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The Goodwich – Las Vegas NV – Better to Dine in

The Goodwich is a sandwich restaurant located in downtown Las Vegas Nevada. They offer sandwiches, seasonal sandwiches, burgers, maybe a burrito, sides, soft beverages, and a children’s menu. They offer indoor and patio seating. Indoors you get to view comic book hero’s theme collection scattered all over and on the tables.

You order and pay at the counter and someone runs your food out when it’s ready.

We shared a side called Granny’s Macaroni and Cheese. It’s made with gruyere, white cheddar, munster cheeses, and toasted bread crumbs.

It’s very cheesy and better than most I’ve tried out.

Today I tried the Fish-O off the seasonal menu.

The center of the sandwich is a mild and very meaty white fish that was fried to perfection and is moist with a crispy exterior. The sandwich is enhanced with kimchi aioli, remoulade slaw, and American cheese on a nicely toasted bun. It’s a very good sandwich. I would order it again but would want to try some of the others first.

My husband tried the R-U Chicken Sandwich.

This one is a thick and juicy tempura battered chicken breast. It comes with yellow buffalo sauce, and sweet pepper slaw on a nicely toasted bun. It’s another very good sandwich!

The Goodwich is dog friendly so we came back with the dogs and sat on the patio.

I tried #9 Turkey Thyme – Slow Roasted Turkey breast, apple/sage stuffing, cranberry jam, mayo on a hoagie roll.

I think the food is much better to enjoy fresh ordered inside. We ordered on-line and did take out……This is a very soggy sandwich. Everything is soaking wet……….so it’s hard to judge how it really might be. I don’t really enjoy it…I rip out some turkey that is free of cranberry sauce for the dogs.

My husband tried a #7 Cuban-Esque – pork butt & pork belly, pickle mustard, Swiss cheese, ham, chicharron on white bread.

His sandwich was nicely grilled and he said the meats were very tasty but was upset with the petite amount of meat in the sandwich. He was even MORE UPSET WITH THE ACCIDENTAL MAYO SLAPPED ON>>>>>>>

He also thought all cuban sandwiches should come with pickles?

We also tried some harissa seasoned tater tots here.

The tater tots are prepared nicely…….I don’t really get harissa here but they are still good and are also a large portion.

The Goodwich (Just like most places…………….Better to dine in here)

900 S Las Vegas Blvd Las Vegas NV

702-910-8681

www.TheGoodwitch.com

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Casa Real Mexican Restaurant – Newly Opened Las Vegas NV – Worth a Try!

Casa Real full service Mexican Restaurant and Bar recently opened at 7121 West Craig Road in Las Vegas Nevada. Inside is very decorated with several wide screen TVs, many Mexican artifacts, and nick knacks.

They start you off with complimentary chips and salsa.

I tried a dish that most Mexican restaurants don’t offer……The chef’s specialty dish….The Salmon a la Plancha.

WOW! This is really different…Smashed pumpkin seeds, mild habanero and mango salsas, asparagus, a slightly sweetened white rice that is kinda risotto like, and creamy sweet fried plantains. The flavors are delicious……The fish today was cooked well done but isn’t dry or fishy. If this was cooked slightly less this really would be amazing.

My husband went with a combo fajita (beef, chicken, shrimp with added cheese).

It a very large generous portion and also came with flour tortillas. Some parts of it are better than other parts (just like most fajitas out there). My husband thought that the refried ere very good. His least favorite thing was the chicken because it was dry today.

On another visit we tried a Chile rellleno.

It was different than what I’m used too but was made with a fresh poblano pepper…..I was told that they grilled it instead of frying it today. It was stuffed with cheese and was battered and topped with a Chile type sauce and a drizzle of sour cream.

The Taco Salad with chicken is also a little different. It’s topped with guacamole and some creama. The chicken on it was moist. It is a little smaller than what most places offer but for me it’s a good size.

You can also get tacos here. Seafood, birria, and pork were tried here. All were flavorful and tasty. They came with Mexican style rice and refried beans.

Our server was attentive and the margaritas were strong.

Casa Real is newly opened. Worth a Try!

7121 W Craig Rd Las Vegas NV – 256-452-1375

www.CasaRealMexicanRestaurantNV.com

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2 Hour Braised Napa Cabbage or Stuffed Dumplings Recipe

There is a popular trend of frying cabbage lately. One of the fried cabbage recipes I came across was from Chef Adeena Sussman. Her recipe was called Melted Green Cabbage. She fried her cabbage wedges, fried the shallots and garlic, then put it all in a pan with broth, wine and seasoning cover it up and transfer to an oven for two hours.

This recipe is a different variation but is inspired by Chef Aleena Sussman’s recipe.

I do cabbage very often. It always gets crispy edges so I prefer to skip the frying of the cabbage. I just left my pan uncovered and I got crispy edges. This turned out to be a tasty different cabbage recipe that you can serve with anything. My Napa cabbage was sort of smaller so I got around 4 servings.

Ingredients for around 4 servings

1 Napa cabbage – quartered but not cored.

1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil

2 teaspoons sea salt

1 teaspoon ground black pepper

10 garlic cloves

2 large shallots cut into thick slices

1/2 cup white wine

1 Tablespoon vegetable soup base (I used Better Than Bouillon Brand)

1/2 teaspoon dried thyme

1 Tablespoon unsalted butter

optional – parsley, and or chives to finish

Directions

Preheat oven to 300 degrees F.

In a small bowl mix together the wine, thyme with the vegetable paste and add it to your pan. Also add the butter to the pan. Place the cabbage, shallots, and garlic in the pan. Sprinkle the cabbage with olive oil. Sprinkle the salt and pepper.

Put this on the middle rack of your preheated 300 degree F oven for two hours.

After two hours it should look like this.

If desired sprinkle with parsley and or chives.

2 hour Braised Napa Cabbage

A Special THANKS!!!!! To Chef Adeena Sussman for her recipe so I could come up with what I got here.

The Cabbage was very good but I got the idea that it would be even more amazing in a dumpling……so…..

Then I made half a batch of Shirley Chung’s dumpling dough (2 c. flour, 1/2+1/8 cup water, 1/2 teaspoon salt) I chopped up one cabbage wedge with three braised garlic cloves chopped fine and part of a shallot chopped and mixed in one egg)

boiled them till they float.

Maybe I’ll fry them?

Then I fried around half of the dumplings in around a stick of butter and some of the oil that was sitting in the dumpling dish.

Stuffed Dumplings with two hour Braised Cabbage

These were FORKING Delicious!

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Pumpernickel Crisps Recipe

I’ve been making lots of crisps lately. I thought I’d try to make pumpernickel today.

This will make about 6 servings

1 cup flour

1/2 cup dark rye flour

1/4 cup wheat graham flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

2 Tablespoons unsweetened cocoa

1 Tablespoon dark brown sugar

1 Tablespoon caraway seeds + more for finishing

1/4 teaspoon ground cumin

1/4 teaspoon ground coriander

1/4 teaspoon granulated garlic

1 teaspoon onion flakes

poppy seeds – to taste to finish

flake sea salt – to taste to finish

1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil + MORE to spray dough

1/2 cup water (maybe add 1 more tablespoon if needed)

Directions

Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.

In a large bowl mix together the flours, baking powder, cocoa, sugar, caraway seeds, cumin, coriander, garlic, onion flakes, oil, water.

Divide in three balls.

Over parchment place and flatten a dough ball. Cover with plastic wrap and roll thin. Place this on a baking sheet.

Remove plastic wrap.

Spray dough with olive oil, sprinkle salt flakes, poppy seeds, and caraway seeds.

This goes on middle rack of preheated 450F degree oven for around 13-14 minutes or until done.

When it’s hot it might still be soft. Wait till it cools. If not crisp enough turn it over and give it two or three minutes.

Pumpernickel Crisps

ENJOY!!!!!

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My Trip to New China Cuisine – North Las Vegas NV – Nevada Style Chinese Food….Soy Sauce Forward

New China Cuisine offers your usual American Chinese Foods and also offers NEW Boiling Cajun Shellfish dishes and a milk tea menu instead of the sushi they recently offered. They are located in North Las Vegas Nevada. It looks like your typical Chinese Restaurant with roomy booths and Chinese Style decorations.

I went with Szechuan Chicken.

It’s a very large portion and does come with LOTS of tender crisp vegetables. I have red and green bell peppers, baby corn, water chestnuts, bamboo shoots, onions, carrots, and zucchini. The white meat chicken is MASTERFULLY tender…….The sauce is kinda flat and not very spicy……It taste mostly like thick soy sauce………Like from not all but most of the American Chinese Restaurants I’ve been to in Nevada……I’m beginning to think that Nevada Style American Chinese Food mostly taste like soy sauce………..

speaking of soy sauce……

The Hunan Beef also is MASTERFULLY TENDER like butter but taste even more like soy sauce. It comes with nicely steamed broccoli.

That was my trip to New China Cuisine……It might be Nevada Style American Chinese Food because what we tried was extremely soy sauce forward.

5515 Camino Al Norte North Las Vegas NV

702-438-3888

www.NewChinaCuisine.com

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John Mull’s Meats & Road Kill Grill – Las Vegas NV – Worth a Try!

John Mull’s Meats & Road Kill Grill might look familiar to you if you watch Food Network’s Diners Drive-ins and Dives.

John Mull’s Meats & Road Kill Grill is located in the North Central Part of Las Vegas Nevada in a residential section. Around seventy years back this business was a slaughter house and meat shop that did catering. They no longer slaughter their own cattle here. They added a few outdoor picnic tables and serve mostly take out barbecue. They offer soups, sandwiches, dinners, and a variety of combo plates. The choices for the combo plates are – brisket, 1/4 chicken, hot link, pulled pork, pulled chicken, rib tips, pork ribs, (Tuesday-Thursday Tri-Tip).

I planned to dine here with the dogs because I read that this place is dog friendly but I had no idea that the place would be packed like sardines with people. It wasn’t the right environment to dine here with dogs so I waited in the car with the dogs and we did take out like most people.

Portions are tiny here……HA!…..I’m FORKING KIDDING!

My husband got an enormous combo plate with pulled chicken, pulled pork, brisket, macaroni and cheese, beans, cornbread, and a side order of hot links.

I got a combo plate of 1/4 dark chicken, brisket, macaroni and cheese, yams, and cornbread. Oh and it’s not tiny either.

My husband and I favored some things over other things….But the dogs enjoyed everything!

Between us out of what we tried we liked best the 1/4 dark chicken, pulled pork, hot links, beans, yams, sweet cornbread.

We both thought the brisket was tasty but we received a mix of fatty and lean brisket. Some pieces were dried out and others were moist.

We both thought that the macaroni and cheese was strange……..I thought it seemed like macaroni that was suspended in cream cheese with a little bit of cheddar mixed in.

“I enjoy the macaroni and cheese!” says the pup!

John Mull’s Meats & Road Kill Grill is Worth a Try!

3730 Thom Blvd Las Vegas NV

702-645-1200

www.JohnMullsMeats.com

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Honey Salt – Las Vegas NV – Pretty Darn Good – Worth a Try!

Honey Salt is a farm-to-table type restaurant and bar located in the Summerlin part of Las Vegas Nevada. They offer weekend brunch, weekday lunch, dinner, vegan menu, kids menu, and more. They also have an outside patio for when the weather is nice.

When you walk in you see a vintage salt and pepper collection.

Other vintage items are used to decorate the cozy place.

Today I went with the Mighty Kale Salad with added Salmon. (kale, hearts of palm, apples, grapes, Thai basil, cilantro, kaffir lime leaves, Fresno chili, crispy chickpeas, vegetarian tom yum vinaigrette)

It’s all tasty together. Surprisingly I really enjoy the fresh cut grapes in here. The crispy chickpeas are almost like nuts. The kale looks fried but was really marinated. The salmon is well seasoned and was prepared perfect. All GOOD here!

My husband got the Roasted Ribeye Sandwich (provolone cheese, caramelized onion, horseradish aioli (requested on side), pickle chips, house potato chips)

The ribeye is tender like butter…..All GOOD here too!

We also shared a side of macaroni and cheese. (it has some kale, hatch chili, and breadcrumbs)

The flavors are very good but the pasta is mushy…..Maybe it’s that southern style that is served mushy?

Honey Salt – Pretty Darn Good – Worth a Try!

Honey Salt – 1031 Rampart Blvd Las Vegas NV

www.HaneySalt.com

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Yotam Ottolenghi Style Spaghetti Squash with Chickpeas, Spinach, and Za’Atar Recipe

I had a spaghetti squash to use and wanted to find a Yotam Ottolenghi recipe. I wondered how he would do a Spaghetti Squash? Oh and incase you don’t know he is a multi award wining chef, restauranteur, and cookbook author. His recipes that I’ve done so far are all unique and uniquely FORKING DELICIOUS…..ANYWAYS>>>>>I couldn’t find a spaghetti squash recipe from Yotam Ottolenghi so I used one of his pasta recipes as a guild for Spaghetti Squash……Besides swapping spaghetti squash for pasta I made a few slight changes. Maybe the other biggest change was to use much more spinach than for the pasta recipe. I just felt it needed it. Serving size is difficult to determine because I don’t know if you want a tiny dish or a big bowl full. I think that this will be at least 6 servings. But some people will get more servings.

Ingredients for around 6 servings

3+1/2 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil + a little extra to spray squash pan

1 small onion – fine chop

3 garlic cloves – crushed and fine chopped

1 teaspoon ground cumin

1 Tablespoon thyme – chopped

7 anchovies – chopped (about half a 2 ounce can ….you can freeze what you don’t use)

1 medium lemon – juice and zest

2 – 15 oz cans chickpeas – drained and rinsed

1 teaspoon dark brown sugar

1 1/2 cups chicken or vegetable stock (I used vegetable)

1 spaghetti squash – If you can cut in half but not long ways and remove seeds and membranes……..I note that this is hard to do and you can get injured. If this is too chancy just cook the spaghetti squash whole…..and remove the seeds and membranes when it is cool enough to handle…….It might take slightly longer)

12 oz bag frozen spinach

1 tablespoon parsley

1 1/2 teaspoons za’atar

sea salt – to taste

black pepper – to taste

Directions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F

Spray pan with olive oil.

Put either whole squash or half squash (cleaned out) on pan.

The squash usually needs 45-60 minutes on the middle rack. Or cook till soft to touch.

While the squash is cooking.

On hight heat cook the onions, garlic, cumin, thyme, anchovies, lemon zest, 1/2 teaspoon sea salt, 1/2 teaspoon black pepper till golden in color 3-4 minutes.

Reduce heat to medium. Add the chickpeas and sugar. Fry 8 minutes.

Add stock and lemon juice. Simmer 6 minutes.

Stir in frozen spinach. Give it about 2 minutes.

Add spaghetti squash.

Serve and finish with za’atar and parsley.

Yotam Ottolenghi Style Spaghetti Squash with Chickpeas, Spinach, and Za’atar

It’s FORKING DELICIOUS!!!!!

A Special THANKS!!!! to Yotam Ottolenghi for his Gigli with Chickpeas and Za’atar recipe so I could come up with what I did!

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The FANTABULOUS Dish – The Golden Pouches from Lemongrass & Lime Thai Bistro Las Vegas NV

Sometimes you go to a restaurant and try a dish that is so FORKING SCRUMPTIOUS it is just FANTABULOUS>>>You feel they deserve an award or prize for making something so over the top delicious————-Lemongrass & Lime is a Thai Bistro with two locations in Las Vegas Nevada. They have earned a “Best Of” by Las Vegas Review Journal and has also won GOLD as the 2023 Winner .

They do many great dishes but these Golden Pouches are so FORKING Fabulous they just might appeal to everyone out there.

They are little crisp rice paper pouches that contain mashed potatoes. They sit in this most amazing massaman curry accented with crispy shallots. It’s amazing! I’ve had them somewhere else and the sauce that sat in there was a different curry that wasn’t as delicious. Even my husband who hates most curries thinks that this is really delicious.

The Golden Pouches from Lemongrass and Lime is an “Official” FANTABULOUS Dish.

8431 Farm Rd Las Vegas NV – 702-566-4727

www.LemongrassandLime.com

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Island Comfort (Guam) Barbecue Restaurant Las Vegas NV – BBQ Chicken might be too salty

Island Comfort is a small casual order at the counter restaurant that offers Guam Style Barbecue in Las Vegas Nevada.

They offer Guam Style Comfort Food Plates. That means you get TONS of food stuffed into a styrofoam container.

I tried the #2 BBQ Chicken – 3 chicken thighs with 2 scoops red rice, potato salad and chicken kelaguen (Guam chicken salad) This also came with a condiment called finadenne (vinegar, soy sauce, scallions, pepper)

The chicken has a nice char and has a really great moist texture…….But for me it is WAY TOO SALT FOWARD………To me it’s a SALT BOMB. It taste like I am chugging soy sauce. I DON’T KNOW IF THIS IS TYPICAL or an OFF BATCH? I do note that I might be slightly sensitive to salt…..But hey nothing crazy…I DO salt my food and I do EAT salted pretzels and salted nuts so I do eat more salt than some people. However my husband tolerates far more salt than I do and it is also too salty for him so I can say that this chicken bbq was too salt forward. The potato salad is ok. The chicken kelaguen (chicken salad is edible but a little dry. The rice is one note but maybe it’s suppose to be one note?

My husband tried the #3 All-In-One Plate – bbq chicken, spare rib, short rib, empanada, and lumpia with 2 scoops red rice, potato salad, chicken kelaguen (chicken salad), and condiment finadenne (vinegar, soy sauce, scallions, pepper)

He said the best thing in the plate was the lumpia (thing that looks like a spring roll stuffed with pork). The BBQ chicken ran extra salty. The beef rib had the same flavor but seemed less salty but was tough today. The pork rib was better but had very little meat on it. The rest ok.

I wanted to like this place and there were other plates that I wanted to try. I don’t know if I hit them on an off day or not?

This restaurant has an impressive 4.5 star average on Yelp so that means that most people do enjoy the food here.

That was my trip to Island Comfort.

Your experience may or may not differ.

Island Comfort 3231 N Decatur Blvd Las Vegas NV – 702-992-3866

www.IslandComfortLV.com

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