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Las Vegas & Beyond FOOD News

The Notable Restaurant of the week was the Lemongrass & Lime – A Thai Bistro in the Centennial part of Las Vegas. This appetizer called Golden Pouches is CRAZY SCRUMPTIOUS even my husband who HATES most curries loves this dish. It is made of crisp wrappers stuffed with mashed potatoes (Yum!) that sit in this yummy massaman curry and crispy shallots……DE-LISH!…. The pumpkin curry, spicy basil dish, and the Spicy Thai Chocolate Cake were also SUPER great!

Pumpkin Curry
Spicy Basil with Egg, Chicken, Beef, and Shrimp
Spicy Thai Chocolate Cake Special

A honorable mention has to go to the Newly Opened Cafe Peru for their overly stuffed Peruvian Sandwiches served on quality rolls.

No bad dishes to report this week.

Las Vegas Food News –

Las Vegas Food News –

April 17th

Las Vegas Food News – Pops Pride of Philly Steaks is having a cheesesteak eating contest on Monday.

For more info – www.PopsCheeseSteaks.com

Las Vegas Food News

Strawberries were on sale last week at Albertson’s

But when you go to buy the strawberries they are not there

Las Vegas Food News – Tacos & Tamale Festival March 28 – 30

Food News – Drink GREEN Tea!

Food News – Recalls

Food News – Berries can be not Berry Nice

Food News – More Recalls

Food News – Another Recall

Food News –

Food & Drink News to WHINE about –

200% OUCH!

In WEIRD Food News – Something HISS-toric or is it HISS-terical?

In WEIRD and or GROSS Food News – Food News to Piss you off…..

And some Food related Silliness or Cuteness –

I opened Facebook and this video appeared. He’s eating one end and the small dog is eating from the other end.

A Sandwich can spread happiness to others.

That was just some of the Las Vegas and Beyond Food News

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Showing Off

Showing off is just showing you some food I made mostly for gatherings.

Up above is

Apple, Hazelnut, Taleggio Cheese, Shishito Pepper Pizza

Potato and Cheese stuffed Peppers

Amarena Cherry Goat Cheese topped lightly Pickled Beet Slices

Tomato,Pesto, Cheese, Pizza

Butternut Squash, cannoli cheese, pistachio pizza

Macaroni & Cheese Stuffed Potatoes

Everyone loves all three of these!

Everyone likes pizza or just about everyone. I made pizza and pizza rolls. They really are the same just put together different. To my surprise the pizza rolls went first. I guess they are easier to just pick up and take.

Corned Beef & Cabbage Hand Pies

Corned Beef & Cabbage Hand Pies

For one gathering I brought this –

Chipotle rice corn cheddar with potato string wrapped peppers

Smashed red mini potatoes topped with duchess potatoes

Corned beef and Cabbage hand pies

Cherry filled cookies with chocolate drizzle

It was a morning group so the cookies and potato bites went first followed by the stuffed peppers but it all eventually went

The next day had a St Patrick’s Party and brought a big box of corned beef and cabbage hand pies and a small tray of smashed mini red potatoes topped with duchess potatoes. They went like lightning there.

This next one coming isn’t for a gathering but is worth showing off. Just starting out a pastrami.

This gets cooked up with water to cure the brisket.

This needs to sit in the refrigerator and cure for give or take a week and then it gets smoked.

It’s fun to cook and to show off.

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My Trip to Rebellion Pizza Las Vegas NV

Rebellion Pizza is a casual Pizza Shop with two locations in Nevada. One is in Henderson and the second location is in the Northwest Part of Las Vegas that is called Centennial. They offer what they call New York Style and Sicilian Style. The Las Vegas (Centennial) location is small and casual. They have a sort of space theme going on with traditional tables and half booths. Soft beverages, wine, and beer is available.

We started out by sharing some Burrata Bake.It comes with fresh baked focaccia.

It’s fun and kinda like a deconstructed pizza. You grab a triangle of focaccia and spoon on a rich tomato sauce and gooey melted burrata cheese. This is fun and tasty. I think most people would like it.

We also shared a small Roma Pizza.

The crust is thin with a nice crispy bottom and they use a good quality cheese. The pesto looks good but has little flavor and the tomatoes aren’t so ripe. I would recommend getting a different pizza.

We enjoyed the Burrata Bake and would recommend it.

That was my trip to Rebellion Pizza – Centennial

7240 W Azure Las Vegas NV

702-374-0276

www.RebellionPizzaLV.com

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Habanero’s Taco Grill #5 North Las Vegas NV is Worth a Try!

Habanero’s Taco Grill is a group of casual Mexican Restaurants with (at the moment subject to change) with eleven locations in Nevada (10 Las Vegas). They offer a wide variety of Mexican Food on the menu. They offer twenty six different combo plates, taco salads, super combos, a birria menu, all day breakfast, wings, soft beverages, and much more. You can dine inside but I noticed that most people do take out here. Outside is one table and one bench.

It’s very casual. You order and pay at the counter.

They run your order to you when it’s ready. You can embellish your meal with salsas and pickled vegetables from the salsa bar at the end of the counter. (guacamole was an extra side order)

We tried a few plates.

Carne Asada Taco

Fish Tacos

Combo #14 – Green Chile Pork Plate – Tonight the pork was very good. (My husband thought this pork was the best he has tasted in Nevada so far. The rest was reasonably good.

Portions are large and prices are very reasonable.

Habanero’s Taco Grill #5 is Worth a Try!

171 Centennial Parkway North Las Vegas NV

702-331-4498

www.HabanerosTacoGrill.com

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Corned Beef & Cabbage Hand Pies Recipe Idea

I thought Corned Beef & Cabbage Hand Pies would be a good idea for a St Patrick’s Party. I bought a brined corned beef from the supermarket and boiled it adding some garlic, onion, carrots, and some leftover pastrami spice. I used the cooking liquid from the corned beef to braise the cabbage When the corned beef was cold it got sliced and some cabbage got chopped. Then I made the dough. Brushed the inside of the dough with beaten egg whites.

Filled the dough with some corned beef and cabbage. Closed the dough and brushed with egg yolks. Baked till light brown.

These went in the 350F oven for around 30 minutes.

Hand Pie Dough Recipe – Makes 12 (divide dough in 12 balls) Lines pans with parchment paper.

2 cups flour

1/2 cup canola oil

1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar

1 teaspoon course sea salt

1/3 cup water

2 egg whites for brushing and sealing the dough before stuffing it

2 egg yolks for glazing the top of hand pies.

Directions

Mix together with a fork the flour, canola, vinegar, salt, water, and baking powder.

Divide into 12 balls

Roll out ball and brush with egg white

stuff

pinch together

When done brush with yolks

Bake till light brown

Corned Beef & Cabbage Hand Pies

ENJOY!!!!

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Las Vegas and Beyond Food News

Most Notable Plate of the week was the Ceviche Pescada from Moia Peruvian Restaurant. It was many layers of flavors and textures. It seemed like the most elevated Ceviche anywhere. It’s a FORKING Yum-Dinger!

Sadly the WORST plates of the week both came from Hawaiian Barbecue. I must admit that my previous visits were all at least good.

I tried the Coconut Chicken – BLEECH Yikes it tastes awful. The nuggets are also over cooked and are dry stringy chicken inside. Some nuggets are so HARD that I don’t know if they can pass in your system but I know that they can pass as ROCKS!

Everything is also dried out with the #4 – Bento. This is awful. Even the fried fish is EVAPORATED

Don’t know if this was a one time bad day or did they sink to a new low?

Speaking of bad days and closures…….

Las Vegas Food News – Luxor Buffet is Closing

Las Vegas Food News – DW Bisto’s last day is April 6th.

Las Vegas Food News –

It’s St Patrick’s Day March 17TH. Have something Irish or Corned Beef and Cabbage somewhere.

Las Vegas Food News –

Former Bravo Top Chef is opening a restaurant in Vegas

Las Vegas Food News –

Las Vegas Food News – FREE to get into this Food Festival

Sort of Weird almost Food News – (well sort of it goes in your mouth) (who knew wood chucks must be smart?)

Food News – ORANGES can lower depression by 20%

Orange you glad you read this?

Food News – OH NOooooooooo! HARD METAL Pesticide Cookies

Food News – Food Recall – King Harvest Hummus Hard Metal Hummus

Food Recalls – Even FORKING MORE Metal in Food

On the bright side Food News –

Michelin Chef Hospital Food!

Food New for People to Whine about.

Food News – Kennedy tells US Food Companies to remove artificial dyes. WOW what will Froot Loops look like? Guess you won’t be able to fart a rainbow anymore?

Food News – Easter is coming. What will jellybeans look like next year? Well you can still poop a rainbow with this year’s batch.

Depending on your perceptive

Possibly WEIRD or GROSS Food News –

Don’t have a cow have a cockroach ?

That was just some of the Las Vegas Food News and Beyond.

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Hamantaschen Recipe

This recipe is different but based on Chef Micheal Solomonov”s recipe for Hamentasen. (he suggests apricot filling). I really didn’t mean to change his recipe but made 3 substitutes due to what I had in my house. This recipe makes a little over 30 cookies.

Ingredients for around 30 cookies

8 oz unsalted butter melted

1 cup sugar

1/2 cup dark brown sugar

1 egg

3 Tablespoons pure maple syrup

1 teaspoon vanila extract

3 cups flour

1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon course sea salt

optional – a teaspoon or two of water if the dough seems too dry

Filling for your hamentashen (I used cheery pie filling and chocolate drizzle that I made by melting chocolate chips with butter)

Directions

Line baking sheets with parchment paper and set oven to 350 degrees F.

Mix all the ingredients (expect filling and optional chocolate drizzle) till the dough feels nice. I thought my dough was too dry so I added a couple teaspoons of water.

Roll out dough in small batches. (I used plastic wrap over dough)

Cut into 3 inch circles.

Add about a teaspoon of filling and bring up edges of dough into that familiar triangle shape. Add each one to parchment lined pans.

They go into the oven until lightly browned (ovens differ but in my oven mine took about 25 minutes.

Hamantaschen

A Special THANKS!!! To Chef Micheal Solomonov so I could do what I got here!

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Chabelitas Mexican Grill #3 Las Vegas NV – 24/7 Mexican Food

Chabelitas Mexican Grill is a very casual 24/7 Mexican Restaurant with three locations in Las Vegas Nevada. The #3 Craig Road location does not serve alcohol but does have many signs for beer so either beer is coming or the signs are confusing.

It’s a very casual place. You order and pay at the counter and seat yourself. Someone runs the food out when it’s ready.

I tried the Birria Ramen.

It is packed with a generous amount of Birria that is tender.

BUT-

It’s a FORKING SALT BOMB. I can’t eat it.

I do note that I might be more sensitive to salt than most people. My husband who not sensitive to salt tries this. He said that it is also too salty for him and he can not eat this bowl either so it indeed is not edible.

My husband got the Beef Burrito with Cheese Enchilada Combo.

They give you limes, green sauce, and red sauce to embellish the plate. My husband didn’t say much about this plate. He said that the red sauce was very spicy, the beans were very loose, and the cheese in the cheese enchilada was hard and not melty.

My husband was very thoughtful and ordered a fish taco for me because he had a feeling that I wouldn’t like the Birria Ramen here.

The fish taco isn’t bad. It’s breaded and fried mild tasting white fish. The taco is sauced with a tasty creamy chipotle sauce. It’s also stuffed with Mexican Rice and sits in double shelled white tortillas. It’s very filling for a taco.

Chabelita’s might be on the very average side but it’s open 24 hours 7 days a week.

Chabelta’s Mexican Grill #3 4348 E Craig Rd Las Vegas NV

702-834-7998

www.ChabelitasMexGrill.com

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702 Sandwich Shop Las Vegas NV – Is Worth a Fork!

The 702 Sandwich Shop is located in the North Summerlin part of Las Vegas Nevada. This was formally known as La Cantine French Sandwich Shop. This is currently the same ownership but just the name has been changed. This small sandwich shop that does mainly take out business. They offer a variety of sandwiches, sides, salads, specials, French Macarons and more. The breads and macarons are made in-house.

So far we tried-

Wagyu Pastrami Sandwich special

Ham and Cheese Sandwich

Lox on a Croissant – Special

The Italian

Chocolate Covered Strawberries

Earl Grey Macaron

Strawberry Macaron

Everything food and service top notch!

702 Sandwich Shop is Worth a Fork!

Worth a Fork!

702 Sandwich Shop

3250 Tenya Way Las Vegas Nevada

702-749-7400

I haven’t found a website for this business. I note that they are listed on Facebook but don’t appear to be active there.

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The Charcoal Room Santa Fe Station Las Vegas NV – Worth a Fork!

The Charcoal Room is an “OffStrip” Steakhouse with at least two locations in Las Vegas Nevada (Santa Fe Station and Palace Station). At the Santa Fe Station Location lots of wine bottles are on display. Linen and Wines are set on the tables. A large bar is in the center of the dining area surrounded by traditional tables and booths.

They start you off with a basket of warm bread and some butter.

For our starter we split a gem salad (greens, poached pears, hazelnuts, goat cheese, dijon vinaigrette).

Our waiter Justin raved and raved about the Chilean Sea Bass Special so I had to get it.

WOW! Justin wasn’t kidding. This sea bass is real perfection. When seafood is really great it just melts in your mouth. This really was amazing. To the side is a buttery mustardy sauce. Under the fish is delicious baby carrots with fresh cooked spinach. It’s also a large portion and I have enough for dinner and a lunch.

The Bone In Ribeye is just as perfect.

I tried a bite. I usually hate ribeye steaks but this one is really tender and also delicious.

We also had a side order of macaroni and cheese.

It was creamy and was made with lots of tasty cheese.

We were too full to try dessert.

The Charcoal Room at Santa Fe Station is Worth a Fork!

Worth a Fork!

The Charcoal Room at Santa Fe Station 4949 N Rancho Dr Las Vegas NV

702-515-4385

www.SantaFeStation.com

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