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NEW WeIRD DIFFereNT Limited and Special Edition Foods Out There January 2023

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There is always something NEW, weird, different, limited or special edition when we shop for food. We never know WTFork that we will come across when we shop for food.

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LIMITED EDITION – Sprite in Winter Spiced Cranberry. Sounds tasty and festive…But you cran-berry taste the lemon/lime now.

NEW – Tootsie Roll candy coated mini bites…….Candy coated candy! MORE calories and more business for dentists!

NEW – M&M’s dark and milk chocolate espresso candies. Kids do eat more candy than adults……Like how many kids drink espresso? Not sure how well this one will sell.

DIFFERENT and maybe NEW – Twix salted caramel cookie bars. Maybe they ran ut of wafers?

NEW – Reese’s Snack Cakes (sorry but this doesn’t look like picture and is not recommended by me)

DIFFERENT and maybe NEW – Kit Kat Duos strawberry and dark chocolate. It sounds good but can go either way.

DIFFERENT – Kit Kat – Blueberry muffin. We’ll see when I get the nerve to try it.

DIFFERENT and Maybe NEW and Maybe? Limited Edition – Twix Silly Rabbit turned the milk pink…….The thought of that makes me gag. Did the silly rabbit have a cut finger? or a bloody nose? Also what happened to the Twix? They look like springtime flowers.

NEW and DIFFERENT – Kellogg’s Avatar Pandora Frosted Flakes with Blueberry Flavored Blue Moons. They are naturally with OTHER natural flavors???? What on EARTH can the OTHER natural flavors be?

LIMITED EDITION – Wakanda Forever Baked Goldfish Snack Crackers……???? I don’t see anything different about the crackers?……Just a Special Edition Paper Bag they come in.

SPECIAL TAILGATE EDITION – Kettle Buffalo Bleu potato chips. I did try them. They are not bad…..My husband thought they just taste like BBQ……..These you have to slow to get all the flavors…When I eat them very slow or lick them I can taste the buffalo and get an after taste of the bleu……….a few days latter……. THEY TASTE COMPLETELY different as you eat more…..They get FORKING HOT……really HOT…..Like make you gag and cough hot….YUK! These are more flavored as you go down in the bag. I stopped eating them.

DIFFERENT – Snyder’s of Hanover artificially flavored JalapeƱo pretzel pieces. I bought these hoping that they would taste good……..Oddly they don’t taste like pretzels or jalapeƱos…….?

NEW and WEIRD – Heinz Beanz Pizza ,,LOL! Beans on a pizza what will they come up with next?

DIFFERENT – Latin Specialties – Tejocotes – Mexican Hawthorn Apples….They are very small apples that are seldom found at our usual supermarkets.

DIFFERENT – Reddi Wip – FAT FREE with CREAM? Whipped whatever it is……How can cream be fat free?

DIFFERENT – Gran Luchito Mexican Chipotle Chili Paste and Crunchy Salsa Macha…YUM love both flavors…..

There is usually something New, Weird, or Limited Edition Oreo out there but this month I didn’t find any……So I went to the internet and typed in weird Oreo and found this….

LIMITED EDITION..(?) Nabisco Hot & Spicy Cinnamon artificially flavored cinnamon candy creme Oreo Cookies.

Well that was the NEW, WEIRD, DIFFERENT, Limited & Special Edition foods out there for January 2023. Who knows WTFork I’ll find next month!

The Forking Truth

Dining Out With DOGS in Metro Phoenix AZ – January 2023- Cucina Tagliani, Banh Mi Bistro Vietnamese Eatery, Bottega Pizzeria Ristorante, Culver’s

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Dining Out With DOGS in Metro Phoenix is just a “FLUFF” story about taking my dogs out to eat. It all sort of started with my dog Louie. He always liked going out to eat. When he got elderly and diagnosed with aggressive cancer he couldn’t do a lot but still enjoyed going out to eat so I took him out to eat as often as I could. Instead of his 3-6 month diagnosis Louie made it another 17 months. Today I take my current dogs out to eat when the weather is right.

There are a lot of things to know about dining out with dog(s).

Not all patios are dog friendly…(you need to call or look for a dog friendly patio sign)

Weather is an issue in Phoenix….90 and above is too hot. Dogs are not as heat tolerant as people.

Most food and drink that you consume might be harmful or toxic to your dog. Get these food lists from your veterinarian.

While out dog(s) they must be close to your side and are NOT to sit on restaurant furniture or eat off of restaurant plates.

Our first stop this year was our neighborhood American Italian style restaurant called Cucina Tagliani.

It’s not very dog friendly but I got one of the dishes I think they do best because I haven’t had it in a long time (baked spaghetti squash).

“I’m getting something”

The baked spaghetti squash lasagna (it has onions in it that are very bad for dogs) But it is very good for people. It is very light and sauced with rich Alfredo, tomato sauce, and it has lots of melted cheese. The spaghetti squash is perfectly cooked and is somehow delicious with the sauces and cheese on the top. (I do peel off some cheese for the dogs)

My husband got the chicken parmesan and sliced off a section for the dogs.

“We enjoyed our meals at Cucina Tagliani”

Cucina Tagliani 17045 N 59TH AVE Glendale AZ

602-547-2782

www.CucinaTagliani.com

Every Month we make it to Banh Mi Bistro Vietnamese Eatery in North Phoenix. They are a Pho-Free Vietnamese Restaurant that specializes in serving around a dozen different Banh Mi Baguette sandwiches. They also offer rice plates, noodle salad bowls, curry chicken and more.

Today I got a chicken banh mi sandwich.

chicken banh mi

There is plenty of chicken to share.

I’m a pretty good eater but even with sharing this is two meals for me.

My husband got the shaken beef banh mi but I forgot to photo it. The beef is always very good here….It’s always tender like filet mignon but I know it’s ribeye. The dogs really enjoyed the shaken beef too!

The food is always fresh and good. Prices are low and portions are large.

We always enjoy going to Banh Mi Bistro Vietnamese eatery in North Phoenix.

2340 W Bell Rd PHX AZ

602-843-3637

www.BanhMiBistroAZ.com

We also made it to Bottega Pizzeria Ristorante in North Glendale. They offer certified Neapolitan Pizzas and Italian Foods. We were both getting pizzas today so We got the dogs their own side order of chicken.

side order of chicken

Look how happy this dog is!

“OMG YUM!!!!!!!!!!” “CHICKEN”

This little sweetie pie puts his head on my knee waiting for chicken.

“I sure LOVE to eat chicken….and a little Parmesan couldn’t hurt”

I tried the pesto & truffle pizza today.

The fragrance of truffles is stronger than the taste……..I think the generous amount of pesto and the arugula just are more forward……I think they accidentally also gave me extra truffles because they only list truffle oil as the truffle ingredient. I can see shaved truffles here. Some bites do taste like truffle. Other bites don’t.

My husband went with the salame piccante (spicy salami) pizza.

D.O.P. Tomato sauce, fior di latte, spicy salami, basil, extra virgin olive oil…What’s not to like?

“We always enjoy going to Bottega Pizzeria Ristorante!”

Bottega Pizzeria Ristorante 19420 N 59TH Ave Glendale AZ

623-777-1868

www.BottegaRistorante.com

This past week it was too cold in Phoenix to dine outside without heaters. So we took the dogs out for their own butter cheese burger from Culver’s. Culver’s is good for a fast food chain. Their beef and chicken are never from frozen and they hand batter fish. My Bigger dog was so excited when she saw we were driving up to Culver’s. She smacked my smaller dog out of his seat so she could sit on the side to look right into the menu and the take out window. We got them a plain (no toppings or sauce) double butter cheese burger. They always sear the burger nice. I ripped off about a third of the burger for them without the bun. They will eat the rest over the next two days as treats.

They always enjoy Culver’s.

Culver’s

8330 W Deer Valley Rd Peoria AZ

623-792-8957

www.Culvers.com

That was Dining Out with DOGS in Metro Phoenix January 2023. We hope that you’ve enjoyed and we hope to see you next month!

The Forking Truth
In Memory of Louie 5-5-2001 – 3-3-2017

Then Burger – Glendale AZ – FANTABULOUS ELEVATED BURGERS! – Worth A Fork!*****WITH UPDATE – NOT THE SAME

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Then Burger is located across from the entrance to Westgate in Glendale Arizona. The restaurant is brought to you by a local resident Mr. Preston who also owns Twist Hot Chicken in Peoria. This is a casual but very nice burger restaurant.

inside

Besides elevated ground in house burgers they offer service, great cocktails, beer, wine and more. Mostly everything is made in-house. Everything is fresh. They only use the freezer for the ice cream for milk shakes. They offer appetizers, a few salads, and around a dozen different modern burger choices. Most of the burgers are beef patties (short rib, SIRLOIN, chuck) that are ground in house. They are recommended to be served medium pictured below.

Some of the other very detailed burgers are short rib (like quesabirra that you dunk), beef like with marrow and mushrooms, salmon, chicken thigh, and beet patty. They are served on Noble Bread Buns and come with hand cut fries that can be upgraded to poutine fries or animal fries (dressing and cheese).

We started out with smooth strong cocktails called wild horse.

Lip Service Rye Whiskey, St George Absinthe, Maraschino Bitters

We also tried the roasted bone marrow appetizer.

This was really great! – It’s so much better than the last bone marrow I tried someplace downtown. It was adorned with wild mushroom ragu and came with Noble Bread Slices.

Then came ——-The Burger.

I picked the Kenji Burger – red Leicester cheese ( my request on the side), teriyaki, caramelized onions, arugula, yuzu aioli on a just right, not too bread-ee Noble Bun………OMG This is just FANTABULOUS! The Flavors are incredible. The Burger is incredible. ********this burger is FORKING INCREDIBLE*******Besides everything that is tasting amazing I’m pointing out the caramelized onions…..not sure if it’s just the onions or a combination of the onions and sauces but the taste is so incredible that it might be impossible for me to try a different beef burger here…..It really was that FORKING GREAT!

Around five minutes latter the cut in house fries arrive.

regular fries
upgraded – poutine fries with cheese curds and gravy

I was surprised that we weren’t offered ketchup for the fries. Instead we got small dishes of sauces. One was house sauce ( a creamy mustardy sauce ((my favorite)), ranch sauce, a creamy lemon-ee sauce, and garlic aioli.

My husband thinks that the burger called drugstore was FANTABULOUS. (It’s the most traditional burger on the menu)

He got his Medium Rare. American Cheese, HOUSE Bacon, Lettuce, Tomato, Onion, Bread and Butter Pickles, and House Sauce. He just kept saying that this is a really good burger…..THIS IS A REALLY GOOD BURGER……..Can we go here tomorrow?

They do offer a few desserts but the food is so darn FANTABULOUS that I doubt most people will ever have room for dessert.

Then Burger (across from entrance to Westgate) Your Welcome.

Worth a Fork! THEN WE RETURNED.

The burgers are no longer a blend of short rib, sirloin, and chuck. Now they are all chuck.

The burgers taste different and cook up different now.

My husband tried the Drugstore burger again (American cheese, lettuce, tomato, onion, bread and butter pickles, house sauce) and asked for Medium-Rare. It no longer comes with bacon.

Unfortunately it’s well done and dry.

My marrow & mushroom burger (menu reads munster but they gave me truffle pecorino ((on side at my request)), shiitake mushrooms, marrow crisp, marrow bone.

This burger patty is FORKING DRY AS A HOCKY PUCK!

For a $36.00 burger that IS CERTAINLY NOT ACCEPTABLE. It was very hard for me but I had to send it back and my husband also sent his burger back. In acceptable time we had the re-fires.

Second drugstore burger came out well done and dry.

Second marrow and mushroom burger came out dry.

Then Burger

9220 W Glendale Ave Glendale AZ

623-328-9388

www.ThenBurger.com

Every THING is subject to change.

The Forking Truth

The Little Pickle Phoenix AZ – PHENOMENAL PASTRAMI & BRISKET – Worth a Fork!

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The Little Pickle is a Jewish Type Deli Located in Phoenix Arizona across from the Biltmore Fashion Mall in the Esplanade (they validate parking). It’s a small casual place with only a few tables and a small counter by the window.

Currently they are open for breakfast and weekday lunch till 2pm (subject to change). We made it there just before they closed.

You order at the counter.

They call your name when your order is ready.

Here’s an everything a bagel with scallion cream cheese.

I thought that this was a West Coast Style Bagel but someone from The Little Pickle contacted me and told me that their bagels are from New York. The bagel I tried is a different style than east coast bagels that I was used to when I lived there. I was used to the ones with a shiny crust that were chewy inside. Anyone remember Abe’s or Miller’s Deli? Also Scotts Generations serves the chewy style bagels that were and also are from New York. The style of these New York bagels are different.They are good…just different.

Sandwiches come wrapped up like this.

Your sandwich comes with a wrapped Little Pickle to the side.

Our first sandwich that we tried was the corned beef.

Corned Beef

The corned beef is a little different than what I’m used to. It’s good but milder with the spices.

We also tried the turkey.

The turkey is nice, tender and moist. It’s good but……………….

Brisket Sandwich

I think that the brisket might be the *****BEST FORKING BRISKET***** that I have ever tried anywhere. The Flavors and texture is BOMB! It has this incredible burnt sweet onion taste and the beef just melts in your mouth……..They melt cheese on the bread so that is great for some people but other people might want to order the brisket without cheese.

The Pastrami is also *******FORKING GREAT**************!

It’s so flavorful and unusually juicy just melts in your mouth. It’s fatty but not too fatty. It just might be the best pastrami sandwich out there!

You’d be nuts not to try the pastrami or the brisket. Your Welcome!

Worth a Fork!

Little Pickle

2501 E Camelback Rd PHX AZ

602-466-7098

www.LittlePickleAZ.com

Every THING is subject to change.

The Forking Truth

The Black Sheep Kitchen Wine Cocktails Las Vegas NV – Worth a Fork!

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The Black Sheep Restaurant is located in Las Vegas around fifteen minutes away from the Las Vegas Strip in Nevada. This is a casual, modern, Vietnamese/American restaurant that is ran and owned by seasoned former Top Chef contestant chef Jamie Tran. She also was awarded by Eater as Chef of the year in 2017.

Inside is casual.

You will probably see chef Tran running around the place.

The majority of the menu is interesting and different. Our waiter said that the starters are very small and to try several. We tried the salmon skin tacos.

They are crispy salmon skin stuffed with salmon belly, salmon tartare, tobiko, smoked shishito peppers, micro cilantro, and jalapeƱo aioli. They are very tasty, not too spicy, and full of flavors.

My husband has a little more room to enjoy more and really enjoyed the bao slider special.

These mini bao sliders were stuffed with house made pork sausage, pork belly, quail egg, crispy shallots, greens, and jalapeƱo aioli. It also came with shrimp crackers. My husband kept saying that these were VERY GOOD…..over and over.

We also shared the hamachi crudo.

I thought that this was FORKING Amazing. This was an explosion of all kinds of flavors and textures. Sweet, heat, citrus, clean fish, pickle, crunch, This was made with rayu sauce (Japanese citrus sauce), dragon fruit, pickled pearl onions, bubu arare (Asian crackers), and a few other goodies.

For dinner I tried the boneless fried whole trout.

I never had fish like this before…….All the bones were removed before they fried it. You just cut though and enjoy. This came with rainbow Swiss Chard, Chinese Broccoli, sesame seed crumble, in a garlic chili oil sauce with steamed rice. Very Good!

My husband tried the braised pork jowl….(it’s the cheek….tender like beef or halibut cheek)

It came with turmeric flat noodles, Chinese Broccoli and was in a spicy garlic chili oil. This was very good too! Another Hit!

Somehow we managed to squeeze in a dessert to try. We went with the citrus meringue with ube (purple yam) crust.

The crust might be thick for some but the flavors are a nice sweet ending to a FORKING Amazing meal.

Worth a Fork!

Worth a Fork!

The Black Sheep

8680 W Warm Springs Road Las Vegas NV

702-954-3998

www.BlackSheepVegas.com

Every THING is subject to change.

The Forking Truth

Lola’s Louisiana Creole Restaurant Las Vegas NV – Worth a Fork!

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Lola’s is a Louisiana Creole Restaurant located in the Summerlin part of Las Vegas Nevada. They offer an all day menu and Sunday Brunch. On the all day menu a few of the offerings are things like Louisiana style crab cakes, cajun hot wings, crawfish puppies, salads, po boys, burgers, and platters like crawfish Ć©touffĆ©e, shrimp and grits, and shrimp creole. On the brunch menu Are things like chicken and waffles, andouille sausage benedict, and an egg and bacon grits bowl.

This restaurant was featured on Diners Drive Inns and Dive on Food Network TV.

It’s casual inside. You can sit in the bar area, at the bar, on the patio, or in the main dining area.

main dining area

I went with the signature orange bowl salad with added bronzed salmon. (bronzed is like 1/2 blackened…less seasoning and cooked lighter)

I have to say that this was an unusually good salad…..But it does run very spicy…It’s almost too spicy for me. It’s romaine lettuce, mandarine oranges, cranberry-raisins, scallions, celery, almonds, and this SPICY sweet and spicy vinaigrette. The salmon seems extra fresh and is really prepared to perfection. They didn’t even ask how I wanted it done they just prepared it perfect……medium-ish- medium/rare.

My husband was thrilled with the loaded jambalaya.

He just kept saying that it was really good. (chicken, sausage, rice, bronzed shrimp, kielbasa sausage.

Worth a Fork!

Worth a Fork!

Lola’s

1220 N Town Center Dr Las Vegas NV

702-871-5652

www.LolasLasVegas.com

Every THING is subject to change.

The Forking Truth

The Stove NV – Henderson NV – Brunch Style Restaurant

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The Stove is an all day brunch and comfort food sort of restaurant that also offers bottomless drink specials. This restaurant is located in Henderson Nevada a short drive away from “The Strip.” They offer things like burgers, burritos, chicken and waffles, omelettes, other egg dishes, and a few vegan dishes. This restaurant is located on the second floor so you need to walk up and down steps that may be hard to do when partaking in bottomless drink specials. They do have an elevator but there for handicapped only.

It’s energetic and festive inside. The servers seem quick, friendly, and efficient.

I tried the Nashville Spicy Chicken Stack.

It’s a good chicken sandwich but a far cry from a Nashville Style Chicken Sandwich.

It’s not even spicy…..(The FORKING Truth)

Anyways…….It’s made with slaw, house pickles, and really good toasted brioche bun, house fries that are really good and you have an option to add on an egg. I asked for hot sauce so I could add some needed heat to this sandwich. Like I said it was a good chicken sandwich. It just wasn’t anything even close to a Nashville Style.

My husband ordered the juicy Lucy.

It’s flat patties stuffed with some cheese sauce that is topped with a chori-queso bacon wrapped onion ring and sits on house pickles, roasted tomatoes, thousand island dressing (left off on request), toasted brioche bun, and house fries.

I heard that the bacon wrapped onion ring was pretty good. Because it’s not a big burger there wasn’t much room to fill with much cheese. Some people might want more cheese.

This was a little taste of The Stove.

11261 S Eastern Avenue Henderson NV

702-540-5995

www.TheStoveNV.com

Everything is subject to change.

The Forking Truth

Ono in Hawaiian usually means Good or Delicious

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Ono Hawaiian BBQ is a Californian chain of casual Hawaiian restaurants with around three locations in Phoenix Arizona. The popular entree at Hawaiian BBQ restaurants is called the Hawaiian Plate Lunch. Maybe you are not familiar with the Hawaiian plate lunch? The Hawaiian plate lunch is usually a large Styrofoam container filled with two scoops of steamed rice, a scoop of creamy macaroni salad, some steamed vegetables and a generous serving of a protein or two. I finally tried the newer Ono Hawaiian BBQ Glendale Arizona location.

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

inside
inside

Seat yourself.

Our name was called and we picked it up.

Here’s the white fish and BBQ chicken.

whitefish and BBQ chicken

Two scoops of steamed white rice, macaroni salad that is on the dry side today. The fish is very greasy…and taste like grease. The chicken really is nicely caramelized and is tender……It’s also a very generous portion but it taste like soy sauce. Under the fish and chicken is mostly what they call steamed cabbage and some broccoli. I tried to eat the cabbage but it is very oily and too tough to cut with a plastic knife. The broccoli drips with oil but is next to raw. I can’t eat the vegetables or much of this.

Here’s the BBQ Combo (short rib, BBQ chicken, BBQ beef)

BBQ Combo

All the beef is tender but oddly leathery…….And it all taste like soy sauce. Vegetables, macaroni salad, and rice are same as above.

Ono in Hawaiian usually means good or delicious…….Tonight Ono at the Glendale AZ location means Oh No!

Ono Hawaiian BBQ

5830 W Bell Rd Glendale AZ

602-698-1625

www.OnoHawaiianBBQ.com

Every THING is subject to change.

The Forking Truth

Local Bistro Scottsdale AZ – Some Big Hits…..

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Local Bistro Restaurant is located in North Scottsdale Arizona. They call themselves a rustic Italian Restaurant. They offer dinner and Sunday bottomless Brunch. Their offerings do differ some from other Italian Restaurants. Some of their small plate offerings are tuna tartare, wood fired corn, mussels dijonese. They also offer soup and salads like French Onion soup, and a steak salad. They make wood fired pizzas, house made pastas. Some of the entrees offered are sautĆ©ed chicken with artichokes, a fifty day aged prime filet of beef, and Chilean Sea Bass with Spanish Chorizo in a white wine lobster broth. They also offer a children’s menu and desserts.

They have a large semi covered patio with lots of heaters for when it’s chilly.

They have a large bar area with big screen TVs.

Or you can sit in a main dining area.

main dining area

We started with the crispy eggplant and burrata.

crispy eggplant and burrata

It’s like eggplant parmesan but different. Instead of tomato sauce there is a coating of spicy hot Calabrian Chile Marmalade. The cheese is also creamy burrata with mint leaves, olive oil, and maybe nutmeg. Today the Calabrian Chile Marmalade is running very hot or maybe they were just overly generous with it….

The pan seared Faroe Island Salmon was very good.

Pan seared Faroe Island Salmon

It had a nice caramelized sear and was cooked to my request. The carrots and zucchini had the same exact texture. I thought that was impressive. The whipped pesto potatoes are a very generous portion and taste basil forward. Around the edge of the potatoes was a lemon-caper beurre blanc sauce for dipping.

My husband tried the Tagliatelle alla Bolognese.

tagliatelle alla bolognese

It’s house made pasta, twenty-four hour braised beef, pork, veal, San Marzano tomato ragu, and parmesan. My husband said that he really couldn’t taste the twenty-four hour braised beef. Maybe this batch tasted more like pork and veal…..?

We decided to share a vanilla gelato Toschi Cherry Meringata for dessert because you seldom come across Meringatas at restaurants.

vanilla gelato Toschi Cherry Meringata

It’s basically an Italian Meringue ice-cream type cake. A bit generous with the whipped cream but a nice sweet ending.

We found that brunch was more of a mixed bag with live entertainment.

It’s bottomless sort of……Each person can pick two starters and pick as many starters as they want. Then you pick an entree. Then you can add more starters if you can fit them in. They also have a bottomless drink special but you have to stick with one kind of beverage.

They do make the starters in portions for sharing.

I started out with the heirloom tomato and melon gazpacho shooter.

This was really great! Very clean, refreshing and enjoyable. One of my favorites here.

My husband had the sausage lollipops.

They came with honey and Calabrian chili honey. My husband’s favorite thing was the Calabrian chili honey here…He kept saying that it was very good and kept it until the end.

We shared the mini (MINI?) drunk bread.

We noticed that this was a very popular the evening we were here. It seemed that every table had one but us. It’s like cheesy and white wine dunked……We both don’t really like the white wine dunk…But many may disagree here.

One of our other mutual favorites was the patatas bravas. Spanish Romesco, and garlic aioli.

These were just really great potatoes. They just melt in your mouth. They seem like they might have been twice or tripled fried by the incredible creamy texture that they have. But they were extra light with the sauces. Could have used a little more.

Sorry to report that the entrees weren’t as good……. šŸ™

The best parts of the Caesar salad was the Padano snow, the parmesan crisp, and the 6 minute egg. Lets just forget about the rest……..

My husband tried the chicken, the egg, the waffle entree.

The breaded chicken was all dried out, and covered in very thick sausage gravy with melted cheddar cheese, and a medium egg. There also was a waffle in there.

Local Bistro – Rustic Italian Cuisine – Like the majority of restaurants out there some great hits and a few misses……..Contemporary in style.

20581 N Hayden Rd Scottsdale AZ

480-302-6051

www.LocalBistroAZ.com

Every THING is subject to change.

The Forking Truth

Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Cabbage, Chorizo, Chestnuts & Chimayo Chili Hot Honey Sauce Recipe

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I had sweet potatoes, cabbage, chestnuts, one homemade turkey chorizo link and chimayo chili powder that needed to be used so this is what it became. It did come out delicious……I’m so glad I thought of using the chimayo chili powder…..It has a unique delicious taste. It’s almost raisin-ee and also almost chocolate-ee.It is also smoky, and has a mild delicious heat. Chimayo chili powder is hard to find. You have to look it up on-line and find it. Serving size is always difficult to judge. I’d say that this makes either 4 small side orders or two meals…..so I’ll round it to three servings.

Ingredients for around three servings

1 lb sweet potatoes – peeled, diced (around 3/4 inch I used two different types of sweet potatoes but it doesn’t matter)

1/2 medium cabbage – core removed, diced (around 1 inch)

1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil

sea salt – to taste

fresh ground black pepper – to taste

2 1/2 oz chorizo

3.5 oz packaged cooked peeled chestnuts – slightly chopped

1 lemon – just the fresh squeezed juice

1 Tablespoon chimayo chili powder

Directions

Set oven to 400 degrees F.

Sweet potato cubes and cabbage cubes go on sheet pans. Spray or sprinkle generously with olive oil. Then salt and pepper them to taste.

This goes on the middle rack of your pre-heated 400F oven until the cabbage is crispy and the sweet potatoes start to brown. In my oven this took around 25 minutes but all ovens differ.

While the vegetables are roasting heat up your chorizo in a fry pan on medium-high heat. If yours has casing squeeze it out of the casing and cook it up. Then toss in the chestnuts. Take off heat and set to the side.

In a small mixing bowl combine the lemon juice, honey, and chimayo chili powder.

In a large bowl toss the cooked sweet potatoes, cabbage, with the chorizo, chestnuts, and small bowl of lemon hot honey with chimayo chili.

Serve and ENJOY!!!!!

Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Cabbage, Chorizo, Chestnuts, and Chimayo Chili Hot Honey Sauce
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