Holly's Tiny Kitchen

Lately I have been making recipes I have already posted on here which explains my lack of posting new recipes. I did make some tweaks to these recipes tonight. I made Curry Chicken with Broccoli and Cauliflower last night. I made a ton of veggies so we had some of those veggie leftovers for tonight's dinner.  I found the recipes on the blog:  yourlighterside.com  The link to the actual recipes are: Broiled Crusted Fish yourlighterside.com/broiled-crusted-tilapia/ Easy Hollandaise Sauce yourlighterside.com/recipe-low-carb-gluten-free-lazy-hoandaise-sauce/ Broiled Crusted Fish Ingredients:  4-6 skinless tilapia filets 1/4 cup butter, melted, dived 1/4 cup grated Romano cheese (the original recipe is Parmesan cheese but I was all out) 1/2 cup flax seed meal (you can use Parmesan cheese instead of this) 2 TBS parsley 1/2 TSP garlic powder 1/2 TSP pepper Directions: Arrange fish on a greased baking pan.  Brush with 2 TBS melted butter....

I have made this many times. I was at Safeway the other day and saw Buttermilk was on sale so I decided to grab some chicken. I love this chicken and highly recommend it. Make sure to marinate this for 1-2 days, the longer the better. I usually marinate for 2 days. But I have to work tomorrow night so I had to make it tonight, so it only soaked for 1 day but it was fine. I made a new green bean recipe to go with it instead of my usual mock mashed potatoes (cauliflower). I used a lot of paprika on it right before I put it in the oven and it came out extra flavorful.  Ingredients:  2 Cups buttermilk 5 Garlic cloves, peeled & smashed 1 Tablespoon table salt (1 Tablespoon granulated Splenda) 1.5 Teaspoons paprika, plus extra for sprinkling Lot of freshly ground black pepper (1 Tablespoon of your favorite hot sauce or to taste) -- I actually used some red pepper flakes to give it a little kick.  2 Pounds chicken parts (I usually use either legs or...

I know I have said it before but I just want to reiterate how much I love food in Hawaii. Hawaii is such a great melting pot of Asian/American fusion food. Before I changed my ways every once in a while I would treat myself to a plate lunch. Usually it was either BBQ Chicken or something like that. I never really ate Loco Moco's until about three years ago. I was always afraid of how fattening they are. Regular Loco Moco's consist of: hamburger patty, rice, gravy and a runny over easy egg.  I had ground turkey I needed to use and leftover turkey gravy and that gave me the idea to try this. I have say, this was a lighter version of the real thing. I did make rice for Mike but I skipped the rice myself. This had a nice lightness to it compared to the regular Loco Moco you buy at plate lunch places. Mike and I literally inhaled it.  Ingredients: 1 pound ground turkey Worcestershire sauce 1/4 cup Planko bread crumbs 1 turkey gravy packet Eggs over easy (make as much...

image source:  http://peaceloveandlowcarb.blogspot.com/2012/10/creamy-chicken-scampi.html This is a new recipe I made today and had for dinner tonight. It came out really good. I wanted to make something easy and use chicken. Many chicken recipes recommend using breast but I'm a thigh kind of gal. I got the original recipe from: http://peaceloveandlowcarb.blogspot.com/2012/10/creamy-chicken-scampi.html Ingredients: 1.5 LBS chicken thighs or breasts 6 garlic cloves - minced 6 TBS butter - divided (I subbed using Pam cooking spray instead to lessen the fat content) 1 cup chicken stock or broth (I always use broth) 1 cup heavy cream 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese - grated (I was out of Parmesan so I subbed with grated Romano cheese instead) 6 oz mixed bell peppers (I used red, orange and yellow -- I'm not a huge fan of green) A few slices of onion 1 TSP Italian seasoning 1/2 TSP red pepper flakes Salt & pepper to taste Pam cooking spray Directions: Salt...

(Sorry you guys but this picture does not do this justice) Yes you read that right, I made a Cheesecake. Have I ever made Cheesecake before? No. Do you know that I literally jumped and danced when I found Sugar Free Oreo's at Safeway. Oreo's have always been one of my favorite cookies. While Mike and I were in Pittsburgh, PA this past week for his brother's wedding everyone had a cake for Mike. His Mom, Dad and his close friend Pam. He also got cake at the wedding too. I had a feeling he was caked out a bit. Luckily, I have never been that crazy about cake. I do not care for the frosting and the texture of the actual cake bothers me. But I LOVE cheesecake. I have joked I would rather have a cheesecake or pie for my wedding reception. I think now I may cave and just do cupcakes but that's a whole different subject and post.  Today one of Mike and I's good friend stopped by to watch some of the Steeler's game. I asked if he would like some Cheesecake and ...

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 ...

The pictures are not high quality and I just took pictures with my phone today but I wanted to give you an idea with how small and what I have to work with in my kitchen. And here is my little stove top/oven... Our refrigerator is not huge but it's also not like a tiny 'fridge you have in your dorm room. Thanks to always having leftovers, we NEED that space.  I also got a simple hand mixer today. It was only about $7 at Walmart bu it should help me mix certain things. I do want a food processor but Walmart did not have any cheap ones today. I have had one before but it broke on me a few years ago and I never replaced it. One of these days my Mom and I are planning on going to Bed, Bath and Beyond and I will look there for one. It just needs to be cheap and small. If someone can recommend one to me I would greatly appreciate it.