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Showing Off

Showing Off is just to show you that I am still cooking and baking. I’m not doing as many new recipes but all the cooked or baked foods that you see are a recipe on this site.

Up above are Sesame, Date, and Banana Cupcakes. Boy did these go fast at a gathering I went to.

Fried potato pierogi and chocolate Bouchons with chocolate frosting and drizzled with ganache ….These went really quick too.

I made butternut squash cinnamon buns and with the leftover dough I stuffed, rolled, and filled it with cinnamon and brown sugar and drizzled it with chocolate sauce. These all went.

Chipotle Rice Corn Cheddar stuffed Peppers. Lots of compliments and these went fast.

Baked Salmon Mousse Balls with Orange Ginger Sauce that sit in little cracker cups also got gobbled up.

Pizza Rolls (no exact recipe…just make pizza or focaccia dough, fill with desired pizza toppings (these were lasagna cheese filling and pizza sauce) and roll like cinnamon buns. Finish with pizza seasoning and a little shredded parmesan)

I bet these will go fast too! and I added some extra cookies I had in my freezer.

Enjoy!!! and that was Showing Off!

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Pizza Rolls – Recipe Idea

I got the idea for pizza rolls after I made butternut squash cinnamon rolls. I just winged a focaccia type dough, rolled it thin, topped it with leftover lasagna cheese filling and some sauce and rolled it just like cinnamon buns. Then I sliced a little off and put each sliced in a non stick sprayed cupcake pan and topped the tops with a little bit of pizza seasoning and a little bit of shredded parmesan. In about 30 minutes at 350F give or take they were done. You can get my ideas for pizza, focaccia, and butternut squash cinnamon rolls here. I got lots of compliments on them and everyone loved them and gobbled them down. My husband said that he could eat them all day long.

Pizza Rolls

Everyone will love them and they make a great appetizers for entertaining.

Enjoy!!!

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NORMS – Las Vegas NV – Least Notable Meal of the Week

NORMS are famous 24/7 California Diner Restaurants and one opened fairly recently in Las Vegas Nevada not too far from the strip. I only heard good things about NORMS and saw them featured on several local TV Shows so I wanted to give them a try. It’s very busy and energetic inside.

It also looks like a diner inside with a mix of all kinds of different tables, bar seating and booths. There are several dining areas on different sides of the bar.

We went with entrees and they are reasonably priced and come with soup and salad. We started with soups…..(actually my husband eat them both because they are not for me)

Creamy chicken noodle soup – A bit too thick but OK.

Gumbo – Not great like Emeril’s but still tasty and ok according to my husband.

Salads were next.

I tried my salad with blue cheese dressing. Too bad …….it taste like they thinned down the dressing too much and it doesn’t taste like blue cheese anymore. My husband the Italian dressing doesn’t have much flavor either.

For my main I tried the grilled wild whitefish.

The grilled whitefish has a light unflavored breading on it. This would taste better if it came with a sauce. I use some hot sauce that is on the table and it helps. The potato is kinda hard and very difficult to mash the butter in with a fork.

But there is no help for the vegetables. They even look like they have expired.

Over cooked old squash….ick

My husband tried the Chicken Fried Steak.

It’s kinda bland. The carrot fingers are kind of wood-ee. Real fresh carrots would taste better. The tater tots have a very hard exteriors.

NORMS does give you a lot of food but you have to not care what it taste like.

NORMS was the least notable meal of the week.

NORMS

4605 W Charleston Blvd Las Vegas NV

702-475-9976

www.NORMS.com

Every THING is subject to change.

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Distill A Local Bar – 24/7 – Restaurant, Bar & Gaming Las Vegas NV – Worth a Try!

Distill is a local bar, restaurant, and gaming type of place with close to a dozen locations around Las Vegas and Henderson Nevada. The Centennial Las Vegas location offers a separate dining room away from the bar and gaming. On the menu they offer all day breakfast and a wide assortment of food.

It’s a mix of traditional tables and booths.

We decided to share the buffalo cauliflower with blue cheese dressing.

It has a crispy tempura coating and is fried to perfection. The hot sauce does run spicy and most people out there will enjoy it. I must confess that I am unusually sensitive to certain ingredients. The hot sauce used either contains too much acidic acid or too much condensed vinegar so the sauce is too painful for my palate but won’t hurt most people. Must people will enjoy this buffalo cauliflower.

For my main I enjoyed the Chili Lime Salad with added Salmon. The Salmon came split open with nice grill marks. It’s easy to see that they prepared the salmon sort of medium-ish as they should. The salad is tasty and different with some pico, corn, and avocado with a mild chili-lime creamy dressing.

The build your own burger came out medium-rare as requested with carefully prepared bacon that still had some wiggle and wasn’t dried out crisp like what most places serve.

Distill offers casual food at reasonable prices.

Distill is Worth a Try!

Distill

6430 N Durango Drive Las Vegas NV

702-722-2999

www.DistillBar.com

Every THING is subject to change.

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Pho Aimie North Las Vegas NV – Worth a Fork!

Pho Aimie is a full service Vietnamese Restaurant located in North Las Vegas Nevada. They offer around 20 varieties of Pho, Vermicelli Plates, Rice Dishes, Crispy Noodle & Rice Noodle Dishes, Soft Beverages, Vietnamese Iced Coffee, and Beer.

They offer appetizers like crispy chicken potstickers

You might like to try one of the Pho.

Above is the #17 Pho that is beef broth and rare steak with added meatballs and brisket (contains rice noodles)

This is the #27 Pho. Called Pho Sate. It’s a Spicy Peanut Soup w Rare Steak and Sate noodles.

Below is lemongrass chicken with rice noodles

Below is Shakin Beef

Pho Aimie is Worth a Fork!

Worth a Fork!

Pho Aimie

2696 W Ann Rd North Las Vegas NV

702-522-8988

www.PhoAimieLV.com

Every THING is subject to change.

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Notable Dish Of The Week – Pork Belly Nom Pang from Nom Pang Las Vegas NV

It’s very rare that I will pick one of my husband’s favorite dishes but I am picking this dish for good reason. He said that this sandwich was amazing! He said that the pork belly was incredible. Even the roll was amazing with the right crunch and just right fluffy interior. He said that this sandwich was so out of the ordinary very good that it might be impossible to order anything else from this restaurant. (it is a baguette sandwich. Normally comes with a spread of mayo (but left off at my husband’s request. It also contains cucumber, scallions, cilantro, pickled carrot, daikon, jalapeƱo, and that spectacular pork belly .) So……That is good reason to make the Pork Belly Nom Pang from Nom Pang the notable dish of the week!

Nom Pang

4275 N Rancho Dr Las Vegas NV

702-268-8288

I have not found a website for Nom Pang. At the moment (subject to change so give them a call) they are open 8am-6pm 7 days a week.

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The Absolute FORKING WORST Potato Chip Ever – FORKING THOUGHTS

The ABSOLUTE FORKING WORST POTATO CHIPS that I ever tried were Christie’s Sweet & Spicy Habanero super natural potato chips.

YUK!

They taste burnt and are too FORKING HOT and burn and are painful to eat.

The bag I got was not edible to me. I honestly don’t think anyone would ever manufacture something so horrible. Maybe that is why Sprouts Grocery was selling them for .99cents a bag?

Those were my FORKING THOUGHTS I doubt anyone’s Forking Thoughts will differ.

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Little Dumpling Las Vegas NV – Worth a Try!

Little Dumpling is a casual American/Chinese Restaurant located in the North/West part of Las Vegas Nevada. In addition to the usual American/Chinese foods they also offer two pages of Thai Style Dishes.

It’s small and cozy inside. They offer booth seating and half booths.

We started out by sharing the potstickers. (they are chicken here)

They are actually quite good here. These are one of the only places that prepares them as they should with a crispy bottom. Most places in the area just fry them crispy all over.

Little Dumpling offers different spicy heat levels on the dishes. 1-10 and number 20. The server said that number 7 is too hot for her so I ordered number 5 and it was pretty hot. My husband ordered number 7 and it was even hotter.

I tried the spicy garlic chicken (it came with white rice).

It is a very generous serving. It also is packed with a good amount of vegetables (bell pepper, onions, carrots, celery, zucchini, baby corn, water chestnuts and bamboo shoots) and tender white meat chicken. The sauce does run sweet. If I was home I would add a little hoisin sauce to this and maybe a splash of sherry.

My husband tried the Kung Pao with beef.

This dish is also very generous in size. It comes with a nice amount of vegetables and peanuts. The sauce is unlike any I ever tried at any Chinese/American Restaurant. The sauce here is a spicy black bean sauce made with Szechwan Peppercorns.

Little Dumpling is Worth a Try!

6430 Sky Point Drive Las Vegas NV

702-251-9828

www.LasVegasLittleDumpling.com

Every THING is subject to change.

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Nom Pang – Las Vegas NV – GREAT Cambodian Foods – Worth a Fork!

Nom Pang recently opened in the North-West Part of Las Vegas Nevada. This is a casual restaurant that offers Cambodian Dishes. Maybe you are not familiar with Cambodian Foods…No worries because if you eat sandwiches you will find something you like. This Cambodian cuisine is very similar to Vietnamese Cuisine. They offer their version of Banh Mi Baguette Sandwiches but here they are called Nom Pang. Also similar to Vietnamese dishes like rice plates, noodle salad bowls, curry and more is offered here. Soft beverages, smoothies, milk teas, slush drinks, iced coffee and boba is offered here.

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

Then you seat yourself.

The tables are topped with napkins, chopsticks, sriracha, and other hot condiments.

I tried a Spicy Lemongrass Chicken Vermicelli Bowl (lettuce, cucumber, bean sprouts, cilantro, cabbage, pickled carrots, dressing, peanuts, crispy shallots)

It’s generous in size and the dark meat chicken is tender and delicious…….It’s actually more flavorful and more spicy than the Vietnamese Versions I’ve tried.

My husband said that the Pork Belly Nom Pang was so amazing he doesn’t know if he can order anything else here (possibly a rice flour baguette or it seemed like, mayo (left off at my husband’s request), cucumber, scallion, pickled carrot, daikon, cilantro, jalapeƱo, pork belly).

Can’t wait to try more!

Nom Pang is Worth a Fork!

Worth a Fork!

Nom Pang

4275 N Rancho Drive Las Vegas NV

702-268-8288

I have not found a website for Nom Pang. At this time they are open 8am-6pm Seven Days a Week.

Every THING is subject to change.

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PRINGLES – Everything Bagel VS Hot Honey

I found several interesting flavors of Pringles Potato Chips at my local Walmart Grocery so I decided to try the Everything Bagel and The Hot Honey Pringles Potato Chips. I was more excited about the everything bagel because that flavor I never saw in a potato chip before……..I give it a try.

I sniff it and it smells weird……..

It doesn’t taste anything like an everything bagel……..How on EARTH did anyone anywhere approve this flavor?………..it actually it taste sort of like margarine. ICK! Disappointed because I wanted this to taste like an everything bagel….Oh Well…..(no onion, no sesame, no garlic, no poppy seeds….just a very weird sort of margarine taste…….:(

I taste the Hot Honey.

It has a much better potato flavor than most Pringles Chips and also is spicy hot…(but not crazy hot) and has a natural sweetness that taste like honey. The Hot Honey Pringles are very good!

The Hot Honey Pringles is the Winner by a LONG Shot!

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