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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Las Vegas and Beyond FOOD News

The Notable Restaurant of the week was Rang’s Cocina Moderne. They are the Notable Restaurant because we’ve dine there over ten times and each and every time each dish and service is perfect. It is very rare that you will get perfect service and perfect food at any restaurant ten times in a row. They are doing something right. They also recently won an award from the Nevada Restaurant Association for Best Rising Star. In case you don’t know this restaurant offers a very nice menu of foods that are a mix of Italian, Spanish, and Filipino. Rang herself does most of the cooking and her husband Benedict does most of the serving. (Pictured above is their wonderfully flavorful and tender slow braised beef cheek).

Inside

Had another notable experience.

Asian Wok is the only American/Chinese Restaurant that I’ve found that offers REAL EAST COAST STYLE American/Chinese foods (Instead of the sticky sweet FLAT Nevada type style). It’s not a fancy place at all but the food really shines. So far we enjoyed “REAL” egg rolls, Szechwan Chicken, pepper beef, ginger scallion flounder, and hot and spicy chicken with shrimp.

No bad dishes to report this week.

In more Las Vegas Food News for Wine People

In even more Las Vegas Food News FOOD TRUCKS will be at Tivoli Village March 9th at The Purim Parade and also March 14th at Food Truck Market Nights.

In more Las Vegas News – RESERVATION BIDDING

In WEIRD Las Vegas Food News I saw ground BORK for sale at my local Smith’s Grocery Store.

In regular WEIRD Food News –

The government is recammending for us to chow down these beaver-like creatures.

Food News – Would YOU pay $19. for one strawberry?

In even WEIRDER Food News ……WOULD YOU PAY OVER $80,000.00 for a single Cheeto?

In more slightly weird Food News –

Did you know that there is such a thing as Zucchini Food Poisoning?

Food News –

PB & J Reese’s are coming out sometime soon!

Food News –

First one in Texas.

Food News – Mixue Fast Food Chain is BIGGER than McDonald’s Now!

Food News -Food Recall

In really weird but true Food News –

Who knew that baby stingrays look like anthropomorphic raviolis?

That was some of the Las Vegas and Beyond Food News

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A Little TASTE of my Local Sprouts Farmers Market Grocery

Sprouts Farmers Markets Grocery Stores are a chain of food markets with Phoenix Arizona Headquarters. They offer a wide selection of natural and organic foods.. They also offer vitamins, bulk items, frozen foods, a deli, pet foods, health, beauty, and more.

Often I buy the organic ground turkey for making meatballs or meatloaves.

I buy mostly produce here for two reasons.

One reason is that certain things like carrots, radishes, and broccoli taste noticeably better than from my big grocery stores.

The other reason is because of the tremendous sales they periodically have.

Anyways below are just a few of the dishes I made with Sprouts Produce.

Stem Broccoli with Peanut Gojogang Sauce

Butternut Squash with Apple Salsa

Carrots with oranges and pistachios

Brussels Sprouts are often a managers special…..I don’t mind.

One day they had farmers cheese for only 99cents a tub so I made blintzes

But sometimes I see strange things here.

I also think that it is strange that they put kosher foods next to pork crumbs

That was a little taste of my local Sprouts Farmers Market Grocery.

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