Holly's Tiny Kitchen

I found this recipe at:  www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Grilled-Asian-Flank-Steak-with-Sweet-Slaw-242464 But I was in a bit of a hurry and ended up using it more of an inspiration recipe. This came out surprisingly good. I did pair this with some mashed celery root and vegetables.  Ingredients: 1 & 1/2 pound flank steak 1/4 cup soy sauce 5 TBS vegetable oil 1 & 1/2 TSP ground ginger 1 TSP garlic powder Directions: Combine all ingredients and put into a zip lock bag.  Let this marinade for about 30 minutes.  You can cook this on a grill or stove top. I used my stove top and it came out fine. 

I know, I know it's been a while since I have been on here. I honestly have not been making any new recipes lately and just repeating old ones. A few people have been bugging me to post more so I tweaked my Low Carb Beef Lasagna recipe tonight.  Ingredients: 1 large onion 2 cloves garlic, minced 1-2 cups mushrooms 2 zucchinis 1 pound ground beef (I always use 97%) 14 oz can of pizza sauce (I used a Ragu version) 1 TBS dried parsley 1 TBS Italian seasoning blend 15 oz ricotta cheese 4 cups mozzarella cheese, divided 1/4 cup Romano cheese 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese Freshly ground salt & pepper to taste Directions: Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees.  Heat a frying pan on high and use olive oil cooking spray. Chop and cook the onion in the frying pan. Add the garlic to the frying pan and stir well, you do not want this to burn, it does burn easily. Remove onion and garlic from the pan. Chop and add the mushrooms, once golden brown remove from the p...

I had leftover Diakon and a new package of Canadian Bacon. I got an idea. The last time I made hash browns with Diakon, they came out really good. Diakon seems to be a good substitute for Potatoes due to it's texture and how it cooks up.  This is a HollyG original recipe. Ingredients 1/2 Pound of Diakon, chopped into 1/4 inch pieces. About 5 pieces of Canadian bacon, cut into about 1/4 inch pieces. 3 Pieces of mozzarella string cheese (you can use whatever type of cheese you have but mozzarella tends to complement Canadian bacon well) Salt & pepper to taste Directions Heat a large frying pan on high.  Chop up the Diakon and add it to the frying pan.  Add freshly ground Salt and Pepper.  Let the Diakon cook while you cut up the Canadian Bacon. Add the Canadian bacon when the Diakon is just starting to brown.  Add the mozzarella cheese to the pan and cook for only a few minutes so it does not burn.  Remove from heat and serve....

Honestly, fries are a major trigger food for me. I just can't have one. So I came up with a substitute! You can find Daikon at any Asian grocery store.  I found this recipe at: yourlighterside.com/2013/03/daikon-fries/ I really did not follow the recipe exactly and just fried them in a frying pan. I also had some Ground Turkey to use up so I made some Veggie Burgers to pair it with. (UPDATE: You can also bake these and I highly recommend that!) I used this recipe as my inspiration recipe for the Turkey Burgers:  allrecipes.com/recipe/actually-delicious-turkey-burgers/detail.aspx Diakon Fries Ingredients 1 pound Diakon radish, skinned and sliced into 1/4" x 1/4" strips 1/2 cup water, divided 2 TPS vinegar, divided 1 TSP salt, divided 1/2 cup peanut oil, divided Directions Put 1/4 cup water, 1 TSP vinegar,  1/2 TSP salt and 1/4 cup oil in a frying pan and heat on high.  Add 1/2 pound Diakon strips. Cook for about 10 minutes until brow...

Tonight I threw together a very easy dinner. I paired the Fajita's with some refried beans. Mike had a tortilla while I skipped my low carb tortilla and just ate the inner parts with sour cream, salsa and cheese.  Ingredients: Sirloin beef steak, cut into strips 5 red, yellow and orange bell peppers 1 small onion, chopped 1 pound mushrooms, chopped 1 fajita seasoning pack (yes, I'm lazy and did not make my own seasoning) 1/4 cup of water Directions: Heat a large skillet with Pam cooking spray Add the beef to the skillet till slightly brown Add the seasoning pack and 1/4 cup of water Add the veggies, cook until veggies are soft.  Serve and enjoy!

I had a full head of cauliflower I needed to use up tonight. I originally planned on making more Mock-a-roni and Cheese but never got around to it. I decided to pair it with my dinner tonight, Fried Paprika Chicken and have an 'around the world' flavors dinner tonight. Mike was not exactly thrilled with the pair of the two dishes BUT both did come out good on their own. I think next time I will make Curried Chicken with sauce with this dish.  This recipe I made has a good punch to it. If you want it more mild I recommend using less pepper and curry.  I found the original recipe at: nomnompaleo.com/post/3376620999/roasted-curried-cauliflower Ingredients:  1 full head of cauliflower, chopped into pieces 2 TBS olive oil 2-4 TBS of curry powder Freshly ground sea salt 1/2 TSP black pepper 1/2 TSP garlic powder 1/2 juice of a lemon (optional but I included: 1/4 TSP cilantro leaves) Directions: Pre-heat the oven to 450 degrees. Cut the cauliflower h...

It's no secret I love paprika. When I make any type of eggs I always like to include this spice on my eggs. I love the sweetness to it. I found some chicken drum sticks on sale and honestly I have grown tired of chicken thighs and breasts. I thought the drum sticks would add a bit more diversity to my meal palette. I literally did a Google search for chicken with Paprika and not just Chicken Paprikash. I have made Chicken Paprikash so many times so I wanted to make something different. I found this recipe on Allrecipes.com: allrecipes.com/recipe/paprika-chicken/ The original recipe calls for baking the chicken but I did not wait super long and had a good idea I could easily make this in a skillet. I also wanted to pair it with some Roasted Cauliflower and that needed to be made in the oven. The cauliflower won the race for the oven. I will post the recipe for the cauliflower. It is a Roasted curried cauliflower Recipe. This Chicken came out phenomenal. Way better than I had...

I have made this once before and it came out fantastic!!! I decide to make it again and do some minor tweaks to it. The leftovers turned out to be one of my favorite lunches.  I found the original recipe/idea at:  yourlighterside.com/low-carb-recipe-lasagna-without-noodles-zucchini/ I did have to make a few modifications so the recipe I'm posting is the one I made.  Ingredients: 2 Large zucchini squash Olive oil Cooking spray 2 Cloves garlic, minced 1 Cup mushrooms, chopped 1/2 Cup Yellow Onion, chopped 1 LBS Ground Turkey or Ground Beef (I used Turkey this time) 12 oz Jar of Pizza Sauce (I used the Ragu Brand) 3 Cups shredded Mozzarella cheese, divided 2 Cups Cottage Cheese, full fat 1/2 cup grated Parmesan Cheese 1.5 TBS dried chopped Chives Salt & Pepper to taste Directions: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.  Wash the Zucchini's and then using a peeler, take of the outer skin and discard.  Using a sharp knife cut the Zucchini ...

This recipe was so easy to make and I made in about 20 minutes and used a single frying pan.  I got this recipe from my mom's boyfriend in one of his cooking magazines. He also gave me a great idea to, instead of using balsamic vinegar to substitute it with red wine vinegar.  The original recipe is from: Cook's Country, February/March 2013 Issue I honestly forgot to take photo's.  Ingredients: 4 oz Boneless pork cutlets, about 1/4 inch thick trimmed Salt & Pepper 1 TBS olive oil 1 Garlic clove, minced 6 TBS Red wine vinegar (or substitute this for balsamic vinegar) 2 TBS packed brown sugar (I used a Splenda blend) 2 TBS Un-salted butter 1 TBS Fresh parsley 1 TBS Dijon mustard Directions:   Pat pork dry and add the a large skillet with olive oil.  Season with salt and pepper and cook until golden brown.  Remove from heat and to a plate. Cover the plate with aluminum foil.  Turn down the skillet heat and add the minced garl...

Usually when I try a new recipe it takes me about an hour to create it. Well, this recipe was a HUGE exception and took about exactly 30 minutes. I finished this very quickly along with making Mock Mashed Potatoes using celery root again. The celery root was a huge hit with Mike the last time I made it so I decided to make it again. I mentioned to him about making it again and his eyes lit up like it was Christmas morning. That always makes me feel good.  Tonight's dinner came out awesome but the sauce caramelized a bit too much because I think I cooked it too long and I left out the butter in the recipe.  Thanks to the oil, I really did not think I needed it and felt it made it a bit lower fat.  I may make more sauce for the leftovers because the sauce was so good but will just double the beef broth. I also left out the thyme by accident. When I make this sauce again, I will be sure to include that even though I'm going to be using only 1/8 of a TSP. For the sauce, I h...

Growing up, every once in a great while my mom would make my sister and I Corned Beef Hash on Sunday mornings. Now I am not talking about the fancy stuff (sorry Mom for outing you!). I am talking about the stuff that comes in a can. I normally do not like runny eggs. But Corned Beef Hash is one of my few exceptions for having runny eggs.  I was talking to Mike about trying some Irish dishes this week because I am Irish and St. Patrick's Day is my favorite holiday. He then informs me he does not like Corned Beef. Hu? My non-picky eater live-in boyfriend actually does not like something? I read a lot of food blogs and everyone has been making Corned Beef and Cabbage this week and now I got a craving for it. Mike did point out to me that I do not like processed Ham. The sliced stuff in the deli isle that you put on sandwiches. I then said I liked Canadian Bacon. Thus made me realize what I could use as a substitute of the Corned Beef.  I had a d aikon  left over from ...

It is no secret that I am Irish. (Update from 2017: I did a DNA analysis and I'm 44% percent Irish). My last name is both Irish and Scottish.  When St. Patrick's rolls around I love it. I love the color green.(Update from 2017: I had a green car and I miss that car. That car was on it's last legs and I had literally a week to buy a new car. Now, that a completely new story. I may write up a blog about The Mini Crapper).      Anyway, I received a blog subscription e-mail the other day from: www.recipegirl.com for an Irish Stew Recipe.  You can find the original recipe at: www .recipegirl.com/2013/03/05/irish-stew/ I liked the idea of Stew because the most popular blog post I have posted so far has been for my Pork Chops Cooked with Golden Mushroom in the Crock Pot. I also LOVED the fact it was an Irish dish. I am kind of intrigued to try to make more Irish dishes. Hey, I should represent my heritage a little. ;-) I needed to make some obvious ...

Growing up, I always had a love of French Fries and some  fast food items.   With my Mom, after a hot day at the beach with friends (and later on with my sister) we would pick up soft serve ice cream from McDonalds. Even as an adult, before my weight-loss and it was hot day, once in a while I would swing through the drive thru and get a soft serve ice cream.  My dad LOVES fast food and would take me more to Burger King. I discovered that this chain they had onion rings. As I have stated before my Dad HATES Onions, but I never have. In fact, as an adult I like them. They need to be cooked though. I don't law raw onions, especially in salads.   A small burger chain opened up in Hawaii about 10 years ago named Teddy's. Their burgers are so tasty and can be on the larger side. I have alway gotten the smallest size and now a days only get the Turkey burger with no bun. Before I started my weight-loss journey Mike and I would eat there about every 4 to 6 months....

I have made the Oopsie Rolls and similar burger's before but I modified the burgers a bit so that is why I made a new blog entry. Instead of putting the cheese in the middle, I switched that and put the Mushroom and Onions inside and then added the cheese when we were ready to eat it after the burgers were cooked. These are super filling and I had veggies to eat but I was so full I skipped the veggies.  I got the original recipes from:  For the Oopsie Rolls : yourlighterside.com/gluten-free-low-carb-buns-aka-oopsie-rolls/ Veggie Stuffed Burgers : www.fatsecret.com/recipes/cheese-and-vegetable-stuffed-burgers/Default.aspx Oopsie Rolls (low carb/gluten free) Image Source: yourlighterside.com/gluten-free-low-carb-buns-aka-oopsie-rolls/ Ingredients: 3 large eggs 1/8 TSP cream of tartar 3 oz cream cheese (Do not soften) Directions:  Pre-heat the oven to 300 degrees.  Separate the egg yolks and whites into two different mixing bowls.  Add c...