14 December, 2017

Spicy Saigon Style Fried Rice

Posted in : Beef, Fried Foods, One Pot Meals, Rice Dishes, Seafood, Spicy/Mild, Uncategorized, Vietnamese Food on December 14, 2017 by : Ivy's Kitchen

Tags: beef, chili garlic sauce, chinese broccoli, chinese sausage, egg, fried rice, garlic, garlic powder, green onion, Ivy's Kitchen, ivyskitchen, jasmine rice, onion, pepper, rib eye, saigon fried rice, saigon style fried rice, salt, sambal, sambal sauce, shrimp, soy sauce, spicy fried rice, srirarcha, steak, sugar, vietnamese inspired

If you’ve been to San Diego’s OB Noodle House and had their Special House Fried Rice, this is my version of their dish. . It doesn’t taste exactly like theirs, but it’s close to it, and I am happy to say I experimented with my measurements the first time and it came out perfect! I hope
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4 December, 2017

Vietnamese Pok Pok Wings aka Fish Sauce Wings

Posted in : Appetizers, Chicken/Poultry, Fried Foods, Vietnamese Food on December 4, 2017 by : Ivy's Kitchen

Tags: birds eye chili, chicken wings, corn starch, fish sauce, fish sauce wings, fresh lime juice, fried chicken wings, fried food, garlic, Ivy's Kitchen, ivyskitchen, lime juice, pok pok wings, thai chili, vietnamese fish sauce wings, vinegar

Pok pok wings aka fish sauce wings. Does it taste like fish? Not really, this dish uses fish sauce as the salt flavoring component, mixed with the sweetness of the sugar, and the tangy lime juice. A delicious crunchy chicken wing with a balance of sweet, savory, tangy, and spicy. This may not be the
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15 November, 2017

Bulgolgi Fried Rice

Posted in : Kid Friendly - Ivy's KIDchen, Korean Dishes, Rice Dishes, Stir Fry Dishes on November 15, 2017 by : Ivy's Kitchen

Tags: bulgogi, carrot, celery, eggs, garlic, green onion, Ivy's Kitchen, ivys kidchen, ivyskitchen, korean bbq, onion, pepper, salt, sesame oil, Vegetable oil

I love hosting Korean BBQ at home. I usually pick up pre-marinated meats at my local Korean grocery store. Whenever I host, I always have left over bulgolgi, which are thin marinated beef strips, and I always have left over cooked rice. Whenever I have left over rice and protein, I love turning them into fried
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15 November, 2017

Chicken Katsu with Curry Sauce

Posted in : Chicken/Poultry, Hawaiian Dishes, Japanese Food on November 15, 2017 by : Ivy's Kitchen

Tags: brown curry, chicken breast, chicken katsu, chicken thighs, egg, five spice, garlic powder, golden curry, hawaiian food, hawaiian grindz, Ivy's Kitchen, ivyskitchen, japanese food, jasmine rice, katsu, katsu chicken, korean curry, panko bread crumbs, pepper, salt, so ono, vermont curry

Chicken katsu is one of my favorite “go to” foods when I am in a time crunch and need to get dinner on the table right away. It’s a Japanese inspired dish that is very popular in Hawaii. If you love a crispy chicken cutlet, definitely try this dish! This dish is usually served
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23 August, 2017

Penne with Pink Sauce

Posted in : Italian Dishes, One Pot Meals, Pasta, Pork on August 23, 2017 by : Ivy's Kitchen

Tags: baby bella, baby bella mushrooms, basil, bella mushrooms, carbohyrdrates, carbs, creamy, creamy pink sauce, creamy sauce, creamy tomato sauce, Eat ah nonna, eatahnonna, evoo, extra virgin olive oil, garlic, heavy cream, homemade marinara sauce, italian food, italian recipes, italian sausage, Ivy's Kitchen, ivyskitchen, marinara sauce, mushrooms, olive oil, parmesan, Pasta, pecorino romano, penne, penne pasta, pink sauce, red chil flakes, red chili, red chili pepper flakes, sausage, sausage links, shallots, tomato paste, vodka sauce, zucchini

My boss gave me some home grown zucchini and my coworker gave me her mom’s Eat Ah Nonna marinara sauce and I wanted to try something different with it, rather than making pasta with marinara sauce. Because I LOVE LOVE LOVE creamy tomato sauce on my pasta, I decided to make a pink sauce with
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4 August, 2017

Filipino Scrambled Eggs

Posted in : Breakfast/Brunch, Chicken/Poultry, Filipino Dishes on August 4, 2017 by : Ivy's Kitchen

Tags: almusal, asin, breakfast, cheddar cheese, cheese, eggs, green onions, itlog, kamatis, keso, omelette, onion, paminta, pepper, salt, sarap, scrambled, sibuyas, tomato

Filipino scrambled eggs, what is it? Eggs scrambled with tomatoes and onions. A pretty simple and quick egg scramble to make for breakfast. I grew up eating this and love it best with bacon and garlic fried rice. YUM! Serves 2: 4 eggs 1/2 of a small onion diced 1 Roma tomato diced Grated cheddar
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25 July, 2017

Pad See Ew

Posted in : Beef, Noodles, One Pot Meals, Stir Fry Dishes, Thai Food, Uncategorized on July 25, 2017 by : Ivy's Kitchen

Tags: black soy sauce, chicken, chinese brocolli, chow fun, dark soy sauce, egg, fish sauce, gai lan, garlic, garlic powder, Ivy's Kitchen, ivyskitchen, lime, nampla prik, noodles, oyster sauce, pad see ew, pepper, red chili, rice noodles, salt, shrimp, soy sauce, steak, stir fry, sugar, thai chili vinegar, thai food, thai stir fried noodles, tofu, vinegar, wok

I had left over Chinese broccoli and steak, so I decided to make pad see ew. Pad see ew is a popular stir fried noodle dish from Thailand. What I like about this dish is that you can add any protein (shrimp, steak, chicken, or tofu) you want and most importantly, it is a quick
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30 June, 2017

Mochiko Chicken

Posted in : Chicken/Poultry, Hawaiian Dishes on June 30, 2017 by : Ivy's Kitchen

Tags: boneless chicken, boneless thighs, chicken, chicken thighs, corn starch, crunchy, egg, furikake, garlic, ginger, green onions, hawaiian bites, hawaiian dishes, hawaiian food, hawaiian recipe, Ivy's Kitchen, ivyskitchen, kewpie, kewpie mayo, kewpie mayonnaise, marinade, mayonnaise, mochiko, mochiko chicken, mochiko flour, ono, panko, panko bread crumbs, recipe, rice flour, savory, sesame, sesame seeds, shoyu, so ono, soy sauce, sriracha, sriracha mayo, sugar, sweet, sweet rice flour, tin roof maui, tin roof restaurant, zip lock

I recently went to a restaurant in Maui (Tin Roof) and fell in love with this dish. I honestly did not know what it was. I did know mochiko is a sweet rice flour and I wanted to try Hawaiian food, so I decided to order it. I am so happy that I did! The
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16 June, 2017

Chicken Meatballs

Posted in : Appetizers, Chicken/Poultry, Italian Dishes, Kid Friendly - Ivy's KIDchen on June 16, 2017 by : Ivy's Kitchen

Tags: black pepper, bread crumbs, chicken, egg, fresh cracked black pepper, fresh herbs, garlic, ground chicken, ground pepper, healthy, italian food, italian parsley, italian recipe, Ivy's Kitchen, ivys kidchen, ivyskitchen, ketchup, kosher salt, marinara sauce, onion, parmesan, parmesan cheese, pecorino, pecorino romano, pepper, Poultry, salt

I was doing meal prep a few months ago and decided to film the chicken meatballs that was in my meal prep dish. I was originally going to make chicken lettuce wraps but I wanted something heartier since I came back from a run. Meatballs came into mind! This meatball recipe may not be the
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5 June, 2017

Spaghetti Squash

Posted in : American Dishes, Italian Dishes, One Pot Meals, Paleo, Pasta, Vegetarian on June 5, 2017 by : Ivy's Kitchen

Tags: bake, figure friendly recipe, healthy, Ivy's Kitchen, ivyskitchen, low carb, non carb, olive oil, paleo, pasta substitute, pepper, roast, salt, spaghetti squash, squash, vegetarian

Summer is coming up so I decided to make a dish that is figure friendly. I decided to make a low-carb dish, spaghetti squash. I am so glad I made this dish. Although it may not be “real” pasta, it is a great substitute and you will feel so much lighter eating this dish vs.
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