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How About A Meatless Monday After Thanksgiving’s Feast?
Hope everyone had a happy and sweet Thanksgiving! Also hope you enjoyed your Thanksgiving meal. If you are like me, still feeling the turkey feast in the stomach and not feeling like to eat anything. No worries, I know, it’s the time to have several days to eat meatless meals. How about doing a Meatless Monday together?
You can indulge in a fine-dining, award-winning meal without leaving your home after a tiring holiday. Skipping preparing the meals by yourself, you deserve to have a relaxed and delicious & healthy meatless meal. 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 plant based meals are deliciously satisfying, brimming with nutrient rich vegetables and bold, authentic flavors! Cafe Spice’s vegetarian meals make it easy to “eat all your vegetables!” Packed with vitamins and spiced to perfection, they also source rBST-Free milk.
LULU’s favorite Meatless Meals from Cafe Spice
Vegetable Bhajias
with Tamarind and Green Chili ChutneysA scrumptious snack and street food similar to veggie patties, bhajias are found in many different forms throughout India. Cafe Space’s award-winning bhajias are handmade from chickpea flour, traditional spices and nutrient-rich vegetables like potatoes, broccoli, cauliflower and onions. Complement their flavors with Cafe Space’s signature tamarind and green chili chutneys.
- Plant Based
- Gluten Free
- Spice Level: Mild
- sofi™ Gold Award for Best Gluten Free Product
Saag Paneer
with Saffron RiceEat (and enjoy) your greens with Cafe Spice’s protein and iron-rich Saag Paneer. A delicious, vitamin-packed North Indian dish, Cafe Spice prepares with perfectly spiced spinach, tomatoes and onions that are slowly cooked and topped with cubes of low-fat paneer, a traditional Indian farmer-style cheese. This dish is paired with a serving of Basmati saffron rice, which is grown in the Himalayan foothills, prepared with real saffron threads and cooked with whole cardamom pods and bay leaves.
- Vegetarian
- Gluten Free
- rBST-Free Milk
- Spice Level: Medium
Vegetable Korma
with Saffron RiceKorma is a popular dish that varies from region to region. Cafe Spice’s vegetarian korma is inspired by the recipes most common to North India. It combines a medley of vitamin-rich vegetables braised with Cafe Spice’s select blend of Indian spices, then cooked to perfection in a spicy tomato-cream sauce. This dish is paired with a serving of Basmati saffron rice, which is grown in the Himalayan foothills, prepared with real saffron threads and cooked with whole cardamom pods and bay leaves.
- Vegetarian
- Gluten Free
- rBST-Free Milk
- Spice Level: Hot
Tofu Cashew Korma
with Basmati Cumin RiceGet ready to enjoy Cafe Spice’s modern, plant-based approach to this dish which originated in Hyderabad, a south central region in India. Cafe Spice combines non-GMO tofu with a bright pesto made from scratch with fresh cilantro, mint leaves and chilis. This dish is paired with Basmati rice that’s grown in the Himalayan foothills and tempered with roasted cumin seeds, cardamom and bay leaves.
- Non-GMO Tofu
- Gluten Free
- Plant Based
- Spice Level: Mild
Channa Masala
with Lemon RiceChanna Masala is a beloved North Indian comfort food—plus it’s a great source of fiber and protein. To prepare Cafe Spice’s version, Cafe Spice soaks chickpeas overnight, then slowly cook them in a mild, fragrant onion gravy. This dish is paired with a serving of Basmati lemon rice, which is grown in the Himalayan foothills and prepared with pure lemon juice, turmeric, and lentils.
- Plant Based
- Gluten Free
- Spice Level: Mild
About Cafe Spice:
At Cafe Spice, their mission is to bring clean, authentic, artisanal meals right to your table—so you can experience adventurous eating wherever you are.
Finding the balance between doing what you love and making time for fresh, healthy food is a challenge. Having origins in New York City, Cafe Spice understands how valuable your time is. That’s why they want to make it as easy as possible for you to access clean, nutritious food, and keep living your life.
Cafe Spice cooks all of their meals in their USDA-certified facility in New York’s Hudson Valley. Making, managing and producing everything—from meats to veggies to spices—gives them the ability to deliver you the highest quality meals, always.
Cafe Spice Highlights:
- Cafe Spice’s fresh, not frozen, dishes highlight bold and exotic flavors that will take taste buds on a culinary adventure from the convenience of home.
- Cafe Spice uses fresh, clean ingredients and Certified Animal Welfare Approved meats.
- 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.
Plus, Cafe Spice’s Culinary Director, Chef Hari Nayak, has an extensive travel and culinary background that’s helped us grow Cafe Spice’s product line from Indian dishes to include more fusion and flavors, as well as a broader range of authentic Asian cuisine—and he works with a team of chefs who are always tasting and creating new recipes.
When it comes to ingredients, Cafe Spice’s gluten-free meals are certified by ICS (International Certification Services), and they use non-GMO ingredients, expeller-pressed non-GMO oils, rBST free milk, and humanely-raised antibiotic and hormone free meats that are sourced locally when possible.
Cafe Spice is also passionate about giving back to the planet, and building communities around food. That’s why Cafe Spice works with Whole Planet Foundation and Hudson Valley Food Bank to uplift underprivileged groups through the power of clean food. Cafe Spice is also partners with the Global Animal Partnership, one of the largest animal welfare food labeling programs in North America, and the first prepared meal to be a part of the ASPCA’s Shop With Your Heart community which works with brands to improve the welfare of farm animals.
Our planet has so much to offer in terms of ingredients, flavors and culture. It’s Cafe Spice’s mission to bring those exotic flavors and clean food right to you—so you can add more adventure to your life.
Amazon’s first brick-and-mortar grocery store is now open in California and serving up everyone’s favorites – including Cafe Spice! Plus, you can always find Cafe Spice on Amazon Fresh.You May Also Like
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Thanksgiving Leftover Recipes from Primal Kitchen
Whether you entertained many at a big family affair, friendsgiving, or neighborhood potluck, or you kept it more intimate and close to home this year, Thanksgiving leftovers happen. If you loosened the belt buckle a few notches or premeditated a few extra servings and you wore your Thanksgiving pants to dinner (remember Joey’s super stretchy sweatpants on Friends?), then you may not be in the mood to heat-and-eat the exact same leftovers from Thanksgiving dinner the next day or two.
You can pile a little bit of all of the savory leftovers into a wrap or sandwich, or stuff it into a casserole dish with a little extra gravy and a prayer that it’ll turn into something more attractive when it’s heated.
You can also take individual leftover ingredients and reimagine something new with them—leftover baked or boiled potatoes can become potato salad with bacon or slices of sweet potato toast that you smear with mashed avocado and top with a fried egg.
Leftover Turkey Recipe
Rotisserie Chicken Salad
This 15-minute, no cook chicken salad recipe uses an entire rotisserie chicken, a few pantry items, chopped produce, and bacon for smoky saltiness. Perfect for meal prep for a few days of lunches or an easy no-cook dinner for four on a busy weeknight, this rotisserie chicken salad melds the herby tang of our Ranch Dressing with the creamy richness of Primal Kitchen’s Mayo with Avocado Oil, and the spatter of sharp black pepper with a little sweet from chopped apple, a little bite from chopped onion, and the crisp, clean crunch of celery.
This template is easy to switch up, too, according to what you have available in your pantry and fridge. Don’t have celery? Use chopped raw green beans or shaved asparagus instead. Don’t have a white onion? Use chopped scallions or shallots. Sub a pear or even pecans, cashews, or sunflower seeds of the apple. You can also use any creamy Primal Kitchen dressing to switch things up (try Dreamy Italian or Green Goddess). Serve in butter lettuce cups for a handheld lunch or dinner that requires nothing else but a napkin.
Nutrition info (per serving):
Calories: 503
Carbs: 11 grams
Fat: 42 grams
Protein: 27 grams
Ingredients
- 1 rotisserie chicken
- 1 head butter lettuce
- 1/2 cup Primal Kitchen Mayo with Avocado Oil
- 1/4 cup Primal Kitchen Ranch Dressing
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 tablespoon white onion, diced
- 2 stalks celery, finely chopped
- 1 large apple, cored and chopped
- 4 strips bacon, crisped and crumbled
Instructions
- Remove all of the meat from the bones of the rotisserie chicken, and place in a large bowl (it’s OK if some of the skin is left on the meat).
- Save the chicken carcass to make chicken bone broth. You can place the bones in a resealable freezer-safe bag to freeze for later use.
- Wash and dry the leaves of the butter lettuce. Divide the leaves into bundles of about 4 lettuce leaves per bundle.
- To the bowl with the rotisserie chicken, add mayo, ranch dressing, black pepper, onion, celery, apple, and bacon. Mix well to combine.
Leftover Potato Recipe
Classic Potato Salad with Bacon
Classic American potato salad is the perfect picnic partner to accompany almond-crusted chicken tenders, butter lettuce salad, and homemade lemonade. Its creamy, slightly tangy flavor shines on the side of barbecue faves like pulled pork, smoked turkey or chicken, and salmon sizzling with smoky-sweet barbecue sauce. Bring it into the backyard to serve alongside grilled burgers, chicken thighs, hot dogs, and ribs.
Nutrition info (per serving):
Calories: 249
Carbs: 24 grams
Net Carbs: 22 grams
Fat: 17 grams
Protein: 5 grams
Ingredients
- 6 cups baby red potatoes, scrubbed
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- 3/4 cup Primal Kitchen Mayo with Avocado Oil
- 1 tablespoon Primal Kitchen Dijon Mustard or Spicy Brown Mustard
- 8 slices all-natural bacon, cooked and crumbled
- 1 tablespoon fresh dill, chopped
Instructions
- Cut the potatoes into uniform pieces.
- Boil the potatoes in a large pot of salted water for about 15 minutes, or until slightly al dente (see How Long to Boil Potatoes section above for more details).
- Drain the potatoes.
- Mix mayo and mustard together in a large bowl. Add potatoes, bacon, and dill. Mix gently until just combined.
- Refrigerate potato salad for an hour before serving.
Interested? Follow the scent of the turkey bone broth (don’t throw out that turkey carcass in the dash to clean up!), and head into the kitchen to make these Thanksgiving leftover recipes that’ll put a new spin on classic Thanksgiving ingredients.
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