Friday, June 16, 2023

Hoff’s Omelette Quesadillas


Hoff’s Omelette Quesadillas


Yields: 4-5 Quesadillas
meat-free, dairy-free, egg-free, oil-free, soy-free, gluten-free

“Egg” Ingredients:
  • 1 cup Chickpea Flour
  • 1 cup unsweetened Plant-Milk or Water
  • Juice from 1/2 Lemon
  • 2 tbsp. Nutritional Yeast
  • 2 tbsp. ground Flaxseed
  • 2 tsp. Hoff’s Seasoning
  • 2 tsp. Baking Powder
  • 1 tsp. Black Salt
Omelette Add-in’s
  • 1 cartoon Mushrooms (sliced)
  • 1 Red Pepper (chopped)
  • 1/2 cup Spinach (chopped)
  • 1/2 cup Sweet Onion (chopped)
  • Black Olives (sliced)

  • 8 Corn Tortillas
Directions:
  1. Blend “Egg” mixture together, you want a thick pancake-like batter consistency, set a side to thicken
  2. Meanwhile sauté Add-ins
  3. Mix Add-ins into “Egg” batter
  4. Using a non-stick cooking appliance like a Cuisinart Griddler, lay one Tortilla down, add 1-2 scoops of mixture (will spread) cover with another Tortilla, cook covered or uncovered until done; repeat 

Friday, April 28, 2023

Hoff’s Tomato Sipping Soup

Hoff’s Tomato Sipping Soup

Yields: 8 servings

meat-free, dairy-free, egg-free, oil-free, soy-free, gluten-free 

Ingredients:

  • 4 cups Veggie Broth
  • 1 jar Roasted Red Peppers
  • 1 Zucchini (shredded)
  • 2 Carrots (shredded)
  • 1 cup Mushrooms (shredded)
  • 3 - 14.5 oz cans Diced Tomatoes
  • 1 15 oz can diced Potatoes (rinsed & drained)
  • 1/2 cup Red Lentils
  • 1/2 Onion (chopped)
  • 1 tbsp. minced Garlic
  • 2 tsp. Sugar
  • 2 tsp. Salt
  • 2 tsp. Hoff Seasoning
  • 1 tsp. “Chicken” Broth

Directions:
  1. Add all ingredients to the IP
  2. Lock lid in place and make sure pressure release valve is closed
  3. Press "Manual" button & reduce time to 5 minutes
  4. When done, use manual release method
  5. Using an immersion blender, blend soup to desired consistency

Friday, April 7, 2023

Hoff’s Rice Noodle Soup

Hoff’s Rice Noodle Soup

Yields: 6 servings
meat-free, dairy-free, egg-free, oil-free, gluten-free


Ingredients:
  • 4 cups Veggie Broth
  • 4 cups Water
  • 1 pack Thin Rice Noodles
  • 1 pack Firm Tofu (cubed)
  • 12 oz. frozen Broccoli Florets
  • 1 cup frozen Organic Corn
  • 1 cup frozen Edamame
  • 1 cup Cabbage (chopped)
  • 1 Zucchini (shredded)
  • 1 Carrot (shredded)
  • 1 carton Mushrooms (shredded)
  • 1/2 cup Onions (chopped)
  • 1 sheet Seaweed (in pieces)
  • 1 tbsp. Minced Garlic
  • 1/2 cup Braggs
  • 4 tbsp. Sweet & Sour Sauce
  • 3 tbsp. Brown Sugar
  • 1 tbsp. Tamarind Paste
  • 2 tsp. Ginger

Directions:
  1. Dump all ingredients into a large pot, except Rice Noodles
  2. Cover & cook all day on Simmer
  3. 15 minutes before serving add Thin Rice Noodles, once desired texture, serve

Friday, March 31, 2023

Hoff’s Rice Casserole

Hoff’s Rice Casserole

Yields: 4 servings
meat-free, dairy-free, egg-free, oil-free, gluten-free

Ingredients: 
  • 2 cups Veggie Broth
  • 1/2 cup Braggs
  • 2 tbsp. Nutritional Yeast
  • 1 cup Basmati Rice
  • 1/2 cup Soy Curls
  • 15 oz. can Chickpeas (rinsed & drained)
  • 1 cup chopped Mushrooms
  • 1 cup Spinach
  • 1 cup chopped Sweet Onion
  • 1 tsp. minced Garlic

Directions: 
  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees
  2. In a 9x13” casserole dish, dump all ingredients, mix to combine 
  3. Cover & bake for 45 minutes
  4. Or hold the liquid & use this as meal prep for later in the week, adding just before cooking

Friday, December 30, 2022

DIY “Just Egg”

DIY “Just Egg”

Yields: 2 1/2 cups

meat-free, dairy-free, egg-free, oil-free, soy-free, gluten-free


Ingredients:
  • 1 cup dried Split Mung Beans (soaked overnight)
  • 1 cup unsweetened Plant-Milk
  • 2 tbsp. Nutritional Yeast
  • 2 tsp. Hoff’s Seasoning
  • 1 tsp. Baking Powder
  • 1/2 tsp. Black Salt
  • 1/2 tsp. Salt
  • Black Salt to taste

Directions:
  1. Soak Beans in Water overnight
  2. Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees
  3. Drain & rinse Beans, add to high-speed with the rest of ingredients 
  4. Blend for 30 seconds or until smooth & well combined
  5. Pour mixture into silicon large baking dish, bake for 15 minutes or until set
  6. Either cut into large pieces and treat as an omelette or tear into pieces to make scrambled eggs
  7. Season finished product with Black Salt
Hoff’s Thoughts: Don’t expect this to be an exact dup for Just Egg. It’s more doughy. 

Sunday, December 25, 2022

Hoff's GF Lasagna



Hoff's GF Lasagna
Yields: About 8 large servings
meat-free, dairy-free, egg-free, oil-free, soy-free, gluten-free


Ingredients:
  • 1 box GF Barilla Lasagna Noodles
  • 1 jar Spaghetti Sauce (Prego Light)
  • 1 15 oz. can of Tomato Sauce
  • 1 package Firm Tofu
  • 15 oz. can Black Beans
  • 1/2 cup Nutritional Yeast
  • Juice from 1/2 Lemon 
  • 2-3 cloves of Garlic
  • 2 tbsp. Italian Herbs
  • 1/2 tsp. Sea Salt

Directions:
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
  2. Soak Noodles in hot water for 10 minutes 
  3. Meanwhile, blend Tofu, Black Beans, Nutritional Yeast, Lemon Juice, Garlic, Italian Herbs & Salt until creamy
  4. In a 9x13 baking dish, create the following layers
  5. First Layer: coat bottom of dish with Spaghetti Sauce, 1 layer of Noodles & Tofu mixture 
  6. Second Layer: 1 layer of Noodles, Spaghetti Sauce & Cauliflower Rice
  7. Third Layer: 1 layer of Noodles, top with can of Tomato Sauce
  8. Cover & bake for 1 hour
  9. Rest for 10 minutes before cutting


Friday, December 16, 2022

Hoff’s Seasoning Mix

Hoff’s Seasoning Mix

Yields: about 16oz. “ish”
dairy-free, egg-free, oil-free, gluten-free

Ingredients:

  • 1 container Onion Powder
  • 1 container Garlic Powder
  • 1 container Paprika
  • 1 tbsp. Turmeric
  • 1 tbsp. Kelp Granules
Directions:
  1. Dump everything into a 16oz. mason jar or something similar
  2. Apply lid & shake to combine
Hoff Thoughts: These are my three holy grail seasonings, that I use in almost all of my cooking; with Turmeric & Kelp for added health benefits. Now instead of pulling all these seasonings out every time, I just grab the one jar. It’s the little things that bring joy. What your signature seasoning mix?