Category: Recipes

  • Got Game? Show it with this Recipe: Mini BBQ Chicken & Carmelized Onion Sandwiches

    Mini BBQ Chicken Sandwiches - Generations Magazine - April - May 2012Perfect for game time. Set it up in your crock pot and you won’t even miss a pitch.

    Ingredients

    Pre-roasted chicken is best for this recipe — you can’t beat it for the convenience and flavor. This is an easy recipe to make using your crock pot, or you can slowly cook it on your stovetop. All it requires is gentle simmering. If you have some coleslaw handy, it goes great in the sandwiches!

    • 2 large onions, sliced thick
    • 1 Tbs. olive oil
    • 4-5 cups roasted chicken, shredded
    • 1 cup prepared BBQ sauce
    • Salt & ground black pepper, to taste
    • Dinner rolls

    Directions (Serves 6 to 8)

    In a large saucepan with the olive oil, cook the onions until they are fully browned and caramelized – they will have lost most of their moisture and turned a beautiful golden-brown color. Mix in the chicken, BBQ sauce and season. Then cover and cook on low heat for 40 minutes (or put into a crock pot on high and walk away!). Check back to stir occasionally, if the liquid seems to be evaporating too quickly, add a little water. When ready to serve, cut each dinner roll and scoop about a 1/4 cup of the mixture on each roll.

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    Perfect for game time. Set it up in your crock pot and you won’t even miss a pitch. Ingredients Pre-roasted chicken is best for this recipe — you can’t beat it for the convenience and flavor. This is an easy recipe to make using your crock pot, or you can slowly cook it on your stovetop. All…

  • Tofu Poke’

    Tofu Poke - Generations Magazine - February - March 2012I love my vegetarian friends and family (my daughter eats NO meat). This can get challenging at times, but there are some vegetarian dishes that are so good even the carnivorous type will take a bite or two. On friends and family gatherings, try serving poke’ that everyone can cheer about!

    Ingredients

    • 1 lb extra firm tofu, cut into ½” cubes
    • 1 cup fresh ogo seaweed, rough chopped
    • ¼ cup sweet white onion, diced
    • 1” piece of fresh ginger, finely minced or grated
    • 1 Hawaiian chili pepper, seeded and minced
    • 2 tablespoons toasted sesame oil
    • 1 teaspoon shoyu
    • ½ teaspoon salt (Kosher salt works best)
    • Fresh ground pepper to taste

    Directions

    Combine all ingredients in a bowl and toss to combine. Either serve immediately or store in the refrigerator until ready to serve.

    • Serves: 4 – 6 as an appetizer
    • Time: 15 minutes

    I love my vegetarian friends and family (my daughter eats NO meat). This can get challenging at times, but there are some vegetarian dishes that are so good even the carnivorous type will take a bite or two. On friends and family gatherings, try serving poke’ that everyone can cheer about! Ingredients 1 lb extra…

  • Shrimp Coleslaw with Southeast Asian Twist

    LIVING-LIFE-Shrimp-Coleslaw_image1While shrimp may be small in size, these protein-rich and low-carb crustaceans are huge in terms of nutritional value and health benefits.

    Shrimp Coleslaw:

    • 1 head Cabbage, shredded
    • 1 head Chinese/Napa cabbage, shredded
    • 2 whole Carrots, grated
    • 1 whole Red onion, halved and sliced thin
    • 1 cup Fresh mint, roughly chopped
    • 1 cup Fresh cilantro, roughly chopped
    • 1 cup Roasted peanuts, chopped
    • 1 lb. Salad shrimp

    Dressing:

    • 1 ½ cups Unsweetened coconut milk
    • 
½ cup Lite or fat-free sour cream
    • 2 Tbs. Lite mayo
    • 1 whole Lime juiced, or 3 Tbs.
    • 2 Tbs. Asian fish sauce
    • 3 Tbs. Rice vinegar
    • 
1 cup Green onion, sliced thin
    • Salt & fresh ground black pepper

    Dressing: In a mixing bowl, combine all dressing ingredients; whisk. Refrigerate for about an hour to thicken and let the flavors develop.

    Shrimp Coleslaw: In a large bowl, toss together cabbage through mint and top with shrimp. Add dressing, but a little at a time in order to not saturate your salad greens. Season with salt and fresh ground pepper, then sprinkle cilantro and chopped peanuts on top.

    Serves: 10 to 12

     

    While shrimp may be small in size, these protein-rich and low-carb crustaceans are huge in terms of nutritional value and health benefits. Shrimp Coleslaw: 1 head Cabbage, shredded 1 head Chinese/Napa cabbage, shredded 2 whole Carrots, grated 1 whole Red onion, halved and sliced thin 1 cup Fresh mint, roughly chopped 1 cup Fresh cilantro,…