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NEW WEiRd DIFferenT Limited and Special Edition Foods Out There March 2025

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

Up above is –

DIFFERENT – Old El Paso Cinnamon Toast Crunch Dessert Shells. I guess it’s something to TACO about.

LIMITED EDITION – Kellogg’s Fruit Loops Sweethearts….UGH!……..They are not LOOPS if they are hearts………..Dah!

DIFFERENT – Nomad Ramen flavored Popcorn…..Something to go STIR-Crazy for?

DIFFERENT – Nomad Chimichurri Popcorn……….DILL-Licious!

DIFFERENT – Chata Cochinita Pibil shredded pork in a can – Pig Out when ever you want!

NEW – Pringles (not so new I’ve seen them months ago) Mingles Dill Pickle and Ranch….??????

DIFFERENT – Pringles Chili Cheese Fries

DIFFERENT – Pringles Mexican Street Corn

DIFFERENT – Pringles – All Dressed – Tomato, Onion, Vinegar ……

LIMITED EDITION – Goldfish ….?….Butterscotch…..Butterbeer….? Harry Potter Crackers….?……Sounds like Goldfish Crackers have gone crackers.

DIFFERENT – Valasic Dill Pickle – Pickle Ball Corn Puffs – ?????? Dill-lisious?

DIFFERENT – Dolly Parton’s Original Syrup in a guitar shaped bottle might be music to someone’s ears.

WEIRD – Emerald Sugar Cookie Flavored Cashews. Someone must have been on drugs to think this one up.

DIFFERENT – Grillo’s Pickles – Pickle de Gallo in mild and hot – It a cure for the usual.

WEIRD – Long Chips – Mashed Potato Honey BBQ Long Chips. Why would anyone want honey & BBQ on their mashed potatoes? ……I Gave it a try…..Not bad…actually good….but too bad….can’t be found anywhere…..Maybe discontinued?

DIFFERENT but also kinda WEIRD – Protein Poppers Birthday Cake Chips. I don’t know…This one almost seems normal after the last two.

DIFFERENT – The Saucy Ladies – Marinara Kettle Chips. Maybe someone was sauced to think this flavor up?

DIFFERENT – Tochi Kung Fu Panda 4 Chili Crisp Gourmet Popcorn – Sounds tasty…don’t know….haven’t tried.

DIFFERENT Rao’s Chicken & Gnocchi Soup…….Awwwwwwww…..The pastabilities!

and there is usually something Oreo

DIFFERENT – Oreo Thins in ARTIFICIALLY FLAVORED Irish Cream.

Well that was the New Weird Different Limited and Special Edition for March 2025. Who knows WTFORK we’ll come across next month.

The Forking Truth

Dining out with DOGS in Las Vegas NV March 2025

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.

The Forking Truth
In Memory of Louie 5-5-2001 – 3-3-2017

Shuck’s Tavern Gaming & Oyster Bar Las Vegas NV – Worth a Try!

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

Every THING is subject to change.

The Forking Truth

My Trip to SK Seafood Restaurant Las Vegas NV – Authentic Cantonese Seafood Restaurant

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.

The Forking Truth

Showing Off

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

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.

The Forking Truth

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

Every THING is subject to change.

The Forking Truth

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

Every THING is subject to change.

The Forking Truth

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!!!!

The Forking Truth

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!

The Forking Truth

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

Every THING is subject to change.

The Forking Truth