This holiday season is so much different from past years. There are so many challenges yet there are so many things to be grateful for. With this, any celebration, even if it is a small one, could be done at home safely, in the company of family.  After all, it is the happiness, health, and welfare of each family member that is most important, especially in this season of sharing.

Through the years, Cravings has presented to its loyal customers and fans the most awaited menu for the holidays. Even though this is not an ordinary year, Cravings is presenting its best from its bakeshop and kitchen, with the aim of bringing its heartwarming dishes and luscious cakes right at your table.

From the kitchen, Cravings is making your holiday lunches and dinners extra special with a menu of Cravings Classics and new creations.  Fit for 8 to 10 persons, you can order the Cravings Classic Caesar Salad or the Pomegranate Goat Cheese Salad as starters.  For main dish, choose from Roast Beef with Mushroom Sauce, Lengua con Champignon, Chicken Pastel, Roast Pork Belly, Chicken Galantina, Chicken Relleno, and Roast Chicken with Chorizo and Raisin Stuffing – all these are certified favorites for years!  

For seafood, Cravings is presenting the Prawns ala Thermidor, Roast Salmon with Parmesan Crust (served with Pasta Primavera), and Almond Crusted Fish Fillet with Tartare Sauce. Pasta dishes include Chorizo Pasta, Meaty Bolognese, and the Lasagna.  

To make it easy for families who want convenience at home, they can choose the Cravings Christmas Set Menu, which is perfect for 8 to 10 persons.  It includes some of the best dishes of Cravings plus a Christmas Cake.  

For smaller groups or if you want them conveniently delivered to your friends or associates, you can choose from 3 sets of Cravings Christmas Party Box.  The first set comes with Roast Beef with Mushroom Sauce and Almond Crusted Fish Fillet; the second one comes with Chicken Cordon Bleu and American Baked Spareribs; while the third set includes Lechon Pork Belly and Fish Escabeche. All sets come with rice and a dessert.  

Any celebration is not complete without sweets, and sweets is what Cravings does best.  Choose from the classic Cravings cake selection such as Chocolate Caramel, Chocolate Midnight Madness, Devil's Food Cake, Cherry Walnut Cheesecake, Carrot Cake, or Mocha Praline Crunch Cake.  Special “In-Season” cakes, which are all getting rave reviews online, include the Mango Honey Cereal Cake, the Strawberry Shortcake, and the Dayap Cake.  

To add festivity to such a somber year, Cravings is releasing its Christmas Holiday Cakes with more choices, flavors, and trimmings. Choose from the Chocolate Caramel Christmas Greeting Cake, the Christmas Cake, the Pinoy Christmas-inspired Bibingka Souffle Cake, Peanut Butter and Jam Cake, Berry Mascarpone, and the Tres Leches Yema Cake.  

For gifts and deliveries to your Christmas recipients, Cravings has prepared its popular Holiday Bars -- Salted Caramel Brownies, Red Velvet Cheesecake, Brownies, Peanut Butter Paisley, which comes in either a box of 8 or 16.  There are also cupcakes, cookies, ensaymada, and dark chocolate/white chocolate chunks, and S’mores.  All these come in special boxes, making it perfect as gifts.

For a wonderful surprise at the end of a meal, Cravings is offering its “Dessert Tray” consisting of bite-size bars, cookies, and chocolates. Or you can also order the “Happiness Box”, an assortment of s’mores, cookies, and bars. These would surely bring back the smiles this holiday season, and bring with it the hope that the coming New Year would be so much better!

For orders and inquiries, visit cravingsbakeshop.com or follow @cravingsphils in IG and @cravings.philippines in FB for more info. You may also join Everyday Cravings Viber Community. Contact 0908-1693422 or 8277-2436, one day ahead to place your orders. Or you may pick up your orders at Cravings, located at 287 Katipunan Avenue, Quezon City.