The Girl Scouts of Hawai‘i’s Women of Distinction Dinner brings together future leaders and three distinguished honorees: Catherine Camp, director of development at Kamehameha Schools; Alicia Moy, president and CEO of Hawai‘i Gas; and Denise Hayashi Yamaguchi, CEO of the Hawai‘i Food & Wine Festival and executive director of the Hawai‘i Agricultural Foundation. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. March 9 at the Hilton Hawaiian Village with a silent auction and activities led by the Scouts. For information or to purchase tickets call 595-8400 or visit gshawaii.org/womenofdistinction.
This week, the Girl Scouts share recipes using their cookies as a key ingredient.
Do-Si-Dos Peanut Thai Chicken
- 2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken tenderloins, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 1/2 cup bottled teriyaki glaze
- Nonstick cooking spray
- Wood skewers
- 1 (14-ounce) box of pad Thai noodles, prepared according to box directions
- 8 crushed Do-si-dos Girl Scout Cookies
- 1/4 cup prepared Thai peanut sauce
Place chicken in medium bowl. Pour teriyaki glaze on chicken. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and marinate in refrigerator for one hour.
Spray grill rack with nonstick cooking spray and set heat to high.
Get a jump on cookie shopping
Girl Scouts cookie sales start this year on Feb. 22, but if you can’t wait that long to put in your order, make your requests now through Digital Cookie. Email cookies@gshawaii.org with your name, telephone number and city. You’ll be connected with an individual Scout’s website. Your cookies will be delivered at the end of February. Do you need a reminder on the flavors? Thin Mints, Samoas (coconut), Tagalongs (chocolate and peanut butter), Trefoils (shortbread), Do-si-dos (oatmeal and peanut butter), Savannah Smiles (lemon), Toffee Tastic and S’Mores.
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Thread 6 chicken pieces onto each skewer. Grill chicken for 8-10 minutes, turning skewers over halfway through.
Remove skewers from grill. Place prepared pad Thai noodles on a plate, then chicken on top. Sprinkle half of crushed Do-si-dos cookies on chicken. Mix remaining Do-si-dos cookie crumbs with peanut sauce. Pour peanut sauce over chicken and noodles or serve as a side dipping sauce. Serves 4.
Approximate nutritional information, per serving: 780 calories, 11 g fat, 2 g saturated fat, 110 mg cholesterol, 1,750 mg sodium, 106 g carbohydrate, no fiber, 17 g sugar, 65 g protein.
Thin Mints Brownies
- Nonstick cooking spray
- 1/2 (9-ounce) box Thin Mints Girl Scout Cookies, crushed
- 1 (18-ounce) box brownie mix
- 2 eggs (3 eggs for cakelike brownies)
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
Heat oven to 350 degrees. Coat 13-by-9-by-2-inch baking pan with nonstick cooking spray.
Mix all ingredients into mixing bowl. Do not use electric mixer. Batter will be stiff. Spread batter evenly in baking pan.
Bake for 30-35 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool before cutting. Serves 24.
Approximate nutritional information, per serving: 220 calories, 13 g fat, 3 g saturated fat, 25 mg cholesterol, 110 mg sodium, 24 g carbohydrate, no fiber, 10 g sugar, 2 g protein.
Samoas Sweet Potatoes
- 3 pounds yellow sweet potatoes
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ginger
- 1 teaspoon nutmeg
- 10 tablespoons butter
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1 (7.5-ounce) box Samoas Girl Scout Cookies
- 1/3 cup mini marshmallows
Heat oven to 400 degrees. Bake sweet potatoes for 1 hour. Remove to cool and peel.
Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees. Mash potatoes and add sugar, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and butter. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Place mixture in casserole dish and layer with Samoas. Bake until cookies melt.
Top with mini marshmallows and bake until lightly brown. Serves 8.
Approximate nutritional information, per serving (not including salt to taste): 400 calories, 22 g fat, 14 g saturated fat, 40 mg cholesterol, 200 mg sodium, 50 g carbohydrate, 4 g fiber, 27 g sugar, 3 g protein.
More Hawaiian Electric Co. recipes are available at hawaiianelectric.com.
