I don’t usually purchase barbecue sauce. I only needed enough for two dinners so this is how I made barbecue sauce for 2 servings of barbecued brisket.
1/2 cup ketchup
1 teaspoon molasses
1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
1/2 teaspoon sweet paprika
1/2 teaspoon hot paprika
Just mix the above together. That’s how you make a delicious quick very basic Barbecue Sauce.
I happened to have a 1/2 cup of caramelized onions so I added them to the barbecue sauce.
ENJOY!!!!
Asian Wok is a small very casual American/Chinese Restaurant that also offers a few Thai Dishes located in the North/West part of Las Vegas Nevada.
You order and pay at the counter and do take out or grab a seat in the dining room. It’s not a fancy place but it seems clean.
They start you off with some crispy noodles with duck sauce.
So far we tried –
My husband said that these pork egg rolls are very good but did have to ask for mustard for dipping. Most Chinese Restaurants here serve spring rolls instead of egg rolls.
Szechwan Chicken – Delicious, full of flavors and lots of fresh vegetables, tender infused chicken with a nice kick……….Not flat and sweet like most places serve.
Black Pepper Beef – Nice tender beef with that black pepper taste.
Ginger Scallion Flounder – delicious and the flounder was cooked so darn perfect. Also a very large serving that can feed two.
Spicy Chicken Shrimp – Nicely prepared chicken and shrimp that was flavorful with a nice heat
Asian Wok is the Best American/Chinese We’ve found so far in Vegas and is Worth a Fork!
Asian Wok
6515 North Buffalo Dr Las Vegas NV
702-432-8886
www.AsianWokLasVegas.com
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Moia Peruvian Restaurant is located in the historic West Side of Las Vegas Nevada not too far from the Las Vegas Strip. They offer MANY appetizers of all sorts of things. A few of the appetizers are – Beef heart, Mussels, Fried Fish, Crab, Calamari, Hamachi, Yucca Huancaina. And also many Ceviches (marinated raw fish). Main Plates are fish and seafood, chicken, beef, fried rice plates, and large sharing plates. They offer beer and wine and at least one Peruvian Mixed Drink. Inside is an exotic atmosphere.
There’s neon. You see wild big cats on the wall. There’s interesting fixtures too.
We started out by trying the Peruvian Sour Cocktails.
They are fruity and have a passionfruit base. They also have a tiny marble inside that is a small light inside that you shouldn’t accidentally swallow.
We shared the Ceviche De Pescado (marinated fish with sweet potatoes, Peruvian Corn, Onion Salsa, some sort of seeds or nuts?, and a plantain chip)
You do have your choice of heat with this dish and I picked medium. They gave us creamy green and creamy spicy orange salsa to kick it up more.
For my main I tried the Pescado Plancha.
it’s a mild white fish filets that were cooked on the plancha. It came with lemon, sweet potatoes, onion salsa, rice, and some Peruvian corn. I embellished it with a small amount of spicy orange salsa and some of the green salsa. (It’s a GREAT BIG plate of food for only $17.) ((Subject to change)).
My husband tried the Lomo Saltado Pobre (New York Strip with eggs).
The plate also included rice, fried plantains, onions, and tomato strips. The steak was tender and flavorful.
Moia Peruvian Restaurant is Worth a Fork!
Moia Peruvian Restaurant
2301 W Bonanza Rd Las Vegas NV
702-331-5734
www.MoiaLasVegas.com
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Dining Out With DOGS is just a “FLUFF” story about taking my dogs out to eat. It all sort of started with my late dog Louie. Dear Old Louie always enjoyed going out to eat. When Louie got elderly he got diagnosed with aggressive cancer. We were told that Louie probably only had three months to live or maybe six at the most. Since Louie couldn’t do a lot but still enjoyed going out to eat I took him out to eat as often as I could. Instead of the 3-6 months Louie made it another 17 months. Today I take my current dogs out to eat when the weather is right and when I can.
The Weather is just turning nice here and we took the dogs to SNS Diner BBQ. If they seem familiar to you then maybe you saw them on Food Network’s Diners Drive-ins and Dives TV Show.
The dogs enjoyed some of my husband’s Philly Brisket Sandwich.
They also got to eat some of my (made in house) Pastrami Sandwich.
Dogs happen to love pastrami.
They always love SNS Diner BBQ
SNS Diner BBQ
3229 Losee Rd North Las Vegas NV
702-269-9696
www.SNSDiner.com
We also took the dogs to the California Fish Grill.
They ate some of my husband’s Cajun Maui Maui.
Some of his Shrimp Skewer
Some Parmesan Green Beans
and Some of my Mediterranean Branzino Bowl
She is eating a green bean
He is eating some fish here.
The dogs enjoyed three kinds of fish, parmesan green beans, and zucchini today from The California Fish Grill.
California Fish Grill
6440 Centennial Center Blvd
725-231-7444
www.CAFishGRill.com
We also did take out from Hawaiian Barbecue. They happen to have a community patio only two doors down. My husband got a #4 Bento Box. All the proteins are terribly dry today.
Same with this coconut chicken…..BAH……but these dogs don’t mind.
“This chicken is stringy and dry today. Some pieces areas hard as rocks”
“I got nice big fangs” I can bite threw anything”
Hawaiian Barbecue
5870 N Losee Rd N Las Vegas NV
702-642-4600
www.BestHawaiianBarbecue.com
It almost was too cold again but we made it to The Great Greek Mediterranean Grill because their patio faces the sun. We usually get salad rice bowls. I got mine with salmon and my husband got his with gyro meat. Got lucky and the salmon was cooked really perfect today….The gyro was on the dry side but it usually is sort of dry.
The dogs get to eat chickpeas, cucumbers, salmon, and gyro meat.
We did A-OK at The Great Greek Mediterranean Grill.
The Great Greek Mediterranean Grill
6540 Losee Rd North Las Vegas NV
702-749-8582
www.TheGreatGreekGrill.com
Well that was Dining Out With DOGS for March 2025. We hope that you’ve enjoyed and we hope to see you next month.
Shuck’s Tavern Gaming & Oyster Bar has two locations in Las Vegas Nevada. They are open twenty four hours a day and are open seven days a week. The North/West Centennial Location offers bar seating, booths, and traditional tables inside.
They offer all your bar dinks, a traditional American Menu, and of course OYSTERS, shellfish, and a seafood heavy menu.
We started out by trying Cadillac Margaritas.
They don’t taste traditional to me but they really are so strong that they can LIFT WEIGHTS!
For my main I tried the grilled haddock that comes with mixed vegetables and wild rice blend.
It’s nothing fancy or original but everything is prepared perfect and seems fresh. It’s also a very large portion and is two meals for some people. It sure is worth the reasonable $19.99 that it cost today. (subject to change)
My husband tried the Jambalaya.
It came with your choice of rice or pasta and cheesy garlic toast. My husband said that it is good and flavorful. All the fish was cooked nicely but wasn’t spicy as he likes but is still good. He already wants to come back to try more.
Shuck’s Tavern Gaming & Oyster Bar is Worth a Try!
Shuck’s Tavern Gaming & Oyster Bar
7155 N Durango Dr Las Vegas NV
702-651-6227
www.ShucksTavern.com
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SK Seafood Restaurant is a casual Cantonese Style Seafood Restaurant located in the Chinatown Area of Las Vegas Nevada. They offer a large menu of appetizers, soups, delicacies like abalone and sea cucumber, live seafood, many proteins, tofu, vegetables, and claypot.
English is the second language here. They have some sort of Chinese Food Network on the big screen TV, They were cooking brains and some sort of stomach.
they serve everyone a hot pot of tea to go with your food. I noticed a few other bottled beverages are served here.
We started out by sharing the cold cucumbers.
They are light and refreshing.
We have to try something seafood so we tried the stir fried fish filet with assorted mushrooms.
It’s a large plate for sharing with a lot of mushrooms and perfectly cooked fish. I enjoyed most of the mushrooms but one type came out very hard and was difficult to eat. There are chunks of ginger that are explosive…..LIKE A BOMB……….I think it would be much better (FOR MY TASTE) if the ginger was chopped fine or ground.
We also shared the Cantonese Chicken.
This one taste amazing (The chicken is well infused with flavors and was tender) but it is extremely difficult to eat because it’s made up of end pieces of TINY chicken with skin and bone on each piece with only a morsel of meat……It looks like much more but you are looking at a lot of rubbery chicken skin……..I think it’s a total of maybe only two ounces of chicken meat.
That was my trip to SK Seafood Restaurant
SK Seafood Restaurant
5600 Spring Mountain Rd Las Vegas NV
702-272-2462
I haven’t found a website for SK Seafood Restaurant
Every THING is subject to change.
Showing off is just showing you some food I made mostly for gatherings.
Up above is
Apple, Hazelnut, Taleggio Cheese, Shishito Pepper Pizza
Potato and Cheese stuffed Peppers
Amarena Cherry Goat Cheese topped lightly Pickled Beet Slices
Tomato,Pesto, Cheese, Pizza
Butternut Squash, cannoli cheese, pistachio pizza
Macaroni & Cheese Stuffed Potatoes
Everyone loves all three of these!
Everyone likes pizza or just about everyone. I made pizza and pizza rolls. They really are the same just put together different. To my surprise the pizza rolls went first. I guess they are easier to just pick up and take.
Corned Beef & Cabbage Hand Pies
For one gathering I brought this –
Chipotle rice corn cheddar with potato string wrapped peppers
Smashed red mini potatoes topped with duchess potatoes
Corned beef and Cabbage hand pies
Cherry filled cookies with chocolate drizzle
It was a morning group so the cookies and potato bites went first followed by the stuffed peppers but it all eventually went
The next day had a St Patrick’s Party and brought a big box of corned beef and cabbage hand pies and a small tray of smashed mini red potatoes topped with duchess potatoes. They went like lightning there.
This next one coming isn’t for a gathering but is worth showing off. Just starting out a pastrami.
This gets cooked up with water to cure the brisket.
This needs to sit in the refrigerator and cure for give or take a week and then it gets smoked.
It’s fun to cook and to show off.
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
Every THING is subject to change.
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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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
ENJOY!!!!
