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NEW WEirD DIFFerenT Limited & Special Edition Foods Out There September 2023

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There is always something new, weird, different, limited, or special edition in the wonderful world of food. We never know WTFork that we will come across when we shop for food.

Up above is what I’m guessing is-

LIMITED EDITION – Kellogg’s Shocking Orange Rice Krispies. I wonder if they make your teeth orange too! That could be shocking.

DIFFERENT and maybe SPECIAL EDITION – Kellogg’s Mindcraft Frosted Flakes with CREEPER BIT Marshmallows…??? I wonder if those green creeper bit marshmallows taste like weird?

DIFFERENT – Duncan’ Hines – Dolly Parton’s Southern Style Banana Cake Mix with OTHER natural flavors…..(WTFORK are other? natural flavors? Otter butts, lizard spit, beetle poop?) Haven’t tried this so it could be great or a BUST!

Found a bunch of different puffs.

DIFFERENT – Outstanding Puffs – Kansas City BBQ flavored……Ummmm?

DIFFERENT – Shrewd Food – Protein Puffs in Brick Oven Pizza Flavor. Too bad I didn’t buy them. I’d like to try them right now!

DIFFERENT – Outstanding Puffs – That are Hella Hot flavored. They sound too spicy hot but I don’t know if they are. I enjoy regular hot…..Hella hot just sounds too hot. I wonder how hot they sell?

DIFFERENT – Moon Cheese Yum Inferno – Dam I should have bought them. They sound yummy but hot. But what flavor is moon cheese?

DIFFERENT – Outstanding Puffs in Chill Ranch…??? Not sure about that flavor. Much taste like a mouthful of buttermilk powder?

DIFFERENT – Chester’s Poppers in jalapeño cheese whirlz…….sound tasty they might be?

Done with puffs for now.

DIFFERENT – Ronilli premium cauliflower crumbs……..I don’t know how they are so I can’t judge………I know I tried cauliflower crackers before and they had a really sour taste so I’m afraid to try cauliflower crumbs…..

DIFFERENT – Starburst Cotton Candy………(ick)

WEIRD – Giants bacon ranch cashews and dill pickle pistachios…..That’s NUTS!

WEIRD – Blue Diamond almonds that are blueberry flavored……

DIFFERENT – Simple Truth Nut Butter Bites in Cocoa Beat Almond flavor…OPPS! I mean Coca BEET Almond…….I’m thinking that these seem like filling for a chocolate candy…..

DIFFERENT – Jeni’s Ice Cream in flavors I’ve never seen before….Brambleberry Crisp and Gooey Butter Cake

I saw lots of interesting flavors of Haagen Dazs….

DIFFERENT and maybe NEW – Haagen Dazs Summer Berry Cake Pop, Black and White Cookie, Bourbon Vanilla bean Truffle

and

DIFFERENT and maybe NEW – Haagen Dazs Dulce de Leche Churro

and

DIFFERENT and maybe NEW – Haagen Dazs Rum Tres Leches and Bourbon Praline Pecan….OH GOSH they all sound fabulous! I think I just gained ten pounds just by thinking about tasting all those ice creams. I didn’t buy any either…this time.

Good old ketchup is new and different now too!

NEW – Heinz Ketchup in habanero and chipotle…..Both flavors do sound good to me.

And there is usually something Oreo.

DIFFERENT – Nabisco Soft Baked Oreo Cakesters.

Well that was the new, weird, different, limited, and special edition foods out there for September 2023. Who know WTFork we’ll come across next month.

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Dining Out With DOGS at SNS Diner BBQ North Las Vegas NV

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SNS Diner & BBQ is also known as Southern Nevada BBQ and is located in North Las Vegas Nevada. They offer breakfast, and a lunch/dinner menu of comfort foods. They also offer daily specials and of course barbecue. If they look or sound familiar it might be because they’ve been featured on Food Network’s Diners Drive-ins and Dives.

They have all kinds of seating inside.

Outside was only three tables but we managed to get one and the dogs were very happy about that.

We tried a bbq corned beef sandwich with a side salad. The side salad came out first.

The dogs got to eat my cucumbers from the salad.

My husband started out with a cup of gumbo.

He thought it was good and my digs were excited to eat some of the sausage in it.

I gave my dogs a small amount of the smoked corned beef.

They do a mild kind of corned beef here but it is tender. (The smoked pastrami here is more like an east coast style…Well it was last time…) The dogs got mostly bbq chicken that was very good! It was really tender, lightly smoked with crispy skin and really perfect! They also got bbq pulled pork, the tender brisket, some macaroni and cheese, and a little sweet cornbread (not pictured).

The dogs were very pleased with SNS Diner & BBQ and can’t wait to return.

That was Dining out With DOGS at SNS Diner & BBQ North Las Vegas NV

3229 Losee Rd North Las Vegas NV – 702-269-9696

www.SNSDiner.com

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In Memory of Louie 5-5-2001 – 3-3-2017

A Little Taste of Pizza Rock Las Vegas NV

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Pizza Rock will soon have three locations in Las Vegas Nevada. This pizza restaurant is like no other. The chef and co-owner is a 13 time world pizza champion. This restaurant serves a variety of pizzas (Neapolitan, classic Italian, classic American, Sicilian, Roman, and gluten free) from four different ovens. They also offer 23 rotating drafts, craft cocktails, and 60 bottled and canned beers.

This isn’t your grandpa’s pizza shop.

Interesting “Rock” music fills the air.

We started out by sharing the gorgonzola and apple salad.

It’s a good size for two people and contains mixed greens, spicy candied walnuts, gorgonzola, apples, dried cherries, balsamic vinaigrette.

We tried an Italian Style Artichoke Joe.

This one is mozzarella, marinated artichokes, spinach, garlic, provolone, ground pepper, and a squirt of fresh lemon. It’s a nice sturdy pizza that doesn’t seem too heavy. It’s actually on the thin side but sturdy with a crisp chewy crust.

We also tried the WORLD CUP WINNER OF NAPLES ITALY Pizza Napoletana Margherita (San Marzano tomatoes, mozzarella fior di latte, basil, extra virgin olive oil, sea salt)

It does differ in every way from other Neapolitan pizzas I’ve tried. The crust is not wet in the center like some and is an all over moist, thin, and foldable. The sauce is rich and much heavier applied than others I’ve tried. The cheese isn’t melted as much and is in thicker chunks instead of a thin layer across the surface.

That was just a little taste of Pizza Rock.

201 N. 3rd Street Las Vegas NV – 702-385-0838

www.PizzaRockLasVegas.com

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888 Korean BBQ Las Vegas NV – MOSTLY VERY GOOD….Worth a Try!

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888 Korean BBQ has a location in Chinatown Plaza in Chinatown Las Vegas Nevada. They are an all-you-can-eat Korean BBQ that is halal. They offer three levels of menus. Menu “A” black Angus $25.95, Menu “B” Prime $31.95, Menu “C” Kobe Style $42.95 (prices are subject to change). All the menus offer many appetizers, many selections of proteins, vegetables, soup, rice, and more. We picked from menu “B” and we had close to 50 choices. There are a few rules for dining here. You have a 90 minute time limit, no leftovers, and no to go.

Whatever you order they start you out with some banchan (side dishes). Today we got salad, thin radish slices, kimchi, macaroni salad, bean sprouts, onions with peppers and a slice of some kind of vegetable.

Between us we tried a lot of appetizers.

corn cheese

snow crab

fried beef & pork dumplings

spicy tuna on crispy rice

chicken karaage – THIS ONE WAS FORKING AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!OMG YUM!!!! The MOST DELICIOUS chicken karaage by a mile………Even the sauce was incredible I wish I could buy just this to bring home……The others were good and or tasty but……Next time I’m eating more of this. I’m coming back to eat more of this for sure.

For the bbq they set up a sheet tray next to your table with your dishes that include the items you need to bbq up.

Above are brisket, pork toro, tempura shrimp, and corn cheese.

above are mushrooms, brisket, bulgogi beef, bulgogi chicken, and spicy chicken. We also got onions. Now we go and bbq things up.

Out of what I tried……(I’m not a beef person….but)….The bulgogi beef was the best. It was infused with delicious flavors and was so tender it melted in my mouth. The brisket was also very good but wasn’t infused with delicious flavors. The better chicken was the what I think was the spicy chicken that was red in color. That one was delicious and moist. My least favorite was what I think was the bulgogi chicken. It seemed like it was over marinated and had a sort of leather-ee weird texture and not the best flavor.

This is some of the better chicken in a radish slice.

My husband’s least favorite was the pork because it came out chewy. My husband’s two favorites were the bulgogi beef and the spicy chicken.

You probably won’t go wrong with the bulgogi beef, the spicy chicken, and the chicken karaage.

888 Korean BBQ is Worth a TRY!

4215 Spring Mountain Rd Las Vegas NV – 702-480-6552

www.888-KoreanBBQ.com

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FORKING TASTY Cheese Straws Recipe

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I came up with this recipe and it came out so tasty and so easy you will love it. You don’t have to use a piping bag like I did. I did mine with a professional sized tip and it was not real hard but some work to do. I found out on my 2nd try with a home cooks star tip that it was even harder because the tips are meant for frosting not dough. It’s easier and better to roll the dough. You can just roll the dough into 24 logs (half, half, half again, and so on). If you eat one then you have 24 servings. If you eat two at a sitting then you have 12 servings.

Ingredients for around 12 servings

3 ounces mature cheddar cheese (I buy the cheddar that Costco sells) – shredded

4 ounces flour

1/4 teaspoon smoked paprika

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1/4 teaspoon Old Bay Seasoning

2+1/2 ounce sweet butter – melted

1 egg – lightly beaten

non stick spray.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

Lightly spray a baking sheet with non stick spray.

In a large mixing bowl mix together all the ingredients (expect non stick spray) (cheddar, flour, smoked paprika, Old Bay Seasoning, butter, egg, baking powder)

Either pipe (with a large professional sized tip) or roll logs with the dough.

I piped and used a tip like this.

When you have your cheese straws made put the baking sheet on your middle rack and keep them in the oven until you start to brown. Ovens do differ and the size of your straw may differ. Mine took 25 minutes.

Cheese Straws

They came out FORKING DELICIOUS!!!!!

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A Little Taste of a Yelp Event

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Yelp is a review site that many people use to find out about or write about local businesses. I’ve been invited to many Yelp events. I usually don’t go because they usually are at a time that isn’t convenient for me or sometimes that are on the other side of town. This one wasn’t too far and was at a time that I could do. This one benefited Miracle Flights. They asked for an optional $20. donation and around 40 local businesses offered treats, drinks, entertainment, and photo opps.

This particular Yelp Event has a Space Cowboy Theme.

There was all kinds of foods to try and acrobats were swinging from the ceilings.

Here are just a few of the food tables.

What it’s really all about is supporting and reviewing local businesses.

That was a little taste of a Yelp Event.

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My Trip to Houston TX Hot Chicken – Las Vegas NV – CLUCKING HOT

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Houston TX Hot Chicken is a fast but higher quality than regular fast food chain of hot chicken restaurants. They have several locations in Las Vegas and several more coming. This restaurant was featured on the news here and everyone enjoyed the food so much on TV that I wanted to try it too!. These restaurants also have amazing ratings on review sites so I wanted to give Houston TX Hot Chicken a try. They offer a variety of chicken sandwiches, tenders, fries, salads, milkshakes, cookies, soft beverages and more. You also have to decide on a heat level for your chicken. Do you want no spice, honey butter, mild, medium, spicy, liftoff, or Houston we have a problem?

The 7155 W Ann Road location is very casual. You order and pay at the lite up glowing stone counter.

You grab a number and seat yourself.

Pretty quickly our order arrives.

We both got original hot chicken sandwiches “spicy (habanero)” with cheese fries.

The eggy bun is nicely toasted and the slaw is fresh and crisp. This sandwich also contains dill pickles and they do give you a generous piece of fried chicken breast. I try a small piece of the chicken I sort of worry that I might not be able to eat it…..The “spicy” is CLUCKING HOT!……But it is crispy and the chicken is tender…….I’m tasting more heat than flavors when I taste the chicken by itself..Then I try a bite with the sweet sauce that is on it and with the slaw, bun and pickle I can manage it but it is hot…..Maybe between 7-8 on a 1-10 Thai Food scale. It is tasty all together but is also a mess to eat. You don’t want to eat with someone on a first date.

We also try one tender in liftoff- scorpion pepper (not the hottest that they offer)

In my opinion and I am a fan of spicy food this is too hot for anyone to enjoy….It also lacks flavors besides heat. We can’t eat it.

I do think the fries are fluffy and tasty. The cheese sauce taste ok but it has a texture that is strange to me.

If you are thinking something fast food this is probably better than the majority of fast food out there. If I try again I’d try a medium next time.

Houston TX Hot Chicken 7155 West Ann Road Las Vegas NV

702-718-5329

www.HHC.ooo

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My Trip to Bespoke Kitchen Las Vegas NV – Very Good & Disappointment

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Bespoke Kitchen is a brunch type restaurant located in Las Vegas Nevada not too far from the Las Vegas Strip. They offer things like vegetable and French fry appetizers, egg sandwiches, burgers, chicken and bulgogi steak sandwiches, omelets, salads, rice bowls, pastry, and more.

You seat yourself.

You order and pay with your phone from a QR code. Also near the hostess desk you can order and pay. You also have to go to the kitchen line to get your own silverware and napkins.

People run the plates out of the kitchen as they are ready.

I tried a cajun smoke salmon toast.

It’s described as cajun smoked salmon with chimichurri cream cheese, capers, pickled onion, and house salad. The smoked salmon is very good but it’s hard to tell about the chimichuri cream cheese………..

The FORKING Truth is that it looks like someone scrapped my cream cheese off of most of my sandwich.

This made me grumpy. I guess I should have shown this to someone there but I almost never send food back because I worked in restaurants and I saw things that could happen when you send food back…………So I just stayed grumpy.

My husband did better but his wasn’t perfect either.

His bulgogi steak sandwich really was very good and was tasty and very tender…..But those fries were underdone and were gross. Nobody likes underdone hard in the middle fries.

That was my trip to Bespoke Kitchen. Some things were very good but some things were very disappointing.

2600 West Sahara Ave. 725-278-8464

www.BespokeAllDayCafeLV.com

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Edo Gastro Tapas and Wine Tapas Restaurant – Las Vegas NV – Worth a Fork!

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Edo Gastro Tapas and Wine Tapas Restaurant is located in Las Vegas Nevada. They offer hot and cold tapas plates, charcuterie, changing tasting menus, wine, cocktails, chefs tasting menus, and more.

This is a small. but a cozy restaurant.

We shared a regular chefs tasting menu and a vegetarian tasting menu.

They started us out with refreshing watermelon aguachiles.

Then we were razzle dazzled by a parade of gastromic wonders.

Rosette – crab ensaladilla, avocado-yuzu mousse, trout roe

green tartare – zucchini, avocado, and pistachio vinaigrette

not tiramisu – candied shiitake, asparagus, almond espurra, puff pastry, coffee

shrimp and tomato – shrimp, tomatoes, seaweed, caviar, cilantro vinaigrette

summer salad – tomatoes, watermelon, passionfruit espuma, yuzu vinaigrette

artichokes a la catalana – sunchoke gremolata, olive tamponade, pear mostarda

empanada con todo – iberico, pibil pork, coppa, olive tapenade qual egg, feta, mojo verde

patatas bravas – crispy layers of potatoes with brava sauce

tart flambee with added black truffles – wagyu beef pastrami, onion, manchego cheese, jalapeño oil

croquetas – kimchi pesto, bechamel, mojo rojo

donut de bacacacao – cod fritter, squid ink, lemon

squet – halibut cheek, ricotta gnocchi, potato chips

wild mushrooms – artichoke puree, vegetables, quail egg, sun choke chips

lamb merguez – lamb sausage, cucumber yogurt sauce, cherries, plums, potato al ole

mushroom risotto with added black truffles – wild mushrooms, bomba rice, manchago and parmesan cheeses

dessert of the day – strawberry granita with popcorn mousse

Service was also over the top!

Edo Gastro Tapas and Wine is Worth a Fork!

Worth a Fork!

Edo Gastro Tapas and Wine

3400 S Jones Blvd Las Vegas NV

702-641-1345

www.EdoTapas.com

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CRAZY FORKING Delicious Spaghetti Squash Recipe

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I really have no FORKING idea on what to name this dish. This dish was inspired and adapted by Milk Street Magazine from chef Zuber Momin for Masala fries. I did a spin on the Milk Street version with a couple changes and I used these flavors on spaghetti squash. The original recipe was made with Kashmiri pepper. I didn’t have any so I made mine with what I thought would be the closest substitute gochugaru pepper. One of the other changes I made to the recipe was to add butter. This came out FORKING AMAZING! Maybe the easiest recipe I ever did and maybe the most delicious spaghetti squash recipe ever.

Ingredients for around 6 side servings

1 good sized spaghetti squash (I think mine was slightly over 2 pounds)

1 Tablespoon cumin

1 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger

1 1/4 teaspoon gochugaru pepper

1 1/2 teaspoons course sea salt

3/4 teaspoon ground black pepper

5 Tablespoons butter – room temperature (doesn’t matter if salted or sweet….I normally don’t use salted but had salted butter I had to use and I thought the taste was perfect. You can use sweet butter and add salt if you think it needs it)

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Put squash on pan. Cover squash with foil. This goes on middle rack till squash gets cooked. Ovens and all squash do differ so each one out there might take a different amount of time. Mine I thought would take an hour so I left mine in for an hour and it was hard. So I turned it over and checked it after a half hour and mine was still hard so mine needed about 1/2 hour for a total of two hours. I doubt yours will take that long but it might?

While the squash is cooking mix up the spice-butter. In a small mixing bowl combine the cumin, ginger, gochugaru, salt, black pepper, and butter. Put to the side.

I used to say cook till fork tender but really it’s better if you can make a dent with your finger.

This squash came out really perfect.

When the squash is cool enough to handle…You cut it in half and pull out the guts (membrane) and seeds. It should be just like this and look like spaghetti. Mix in the spiced butter and enjoy!!!!! This came out so FORKING Tasty that I had to hold back on adding more. It’s just perfect. I think most people…Even people that don’t like Indian or Korean food will still like this.

Crazy FORKING Delicious Spaghetti Squash

A Special THANKS!!!!!! To chef Zuber Momin and Milk Street Magazine so I could get what I got here!

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