as it reopens its doors last May 20, 2021. Asia Pacific’s interactive gastronomic destination reacquaints epicures to its 21 dining ateliers and international specialties prepared à la minute by expert culinary artisans.
Continue readingMax’s Pambansang Blowout, Pinoy Fried Para sa Pinoy Pride
Max’s Restaurant, the iconic restaurant chain famous for its Sarap-To-The-Bones® Fried Chicken is celebrating Pinoy Pride with a nationwide Pinoy Fried celebration of proudly Filipino offers. To commemorate the upcoming Philippine Independence Day weekend, it will be treating customers with discounts on select whole chicken orders, while also bringing back All-You-Can™ Weekend, a long-time tradition of feasting on unlimited Max’s favorites.
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