Event: Vegan Cooking Class

Cooking with C.A.R.E presents Eat Well, Live Well Cooking Series

When: Thursday, November 6, 2012
Where: Mandel Jewish Community Center: 26001 South Woodland Rd. Beachwood, OH 44122
Time: 6:00pm - 7:00 pm
Cost: $5 members & $15 guests
Registration Required: Call 216/593-0448 or 216/831-0770

More info!

Hoff's Pumpkin Pancakes

Hoff's Pumpkin Pancakes
Yields: 8-10 pancakes
dairy-free, egg-free, oil-free, soy-free


Start with Hoff's Bulk Pancake Mix.


Ingredients:

• 1 cup Mix
• 1 cup "Milk"
• 1/2 cup canned Pumpkin
• 1/2 cup Apple Sauce
• 1/2 cup Vegan Chocolate Chips
• 1 tbsp Chia Seeds (optional)
• 1 tbsp Pumpkin Pie Spice

Directions:

1. Combine all ingredients in a medium mixing bowl
2. Cook like any other pancake, but on a non-stick pan, using no oil

Hoff's Creamy "Clam" Chowder

Hoff's Creamy "Clam" Chowder
Yields: 4 hearty servings
meat-free, dairy-free, egg-free, oil-free, soy-free


Ingredients:

• 2 cups Veggie Broth
• 2 cups Original Coconut Creamer
• 2 15 oz. cans diced Potatoes (rinsed & drained, 1 can reserved)
• 1/4 cup Cashews
• 1 tsp. Onion Powder
• 1 tsp. Garlic Powder
• 2 tsp. Sea Salt
• 1 carton Oyster Mushrooms (chopped)
  
• 1/2 cup Sweet Onion (chopped)
• Splashes of Liquid Smoke
• Dash of Sea Salt
• Season with Pepper

Directions:

1. Place first 7 ingredients in Vitamix and blend on high for 6 minutes
2. Meanwhile in a medium pan over medium-high heat, sautee Mushrooms & Onions, seasoning with Liquid Smoke & Sea Salt
3. Add remaining can of Potatoes and Soup Base until heated through (few minutes)
4. Season with freshly ground Pepper

Hoff Thoughts: If using dried Mushrooms, reserve 1-2 cups of the soaking water (may require straining) and substitute for the veggie broth, for a micro-nutrient punch!

Happy Sweetest Day!

Sweetest Day is a holiday celebrated primarily in the Great Lakes region, and parts of the Northeast United States, on the third Saturday in October. It is described by Retail Confectioners International as an "occasion which offers all of us an opportunity to remember the sick, aged and orphaned, but also friends, relatives and associates whose helpfulness and kindness we have enjoyed.

The creation of Sweetest Day is often attributed to Herbert Birch Kingston. However, the first Sweetest Day was pronounced as October 8, 1921 in Cleveland. The Cleveland Plain Dealer's October 8, 1922 edition, which chronicles the first Sweetest Day in Cleveland, states that the first Sweetest Day was planned by a committee of 12 confectioners chaired by candy maker C. C. Hartzell. The Sweetest Day in the Year Committee distributed over 20,000 boxes of candy to "newsboys, orphans, old folks, and the poor" in Cleveland, Ohio. The Sweetest Day in the Year Committee was assisted in the distribution of candy by some of the biggest movie stars of the day including Theda Bara and Ann Pennington. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweetest_Day

Sweetest Day is traditionally celebrated with cards, candy or flowers.

Event: Farm 3 Forks 2013 Dates!

Rip Esselstyn, author of the Engine 2 Diet and son of Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn, MD, author of Prevent & Reverse Heart Disease - is bringing back his life changing weekend retreats for 2013!

This immersion weekend will teach you the plant-based, plant-strong lifestyle described in the Engine 2 Diet.  You will experience lectures, demonstrations, and events designed to give you what most people have never received: an in-depth education about the power of health-promoting foods and the reality of health-harming foods.

Events will be hosted by Rip Esselstyn and feature regular speakers Caldwell Esselstyn, MD, Doug Lisle, PhD, and Jeff Novick, RD; as well as special guest speakers Colin Campbell, PhD, John McDougall, MD, Matt Lederman, MD, Terry Mason, MD, and more!

What to Expect:

• Three days of intensive plant-strong education from some of the most experienced physicians, researchers, nutritionists and chefs in the country
• Delicious plant-strong meals
• A beautiful bound notebook to take notes in all weekend long
• A spectacular one-of-a-kind cool and trendy plant-strong collectible t-shirt
• Unfettered access to our speakers after lectures for one-on-one questions

2013 Dates & Locations:

• January 4 – 6, Clearwater, FL
• April 12 – 14, Los Angeles, CA
• May 24 – 26, Chicago, IL
• June 28 – 30, Atlanta, GA
• August 17 – 18, Hudson, NY (Special event at the Esselstyn family farm)

Click here to visit the Farms 2 Forks website and sign up now!

Check out this short video to get a taste!

Fruit Flies Must Die!

I don't mean to sound so harsh, but fruit flies are really annoying!  Is my face the Big Ben Parliament
of the fruit fly world?!?

Here's a super simple trick to bring an end to these little pests.

In a small bowl, mix together a couple of drops of unscented Liquid Dish Soap with about a 1/2 cup of Apple Cider Vinegar.

The scent of the Vinegar will attract these suckers, while the soap will assist them into their next life...

Fruit flies check in...but they don't check out.

And you're welcome.
The Hoff

Hoff's Pumpkin Cookies

These cake-like cookies kick autumn off right!


Hoff's Pumpkin Cookies
Yields: About 2 dozen
dairy-free, egg-free, oil-free, soy-free 


Ingredients:

•  2 1/2 cups Whole Wheat Pastry Flour
• 3 tsp Pumpkin Pie Spice
• 1 tsp Baking Soda
• 1 tsp Baking Powder
• 1/2 tsp Sea Salt
• 1 cup White Sugar
• 1/2 cup Brown Sugar
• 1 - 15 oz can Pumpkin
• 4 oz Apple Sauce
• 1 tbsp Maple Syrup

Directions:

1. In a medium bowl, whisk together Flour, Pumpkin Spice, Baking Soda, Baking Powder & Salt
2. In another medium bowl, whisk together White Sugar & Brown Sugar, stir in Pumpkin, Apple Sauce, & Maple Syrup
3. Mix together dry ingredients with wet ingredients
4. Drop spoonfuls of batter onto baking tray
5. Bake at 350 degrees for 13-15 minutes

Optional Glaze:

Ingredients:

• 2 cups Powder Sugar
• 3 tbsp Vanilla Almond Milk
• Dash of Sea Salt

Directions:

1. Whisk together all ingredients until glaze is formed
2. Allow cookies to cool before pouring on glaze

Add-in Ideas:

• Craisins
• Chocolate Chips
• Nuts