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2 Course $25. Lunch at ANIMA By Edo – Las Vegas NV – Worth a Fork!

ANIMA By Edo is sort of upscale New American Restaurant located in The Gramercy in Las Vegas Nevada. Lunch service just started and they are offering two course lunches for $25.00 with a few add on options.

I started with the Dealer’s Choice Salad. Today it was described as a Peach Panzanella Salad.

It’s fancy and different. It has lots of different fancy produce in it and fresh tasting pistachios. It’s a bit radish heavy but the radishes are very good and a much better quality and freshness than what I get at my local markets. The salad is large and I shared a nice amount because I could.

My husband started out with the 30 Day Dry Aged Stripling Carpaccio in Puri Bread stuffed with Payoyo Cheese Espuma and topped with Black Truffle Vinaigrette.

WOW! The Puri Bread is almost like bread egg shells. I didn’t taste the meat but the Puri Bread and Cheese Foam was interesting.

I had to try the Salmon A La Plancha.

I do have to say that the salmon really is amazing and has been prepared so masterful that the skin is crunchy and taste like a potato chip. It even stayed crispy with moist medium cooked fish. Adorning the salmon is summer squash, confit tomatoes, sauce vierge, and green goddess allioli.

My husband enjoyed the Rigatoni Amatriciana with belly bacon ends, and sun-dried tomato pomodoro.

My husband also added on a Bikini Pressed Sandwich ($10. Sobrasada, Matton Cheese) to go that he enjoyed a little latter.

The 2 Course $25.00 Lunch by ANIMA By Edo is sure Worth a Fork!

Worth a Fork!

ANIMA By Edo

9205 W Russel Rd Las Vegas NV

702-202-4291

www.ANIMAByEdo.com

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Tamba – FORKING AMAZING Modern Indian-ish Food – Las Vegas NV – Worth a Fork!

Tamba is a sort of upscale Modern Indian-ish restaurant and bar located in Town Square that is close to the Las Vegas Strip and the Las Vegas Airport in Nevada. In the first dining room there is a large bar, a Dj, a modern but rich atmosphere and medium-loud Indian music filling the air.

The menu is more Indian than anything but also is adorned with some Asian-ish.

We started out by sharing the Tamarind Spiced Hamachi (Asian Pear, curry emulsion, tamarind ponzu, & Serrano. Very Good!

Next was Tambazushi Wagyu (Charred Margret River Wagyu, caviar, tamarind ponzu, yuzo kosho, truffle oil, garlic chips) FORKING AMAZING!

Samosa Chaat (crisp folded samosa, masala potatoes, peas, pomegranate, sev, curry spiced chickpeas) – FORKING AMAZING!

With some Garlic Cilantro Naan Bread – Best Naan Bread!

Main was the Charcoal Live Fire Lemongrass Fish Tikka (Chilean Sea Bass, ajwain, madras curry, tomato salad, kachumber salad, tamarind, mint chutney) – FIREWORKS AMAZING!

The fish was so darn perfect……so juicy the flakes just fell apart…and all those flavors…WOW! Either the Best or one of the Best fish dishes I had this year.

We ordered the Jangiri Crunch for dessert (crispy jalebi, coconut pak, passionfruit mousse, kiffir lime ice cream, spiced crumble, lime syrup)

Then someone got a complimentary birthday sorbet.

Fennel chocolates came with the check.

Tamba is Worth a Fork!

Worth a Fork!

Tamba – Contemporary Indian

6671 Las Vegas Blvd South Las Vegas NV (In Town Square)

1-702-798-7889

www.TambaLasVegas.com

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Jerk Inspired Turkey Meatballs & Sauce Recipe

I got the idea in my head for Jerk Seasoned Meatballs. I worked carefully on a spice blend and came up with something special. I called them Jerk Inspired because I didn’t make them as hot as real jerk should be. Also “REAL JERK” needs to make made with Scotch Bonnet Peppers that are burning hot. They came out FORKING Fabulous. I think everyone out there would enjoy them. I carefully made up a spice mix. You need to make the spice mix first and 3/4 cup of the spice mix gets mixed into the turkey mixture and the rest flavors the sauce for the meatballs. Serving size is always difficult to determine because I don’t know if you want to make them for appetizers, lunch, or dinner. Today I made the balls a little bigger and got 67 meatballs. I guesstimate 1-2 meatballs per appetizer portion, about three meatballs per lunch portion, and 4-5 meatballs per dinner portion.

Ingredients for Jerk Spice Mix

6 Tablespoons dark brown sugar

1 Tablespoon dry ground ginger

1 Tablespoon granulated onion

1 Tablespoon granulated garlic

2 teaspoons cayenne pepper

2 teaspoons paprika

2 teaspoons sea salt

2 ground teaspoons allspice

1 teaspoon ground cloves

1 teaspoon ground black pepper

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon ground cumin

1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg

1 teaspoon dried thyme

1 Tablespoon dried parsley

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Jerk Inspired Turkey Meatballs

3 pounds ground turkey

6 eggs – beaten

1+1/2 cup panko bread crumbs

8 cloves garlic – crushed to paste

3/4 cup Jerk Spice Mix

1 cup cooked chopped bell peppers and onions (a couple tablespoons oil)

1/2 cup scallions – chopped

non stick spray

olive oil spray

Directions – Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray sheet pans with non stick spray. Mix together in a large mixing bowl – Turkey, eggs, panko, garlic, 3/4 cup Jerk Spice Mix, onions, peppers, scallions all get mixed together. Ball them out on already non stick sprayed pans and spray the tops of meatballs with olive oil. They go in a preheated 350 degree oven for around 15 minutes.

Sauce-

28 oz can crushed San Marzano tomatoes

Rest of Jerk Spice Mix

Big squirt of honey (around two tablespoons

Either heat up for meatballs or reheat on meatballs.

Jerk Inspired Turkey Meatballs

Enjoy!!!!!!!!]

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My TRIP to Up In Scoops Ice Cream Shop – Las Vegas NV – Very 80s Some 70s & 90s too!

I normally wouldn’t put an Ice Cream Shop on my blog but Up In Scoops in Las Vegas Nevada has such a unique and different atmosphere. It’s like a little free museum of the 80s. Just treat yourself to something sweet here and look around for free.

First buy something.

I got spumoni gelato and my husband got a chocolate gelato.

Even the table tops are decorated in the 80s.

That was my Trip to Up In Scoops.

Up In Scoops

4624 W Sahara Ave. Las Vegas NV

702-272-0068

www.Up-In-Scoops.ueniweb.com

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Caramella at Planet Hollywood – The Wednesday & Thursday 3 Course $49.99 – Worth a Try! – Las Vegas NV

Caramella is a fine dining Italian Restaurant located on the second floor in Planet Hollywood on the Las Vegas Strip in Nevada. It’s very rich looking inside. Stone accented walls with a few strange embellishments.

All around the room are also large ceramic spotted cats.

The Motown Music that fills the air seems a bit out of place. They also have patio seating with a view of the Strip.

Besides their regular menu they list a 3 course $49.99 menu (subject to change) but you have to ask for because they don’t push it.

It’s a great savings from their regular menu. It’s like getting two salads and two desserts for free. The wine deal isn’t the finest wine but it is much lower in price than the cheapest bottle of wine on their menu so you might want to give it a try. If you get the same server as we did …you might get told not to order the bottomless wine because it’s horrible. (True it’s not the best. But you don’t feel like spending over a $100.00 on one bottle that is really worth much less. soooooooooo that’s up to you.

I have to give them credit for both salads. The Caesar and the Arugula with shaved fennel both surpassed my expectations.

Caesar Salad

Arugula with shaved fennel (not much fennel) but the dressing is exceptionally great! It’s hard to see and was described as a vinaigrette but is really this crazy vegetable mash.

Stuffed (with cheese) Chicken Parmesan is reasonably good!

Salmon al Forno is also reasonably good!

And the sweet ending was the Signature Caamella Tart

It’s like caramel, chocolate, rich cream, and more chocolate. It’s above many out there!

Then on the way out you can purchase something sweet if you want.

Caramella at Planet Hollywood is Worth a Try!

3667 Las Vegas Blvd Las Vegas NV

702-785-5551

www.Caesars.com

www.TAOGroup.com

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Tikva’s Grill – Las Vegas NV – Kosher Casual Mediterranean Grill – Worth a Fork!

Tikva’s Grill is a casual Israeli Style Kosher Mediterranean Restaurant in Las Vegas Nevada. Here you order things like falafels, shawarma, kabobs, schnitzel, and hummus. It’s casual. You order and pay at the counter and seat yourself.

We shared a three meat platter and it comes with TONS of salads, dips and made in house pita breads.

The salads and dips are fresh and well flavored. One of the tomato salads is spicy. Some are also sweeter than I’m used to like the carrot salad. The pickles also run sharp. Pita is fresh made in house but is more flat than fluffy.

The three meat plate we got was beef kabob, steak, and chicken thigh with 1/2 rice and 1/2 fries.

The meats are all very fresh tasting, deep with flavor, and all are very juicy. The char on the steak is especially delicious.

The fries are fresh, HOT, and with fluffy interiors.

Tika’s Grill is Worth a Fork!

Worth a Fork!

Tikva’s Grill

2101 S Decatur Blvd Las Vegas NV

702-476-9931

www.TikvasGrill.com

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Taco Flavored Turkey Weenies Recipe

I’ve been making a lot of snack type foods for gatherings and thought up these mini tacos. I made them out of turkey because ground turkey is very inexpensive and easy to feed a big group of people with….I also thought that instead of traditional loose meat in a taco it would be better to have it more solid so it’s easier to eat in a group and I can also make it more moist that way. I used three pounds of ground turkey and made 54 turkey weenies so that is about 54 cocktail servings or maybe 12 dinners?

Ingredients –

3 lbs. ground turkey

6 eggs – lightly beaten

1 + 1/2 cup panko

8 cloves garlic – ground to paste

7 oz mild hatch chili – (roasted, stem & seeds removed – diced)

1 cup -10 oz. roasted & diced peppers & onions

5 Tablespoons Taco Seasoning (this makes more than you need – 1/4 cup chili powder, 1 t.granulated garlic, 1 t. granulated onion, 1/4 t. cayenne, 1 t. oregano, 2 t. smoked paprika, 2 T. ground cumin, 1T+1t. sea salt, 2 t. ground black pepper.)

1/2 cup scallions – chopped

1/4 cup hatch chili liquid that came out of peppers when you roasted them. (or chicken broth)

non stick spray

olive oil for spraying weenies

Directions

Pre-heat oven to 350F.

Spray sheet pans with non stick spray.

Mix all the ingredients together in a large bowl.

Pack meat into pastry bag and squeeze out about pinky length weenies with a little space around them.

After about 15 minutes in the oven they will be done and you can stuff them into mini tacos and top as desired.

You can chill or freeze some for latter. When cold they need about 20 minutes in a 350F oven. I topped them with pico (tomatoes, onions, cilantro, pickled jalapeƱos, jalapeƱo brine, lime juice, salt, pepper)

Taco Flavored Turkey Weenies (1/2 got pickled avocado and other half I piped Rondele garlic herb cheese

ENJOY!!!!!!!

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My Trip to the Volcano Grille (S. Durango Dr.) Las Vegas NV – Not the best.

The Volcano Grill is (according to their website) the world’s first Fast-Casual Hibachi Restaurant with two locations in Las Vegas Nevada. You order and pay at the counter and either order some sort of plate or bowl or hibachi burrito. Then you get your drink and seat yourself.

We saw them recently featured on two different local Las Vegas TV shows and they seemed so good we wanted to give them a try. They also won some sort of Channel 5 award for excellence.

I tried a 1/2 fried chicken and a 1/2 (premium) salmon with 1/2 noodles 1/2 grilled rice with a miso strawberry salad. My salad comes first.

The salad cam with fried crispy noodles on the side and is adorned with dried out carrot shreds that seem old.

Then our meals come.

I got 1/2 fried chicken, 1/2 (premium) salmon 1/2 grilled rice, 1/2 noodles and some extra sauces ginger, sweet garlic, sriracha.

Chicken – dry and stringy

salmon – slightly over cooked

noodles – ok

rice – ok

All the sauces were weird

My husband had the 1/2 beef (m/r), 1/2 shrimp, 1/2 noodles, 1/2 grilled rice and the Japanese salsa sauce, mustard sauce.

The best of the plate surprisingly was the beef – a little over but ok

Shrimp taste old but are not spoiled

Eggrolls are soggy.

Volcano Grille – Not the best (slight update the owner saw my pictures and said that they were having a bad day on the day of my visit and invited us back. We were not interested in returning since this place is further out than we normally go)

Volcano Grille

7150 S Durango Dr. Las Vegas NV

702-750-0150

www.VolcanoGrille.com

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