The Golden Pouches from Lemongrass & Lime are so darn tasty that everyone will like them. My husband hates curry but still thinks these things are delicious….and THEY ARE! They are rice paper that is stuffed with mashed potatoes and they sit on a very good massaman curry sauce and are topped with some crispy shallots.
The Notable Dish of the Week was the Golden Pouches from Lemongrass & Lime.
Lemongrass & Lime
8431 Farm Rd Las Vegas NV
702-566-4727
www.LemongrassandLime.com
All the food pictured has a recipe that you can find here. These are some things I prepared for gatherings.
Up above are sweet potato pierogi and chocolate chip cookies (some had almonds)
Pizza (slightly under so I can re-heat nice)
Potato and Cheese Pierogi and Butter and Sesame cookies
Apple pies, corn souffle puddings, corn cookies
Potato Cannoli’s
Chipotle Rice Corn & Cheddar Stuffed Peppers with Potato String Crust (my recipe is here and also was featured on the front page of the food section of a Phoenix News Paper years ago by the food critic they had at the time. This time I used mini bell peppers instead of jalapeños and slightly less chipotle sauce to make them slightly milder. Don’t mean to brag but these are FORKING AWSOME!
and I’m just showing off!
Dining Out With Dogs is just a “Fluff” story about taking my dogs out to eat. It all sort of started with my late dog Louie. He really enjoyed dining out (so do my current dogs). When Louie got elderly he got diagnosed with aggressive cancer. We were told that Louie only had probably three months but maybe up to 6 months to live. I took Louie out to eat as often as I could and he made it another 17 months. Today I take my current dogs out to eat when I can and when the weather is right.
The weather was nice and we went to the Great Greek Mediterranean Grill. We almost always get the salad rice bowls here. Below is the salmon salad rice bowl.
Today the salmon is pretty good. Of course both dogs enjoy some salmon.
This dog also enjoy chick peas.
This dog also enjoys cucumbers.
About to enjoy more salmon.
They also got to enjoy some gyro meat. Today it was on the dry side but the dogs never complain or refuse…….(Louie used to be picky and did refuse some things)
The Great Greek Mediterranean Grill
6540 Losee Rd North Las Vegas NV
702-749-8582
www.TheGreatGreekGrill.com
The next week it was cloudy and chilly windy…..I thought it would be too cold and too windy to dine out so we took the dogs to In-N-Out for a cheeseburger and fed some to them on the patio there.
The Dogs always enjoy an In-N-Out double cheeseburger.
It was almost too cold again the following week but we dined out anyway at Mezzo Bistro and Wine. It’s an Italian Restaurant with a nice dog friendly patio.
The dogs got to eat some chicken from my beet salad.
They also got to eat sausage, pasta, and cheese from my husband’s plate.
The dogs were very happy to dine at Mezzo Bistro and Wine.
Mezzo Bistro & Wine
4275 N Rancho Drive Las Vegas NV
702-944-8880
www.MezzoBistro.com
The Dogs also got to go to Those Guys Pies. If they seem familiar you might have caught them on Food Network’s Diners Drive Ins and Dives. This place specializes in cheesesteaks and pizza. They are very dog friendly and even have a craft dog biscuit vending machine inside so we got the dogs some beef craft dog biscuits.
We all shared a house salad with fried chicken.
And we shared a plain pizza.
We always enjoy Those Guys Pies
5585 Simmons St North Las Vegas NV
725-251-5826
www.ThoseGuysPies.com
That was Dining Out With DOGS for November 2024. We hope that you’ve enjoyed and we hope to see you next month.
China Hot Wok is a small casual Chinese/American take out or dine restaurant located in North/West Las Vegas. It’s not a fancy place. You order and pay at the counter. Your order comes out as it’s prepared.
My dinner, Spicy Garlic Szechuan Chicken with fortune cookies and rice were the first plates that came out.
This is a generous serving. There are lots of fresh vegetables and a good amount of tender white meat chicken with the normal amount of take out heat. But the sauce is pretty one note and sweet. I think this is what Nevada Style is because most Chinese/American restaurants in the area make these dishes this way.
About five minutes latter my husband’s dinner of Hunan Beef arrives.
I think they tried to make this with dry crispy beef but the beef is chewy and leaves a floury aftertaste in the mouth. The sauce runs sweet in the dish with less heat than the chicken dish.
About five minutes latter that appetizer arrives it’s the paper wrapped chicken (that is actually foil wrapped).
I had this dish before and I thought it was delicious…But here the chicken is slightly dry and seasoned in a strange way. Neither of us can stomach it.
That was my trip to China Wok. Your experience and taste may indeed differ.
China Hot Wok
7121 W Craig Road Las Vegas NV
702-515-1443
www.ChinaHotWokLasVegas.com
Every THING is subject to change.
The California Fish Grill is a chain of seafood restaurants that are located in the greater Las Angeles area, the San Francisco Bay Area, Sacramento, Arizona, and Nevada. They say that they only serve responsibly sourced seafood.
On the menu are grilled plates, bowls, salads, tacos, sandwiches, kids meals, and more.
The Las Vegas Centennial (North/West) location has a dog friendly outside patio.
But inside is a mix of tables and a few booths.
The Las Vegas Centennial location has two self ordering stations and one traditional ordering counter.
You seat yourself and they text you when your order is ready.
Almost everything was very good and delicious and they serve the food on real plates.
Battered fish (swai that seemed as good as cod) and shrimp (the battered white fish is actually quite good)
Shrimp taco
Cajun Salmon Taco
Side – tomatoes and feta cheese
Side – Parmesan green beans (this was REALLY tasty)
Side – beans
Mediterranean Branzino Grill Plate
Grilled sockeye salmon salad with added avocado. This was the only plate that wasn’t perfect. The salad is delicious. They gave a generous portion of salmon but it is slightly over cooked. The other issues are that they didn’t remove the bloodline and the the salmon skin on the bottom isn’t crispy. They told me that they can cook less if I ask them too….So I’m not sure if the salmon will be better next time or not?
The California Fish Grill was Better than I expected it to be.
Worth a Try!
California Fish Grill
6440 Centennial Center Blvd Las Vegas NV
725-231-7444
www.CAFishGrill.com
Every THING is subject to change.
Rang’s Cocina Moderne is a full service Restaurant that serves a combination of Spanish, Italian, Asian Foods. Rang herself does most of the cooking and her husband Benedict does most of the serving. I’ve been here a bunch of times and on every visit any dish we’ve tried has been prepared to perfection. This restaurant has been featured in the July 3rd 2024 issue of Las Vegas Weekly and the Chef is also currently nominated for an award by the N.R.A. (Nevada Restaurant Association).
Tonight we had the Dulong.
This is embellished whitebait fish on grilled baguette slices.
My husband enjoyed the Chorizo Potato Croquettes.
Tonight I had the Chilean Sea Bass in a lemon coconut soy sauce.
And my husband enjoyed the real style Carbonara.
EVERYTHING Here at Rang’s Cocina Moderne is always delicious and prepared perfect.
Rang’s Cocina Moderne is Worth a Fork!
WORTH A FORK!
Rang’s Cocina Moderne
5900 W Charleston Blvd Las Vegas NV
725-214-1188
www.RangsCocina.com
I was searching for a corn cookie recipe because I made that really great Vivian Howard’s Corn Pudding Recipe and it is great but I thought some sort of corn crust might be good with it? I came across a King Arthur Baking recipe for corn cookies that is also based on another recipe…..A recipe by Christine Tosi for Momofuku’s Milk Bar so I thought it had to be delicious. I only made two small changes to the ingredients and one change to the method. When I read the comments for the King Arthur Recipe many people did say that the cookies were delicious but they spread like crazy when being baked. I thought that recipe had too much butter in it so I cut it by two tablespoons. I also cut the amount of cookie dough for each cookie and so they couldn’t spread I baked them in a muffin pan. FIXED THAT! The other small change is that I substituted some dark brown sugar for a small amount of the white sugar because a little bit of brown sugar adds great flavor. I do need to mention that cookies not always but usually do come out better if you make the dough the day before and chill it in the refrigerator so that is what I did……The dough the next day was EXTRA HARD but the cookies worked out well so that is how it goes. This will make at least 24 cookies.
Ingredients for 24 cookies
1 1/3 cup flour
1/4 cup masa harina
1/4 cup cornmeal
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
10 Tablespoons unsalted butter – melted
1 cup sugar
2 Tablespoons dark brown sugar
1 egg
non stick cooking spray
Directions
Ina large mixing bowl mix together the flour, masa harina, cornmeal, baking powder, baking soda, salt, butter, sugars, and egg. Mix well cover and chill over night.
This dough is going to be very hard the next day.
The Next Day
Set oven to 350 F convection Bake (If you don’t have convection bake I’d suggest 350F) and spray a muffin pan with non stick spray and set it to the side.
Use a small meatball scoop and PACK the dough into it and put one in each of the muffin cups.
This goes on near bottom rack of your preheated set at 350 F convection Bake (that is actually 325 F)
In my oven they were perfect in 21 minutes.
They don’t look special BUT THEY TASTE SPECIAL!
They have a crispy crunchy exterior and the first day have a moist chewy delicious interior with a great corn taste. The 2nd day they still taste FORKING AMAZING but the one I tried was very crispy…..The rest other people ate.
A Special THANKS!!! To www.KingArthurBaking.com so I could do what I got here.
Junior’s Famous New York Delicatessen Has a location on the Las Vegas Strip in the Resorts World Hotel-Casino. Junior’s is well known for their cheesecakes.
Besides cheesecakes you can get all day breakfast, piled high sandwiches, 10 ounce steak burgers, salads, soups, and entrees.
Here’s some of the inside. (Bar area isn’t pictured)
It’s busy and energetic inside.
We shared a corned beef and pastrami combo on onion rolls (well that is what menu reads….) and a Nova lox Bagel.
They ask if you want pickles. We said yes.
WOW! they are extra sour…..OUCH!…..Too sour for me.
Corned beef on the left and Pastrami in the middle. (Onion Rolls?) and unseasoned potato salad. The corned beef is that extra mild type that is sliced so thin that it is almost shaved. The Pastrami is very unusual………It taste exactly like a hot dog……..
They came with slaw (Health Salad) and pickled beets (that are strong with acid).
Nova Lox and Bagel
Kind of below average….The bagel is like a frozen Lenders Bagel. The tomato slice is unripe and the lox is like old supermarket packaged lox.
I decided I’d try a slice of cheesecake since Junior’s is famous for that.
I was going to get the Key Lime Cheesecake but my server was very honest and told me that she is disappointed with the Key Lime Cheesecake because it lacks that refreshing lime flavor…..She thought the best one was the Raspberry cheesecake so I went with that.
In general I’m not the biggest fan of cheesecakes or anything raspberry so this is a leap for me……..Gets an A-OK from me so it’s not bad.
I did notice the majority of people dining here were enjoying traditional breakfast so that might be the other sweet spot here.
That was my trip to Junior’s at Resorts World on the Las Vegas Strip.
3000 Las Vegas Blvd S Las Vegas NV
702-676-6963
www.RWLasVegas.com
Every THING is subject to change.
Mama Surang’s Thai Kitchen is a small family owned and ran Thai Restaurant. They are located in the Spring Valley part of Las Vegas that is also west of the strip near The Gramercy. Their specialty dish is the Wagyu & Holy Crab Curry. Their other specialty is anything made with red curry. Mostly soft beverages are served here but I did notice bottles of beer in their refrigerator.
The Restaurant is “L” Shaped.
I asked about the Crispy Spinach Salad that I saw on their website.
The woman looked at me like I was crazy and didn’t say anything.
A waiter serves us next.
Then I ask what kind of fish is used for the Crispy Fish Dish?
Instead of finding out the waiter just says, I don’t know.
We order.
In reasonable time our appetizer the chicken potstickers come out.
They prepare them crispy all over.
Within one minute my husband’s dinner the Drunken Noodles with beef come out before we even ate any potstickers.
Next we eat the potstickers. They are OK.
He wants to wait for my meal to come out……..
We wait.
I see the owner at a table having a meal. His kids are on computers at some of the tables.
We wait.
Nobody says a word to us and we are the only customers at the time.
Over TWENTY MINUTES PASS. We are upset. My husband gets up and asks to pay for the potstickers and my iced tea. At that point the owner comes over. I told the owner that if they are having a problem in the kitchen that I should have been told. My husband says his meal is old and cold now and he wanted to eat dinner with me. The owner offers to make him a new meal but my husband declines. Then the owner offers us dessert but we decline. My meal finally comes out.
It was the Choo Chee Salmon (red curry based with coconut milk, green beans, bell pepper, ginger, & basil. It was very good.
Mama Surang’s Thai Kitchen – Good Food but not the best service.
5455 S Fort Apache Rd Las Vegas NV
702-385-0021
www.MamaSurangsThaiKitchen.com
Every THING is subject to change.
Mezzo Bistro and Wine is an Italian Restaurant and Wine Bar located in the NorthWest part of Las Vegas Nevada.
For when the weather is right they offer patio dining.
The patio if you haven’t noticed is dog friendly.
And of course there is indoor dining.
Whatever you order they start you off with a bread basket with olive oil that is embellished with balsamic and lemon.
You might like to try a healthy appetizer like the grilled vegetable plate.
Or try another appetizer that sound healthy called portabella mushroom.
It’s full of lots of cheesy sauce and spinach.
They also offer salads like the beet salad that is drizzled with balsamic and topped with blue cheese and candied walnuts. You can add shrimp, chicken or salmon to the salad. I added chicken. It was slightly dry but tasty.
Some of the dinners offered are –
Sausage (hot or mild) Cacciatore
Below is- Sesame Ahi Tuna with Spinach Risotto and Asparagus
They also offer Veal Parmesan with pasta
Below is chicken riggies
They offer grilled salmon with asparagus and mashed potatoes
For dessert a sweet ending could be a cannoli
Mezzo Bistro and Wine is Worth a Try!
Mezzo Bistro and Wine
4275 N Rancho Dr Las Vegas NV
702-944-8880
www.MezzoBistro.com
Every THING is subject to change.
