Enjoying Cafe Spice is a Culinary Adventure at Home

 Craving restaurant-quality Indian, Mexican and Thai food, but don’t want to pay delivery fees and tips? Cafe Spice’s internationally acclaimed chef has developed authentic meals with bold flavors that can be enjoyed from the convenience of your home, in just minutes. 

You can indulge in a fine-dining, award-winning meal without leaving your home during these unprecedented times because Cafe Spice is now available through Amazon Fresh! 

Escape your mundane go-to meals and take your taste buds on an adventure.

 

Cafe Spice’s internationally acclaimed, award-winning Culinary Director, Chef Hari Nayak, brings a new, modern outlook to global cuisine without abandoning the authentic flavors, wonderful aromas, or rich culinary history in each meal.

 

What I love about Cafe Spice is fresh flavor in their dishes with bold and exotic flavors that let me feel like I’m having a culinary adventure from my house. Try them today!

Cafe Spice offers a wide range of heat-and-eat meal, appetizer and snack options on Amazon Fresh, including these great entrees:

• Chicken Tikka Masala with Saffron Rice, Indian Meal
• 2020 Silver sofi Award winner
• Potato Samosas with Chutneys, Indian Meal, Plant-Based
• 2018 Gold sofi Award winner
• Chicken Vindaloo with Lemon Rice, Indian Meal
• Chicken Curry with Lemon Rice, Indian Meal
• Vegetable Bhajias with Chutneys, Indian Meal, Plant-Based

• Butter Chicken Meatballs with Saffron Rice, Indian Meal
• Red Chicken Curry with Thai Fried Rice, Thai Meal
• Tomatillo Chicken Quesadilla
• Beef Massaman Curry with Thai Fried Rice, Thai Meal
  
  
  
• Tomatillo Chicken Burrito
• Channa Masala with Lemon Rice, Indian Meal, Plant-Based
• Aloo Gobhi Curry with Saffron Rice, Indian Meal, Plant-Based
• Yellow Tofu Curry with Thai Fried Rice, Thai Meal, Plant-Based
• Saag Paneer with Saffron Rice, Indian Meal, Vegetarian

Available in 16 ounce microwavable, BPA-free packaging, each meal is prepared fresh and can also be found in the deli and prepared foods section at your local grocery store.  

For more information on Cafe Spice and their full line of adventurous, global cuisines, visit CafeSpice.com.

Local Baba's Brew Changes Up Shopping During Pandemic

You've heard of farm to table? Now, get to know online to curbside, the new way of getting groceries during a pandemic. 

Yes, in case you haven't noticed, there's a world-wide outbreak of the COVID-19 virus, and it's pretty much the end to the way we know life right now in March 2020. But we soldier on!

In Phoenixville, Chester County, Olga Sorzano of Baba's Brew touts fresh, local kombucha along with gummies and tastings every Saturday in her local tasting room.

 You can find her fresh, fermented tea in many local stores, but well, we are on lockdown and many people are afraid to go out--as it were, we've been told to #flattenthecurve and stay home, which will help the spread of the virus.

"We have lost 70% of our business in a matter of days," Olga said.
They have continued production of kombucha at The Culture Factory and offering it to customers in the safest way possible.

They have closed the tasting room and while she can't refill people's personal growlers and bottles right now, she is giving--free of charge--single-use growlers to her customers.

"We have received fantastic support from our customers!" Olga says. "I have been through a lot in my life (she grew up in communist Siberia!) I am scared and I know that I am not alone."

"I have been talking to many of my friends in the industry and they are deeply concerned. Small businesses rely on daily cash flow. One bad day can affect an entire week."

Small businesses need the help and support of the Chester and Montco communities now more than ever. While we can't dine-in, consider take-out from your favorite places if they are open, and also consider buying gift cards to use when this awful virus has passed.

To combat this, Olga and several other business owners have created an online marketplace to order, pay for, and then pick up at The Culture Factory.

Check out what is currently on offer (this list subject to change during this outbreak, depending on availability, so always check the link or call).

https://aculturefactory.company.site/

• They've got kombucha, gummies, honey, and powders from Baba's Brew
• Birchrun Hills Farm cheese curds
• Éclat Chocolates
• Gilda's Biscotti
• Everyday Throat Spray
• Krauts from Cucina Verde
• and more!

Support local businesses as much as you can during this time, and please stay safe!

Order online here: https://aculturefactory.company.site/

and pick-up your items curbside on Saturday.

Pickup is Saturday - 10am to 3pm.:

333 Morgan St, Phoenixville.

#locallove #buylocal #supportlocal

#savesmallbusiness #babasbrew

#comingtogether #strongertogether #community

#Phoenixville #Montco #ChesterCounty

#flattenthecurve

Birchrun Hills Farm https://www.birchrunhillsfarm.com/

Éclat Chocolate https://eclatchocolate.com/ 

Green Lion Breads https://www.greenlionbreads.com/

Gilda's Biscotti https://www.gildasbiscotti.com/

Everyday Throat Spray https://www.everydaythroatspray.com/

Cucina Verde http://cucina-verde.com/

WASH YOUR HANDS and STAY HOME AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE!

Gift Pick: Your Astrological Cookbook

Your Astrological Cookbook has the perfect recipe for every sign!

Author Catherine Urban walks readers through every sign’s makeup and explains how to cook for both element (qualities of the sign) and modality (the pace of the sign). 

For example, earth sign Taurus loves grounded, simple, solid recipes it can trust, and it is a fixed sign, so it understands patience (read: fire up the slow cooker). 

Or, air sign Gemini is game to try new things, and, as a mutable sign, they take life as it comes and can adapt to creative cuisine.

The book then breaks down 200+ recipes across astrological signs. In Virgo: The Logical Chef, you’ll find recipes like Fig, Apricot and Almond Granola, that cater to Virgos’ value of simple elegance; in Taurus: The Smooth Chef, decadence abounds, and you’ll find recipes like Potatoes au Gratin and Grilled Broccoli Rabe and Alfredo Risotto.

Read this book to cook for your sign, or even throw an astrological dinner party and cater a dish to every guest!

Celebrate National Pumpkin Day with Tropical Smoothie Cafe's New Fall Flavors

National Pumpkin Day is October 26, but I couldn't wait until then to get my hands on some pumpkin-themed items this Fall. The best place to start- Tropical Smoothie Cafe!

Their new Pumpkin Pie Smoothie is fantastic- feels just like Fall. My first sip was of a slightly spicy, cinnamony goodness! 

Made with real pumpkin, Ghirardelli® white chocolate, cinnamon and non-fat yogurt, this smoothie instantly transformed my afternoon to a cool, breezy autumn getaway! I really loved this smoothie, and it tastes just like pumpkin pie in a glass.

Tropical Smoothie Cafe's other Fall flavor is the Salted Caramel. This sweet, caramel smoothie took the stress out of my afternoon, and I kicked back and enjoyed the roasted banana, Ghirardelli® sea salt caramel, dates, non-fat yogurt and cinnamon.

Get yourself to Tropical Smoothie Cafe- these flavors are only around while the leaves are falling!

New Jersey's Cape May Court House Restaurant Week Launches this Weekend

 Try Middle Township #RestaurantWeek, when 11 awesome restaurants will have individual deals and offers from Sept. 22-27. You don't want to miss out. Great food, great places, it's a week of awesome!

• Scola Menz Restaurant & Bar 
• Matthews Seafood Market & Restaurant 
• Momiji Japanese Restaurant 
• Murasaki 
• Nino's Family Restaurant 
• George's Place Court House 
• Rio Station 
• Avalon Links Restaurant 
• Dos Amigos 
• Bellevue Tavern

In addition to participating restaurants, they are holding ONE NIGHT ticketed events to enhance the MT Restaurant Week experience. 

- Thursday Sept. 26 at Jessie Creek Winery with guest restaurant George’s Place Court House. $85

- Friday Sept. 27 at Stan Sperlak’s Crow Creek Farm, Gardens/Studio and his Amish Barn with guest restaurant Scola. $75 BYOB


-Tickets available at Scola and George’s Place CH.

Come hungry and stay for dessert.

DIY With Friends and Fam at AR Workshops

It’s Saturday night (or a Tuesday morning or a Thursday night) and you feel like you’ve tapped out the local fun.

Not so- hit up the AR Workshop in Malvern or Gilbertsville and get ready to get CREATIVE.

Celebrate the people in your life with a creative gift, or something personalized and special for your house or office.

AR Workshops offer a whole host of DIY items- to the quality of department store or HomeGoods items, but you make it, personalize it, and take it home.

For Bestie’s Night Out, Rach and I arrived at the Malvern location on King Street in Malvern and were shown to our workspace. We were joined by two others on a date and across the way were two bachelorette parties.

The atmosphere was of a party, but with the underlying feeling of getting ready to get working. We brought wine and cupcakes and shared them with our table.

We had chosen our projects ahead of time- and the list is large and varied- mailboxes, shell boxes, lazy susans, mail slots, cutting boards, wine trays and signs.

There’s also a whole host of workshops with other items at other times- jewelry, afghans, pillows, bags- pretty much anything that can be created, painted, and personalized.

I was making a tray, so my decal was pre-cut, along with several pieces of lumber and the tray handles.  Rachel was making a lazy susan for her kitchen, so her decal was sitting next to a large round of wood with casters to the side.

We began by sanding our wood pieces, then our instructor showed me how to line up the wood and staple gun it together- which made me feel badass! Watch out world, we've got staple guns!

After we smoothed the wood we painted it.
The AR workshop has a variety of colors and finishes to personalize our pieces. 
I chose a light grey and Rach went with the natural look.

We then had to pick out (like with a dental pick) the letters of our decal and apply it to the painted product. 
Once we applied the decal, we smoothed it on and painted in the letters with a contrasting color. 
I went for darker letters over the gray wood.  

We were having such a blast- it was fun to get so creative, but a word of caution- you are dealing with sawdust, paint, finishes, and other materials. 

Don’t what I did and wear nice new pants with a long-sleeved sweater- I got hot really fast, so dress for comfort.

While the paint dried, we had more cupcakes and wine, and then we could carefully peel off the decal- and voila!
There’s my personalized tray!
Now came time to affix the cool antique-looking handles- watch out…I got the drill gun!
Making Dad proud!

As everyone was finishing up, I really enjoyed the selection our group chose- cool cheese boards with the names of fromage painted across, pretty “Welcome to our House’ signs and more.

We greatly enjoyed our DIY night out- creating something unique for my house was empowering, and supporting a local business felt awesome. 

The space was fun and soothing, and the atmosphere was fun and determined.

Check out AR Workshop in Malvern or Gilbertsville and enjoy a fun DIY night out.