Weather cooperated today for the ‘Over the Hill’ gang’s venture out to Overton. 75 miles of twisty road along the north side of Lake Mead. The old historical restaurant is gone but it has been replaced by Criss Angel’s Breakfast, Lunch, and Pizza or CaBLiP. It has been remodeled and caters to all the bikers and offroad enthusiests. Breakfast was pretty good. Criss appears to have a couple of young kids who like to ride bikes and quads in the desert. Good for him, get the fam out of big city Vegas.
Best bike road nearbyPrecious is an ’08 HD 1200 with many mods. She likes this road.4 Harleys and an Indian today
8PM last night the house make a medium loud crack sound. Sure enough, a huge 1.8 magnitude earthquake was documented 3km away. I think the new front porch held the house together. We are surviving off of canned goods and awaiting FEMA shelters. I am hoping Dutchsince will talk about this one. Oh the humanity.
Ramen is more than the 15 cent cup of noodles you see at the store. We have a number of good ramen places around here. We come back to Jinya time and again as they consistently good. They are the gold standard in town for others to match. They have a lot of different ramen broths to choose from and I have not tried them all. I noticed they have a kale noodle now which I will try next time to see how the low carb thing works out. Jinya now has 3 locations in town and 2 of them do a good job. Is it as good as Tajima in San Diego or Danbo in Seattle? I will need more testing.
Tempura brussel sproutsJalapeno corn. New appetizer on menu. finely diced peppers and onion with freshly cut corn. In butter. Not too hot but wonderful.Shrimp Ramen. Wanton wrapped shrimp balls in a chicken/tonkotsu broth. Very good.Spicy Tonkotsu: Thicker noodles and added an egg. The chashu is from a new supplier and not quite as tender but still very good.
The road to Overton is the best motorcycle road around here. 75 miles each way of twisty new asphalt. We took off at 0630 to beat the heat but caught the rain. Turned around halfway as precious is not the best bike to be on in the rain. The fenders are bobbed and it looks like a lawn sprinkler when going through puddles. Still, a very good morning.
Oh no – here comes the rainWeather check point. Too much rain coming in the next mile.
La Mojarra Loca Grill is one of the hardest places to get into. We have tried before at 3 in the afternoon and told it is a 2 hour wait. This is a good sign. Most Mexican restaurants in the US have the same menu – this place is different. It has a menu as thick as Cheesecake Factory with page after page of very colorful offerings. The place is loud and ruckus. Big groups singing loudly and having a good time. We had to try the deep fried fish (served head on) and also the volcano bowls. The tortillas are hand made and fresh off the grill. Both corn and flour are worth the trip by itself.
It is worth the wait. There is an office depot next door so you can do your shopping while you wait.
Mojarra Loca: They named the restaurant after this dish. Shrimp and peppersMolcajete is a very hot volcanic stone filled with sauce and a variety of options. Most intense salsa I have ever had.
Tomoko’s mother Keiko made me a hand made card the other day. It is a traditional samurai helmet. This is made from very small pieces of paper glued together. I don’t have the finger dexterity to do this fine of detail. Very impressive. Thanks so much!
Oatman is a small cowboy town in AZ that is off the grid on the old Hwy 66. They have electricity but no cell phone or running water. It is named for a young gal who was taken and face tattooed by the local Mohave indians. Back when times were really tough. Lots of burros wander the town. We used to bring carrots for the animals but they say eating too many carrots cause digestive issues so they prefer you feed them alfalfa balls instead.
A local group of riders ventured out that way this morning before the heat hit. We stopped at the annual ‘remodel after a fire’ at Rosies Cafe. They did a good job. I think Terribles sank some cash into this place so riders would fill up next door. Smart.
Riding in 100 heat is no fun. The bikes give off a lot of heat by themselves. The sun and the pavement makes riding like sitting in front of a hair dryer in a sauna. Really nice ride in morning. I was impressed by everyone’s bikes. 4 customized HDs and a new Indian. I took the honda as it has a 7 gal tank. 220 miles round trip.
Rosie’s SaloonOatmanLucky burro who got a few carrots before a local told me to trade for alfalfa.Happy burroCan we take this one home?
The 3T’s dining club ventured out to a trendy and happening Italian kitchen. This place was loud and crowded with tables difficult to come by. It’s a nice building with private rooms, outdoor patios, rooftop dining and wine cellars. Caprese Salad was good, Lasagna was good, Clams were good, Eggplant was good. We will try to come back and try the osso bucco and butternut ravioli.
Hamburger buns get dry and moldy. English muffins work well, but we never have them around. Low carb diets tell you to just to throw it all on a plate but that gets sad after a while. There are some low carb (5g) high fiber tortillas that fold to make a nice home made hot pocket. Butterball turkey burgers are good (No JennyO) or beef or black bean burgers or salmon. Add sliced jicama for crunch or pickles or whatever. They stay warm a lot longer than a bread bun too.
Lazy Man Wellington
Low Carb Burger Solution. Tortilla Surprise. Fun way to serve burgers.
Grill
1 1/3 Patty (beef/turkey/salmon)
2 slice cheese
1 glug condiment
1 each tortilla, 10" (low carb)
Grill up a circular patty of whatever
Cover with cheese because everything is better with cheese
Add small dollop of condiments
Add to center of tortilla
Wrap like a crunch wrap supreme at Taco Bell. 6 folds.
Put on grill for a minute, flip for another minute, flip again and again.
