Holly's Tiny Kitchen

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...

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...

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....

Image Source:  http://paperfly.hubpages.com/hub/Bacon-Wrapped-Stuffed-Sweet-Peppers I got the original recipe from:  http://paperfly.hubpages.com/hub/Bacon-Wrapped-Stuffed-Sweet-Peppers I did add a few ingredients to add more flavor. Here is what I did:  Ingredients: 2 large containers of Philadelphia Cream Cheese (Sorry but I cannot stand any type of generic cream cheese, it's got to be Philadelphia and the low calorie one) 1 bag (about 20-25) small multi colored sweet peppers 1 TBS dried basil 1 TSP dried parsley 1 TSP garlic powder About 1/4 of a cup of Romano cheese 1 Package of regular bacon (I did cut the pieces in half so there would be more but next time I will be sure to just get 2 packages of bacon --  I recommend getting 2 packages.  Directions: Wash the peppers.  Cut around the stem at the top to remove steam and core/seeds. The peppers should be left whole, not cut in half. Set aside.  In a bowl combine cream ...