Category Archives: Food Blogs

Granddaughter Sami Cooked A Delicious Reverse Sear Ribeye Steak For Beth And I

Our 17 year old granddaughter Samantha (Sami) Stewart is spending a couple of days with us and last night she made a delicious reverse sear steak for us.  She had not done this before, and I provided some coaching but only Sami touched the steak from the time it came out of the refrigerator untilContinue reading “Granddaughter Sami Cooked A Delicious Reverse Sear Ribeye Steak For Beth And I”

Dry Aged Reverse Sear Tomahawk Steak

Beth got a Tomahawk steak at a great price in the “Dents and Bents” bin at the supermarket.  She dry aged if for two days and I did a reverse sear with my Kamado Grill and it was delicious! The Tomahawk steak has a thick piece of Ribeye at the end of a very longContinue reading “Dry Aged Reverse Sear Tomahawk Steak”

Pizza Stone Alternative

A pizza cooked in the oven at home, or even warming a store bought frozen pizza, will taste much better when done on a pizza stone that is at the proper temperature.  But pizza stones have several drawbacks: There is a very good alternative to pizza stones that addresses all of these issues – unglazedContinue reading “Pizza Stone Alternative”

Baking Gluten-free English Muffins

I am a long-time home bread baker.   My focus has been on artisan breads like baguettes, boules, and focaccia with many different toppings.  King Arthur Bread Flour is my staple.  But our oldest grandson was recently diagnosed with celiac disease.  Bread was a great love of his and I am now learning to make gluten-freeContinue reading “Baking Gluten-free English Muffins”

Great Spanish Wine Tasting Trip

I have done some earlier posts on the wine tasting trip my wife and I took in September.  It was an 18 day wine tasting itinerary in northwestern Spain with 19 other people. It was organized by an importer of Spanish wines, Howard Freedman, who accompanied us on the trip. The picture below is theContinue reading “Great Spanish Wine Tasting Trip”

Visiting the Rhine Christmas Markets

Beth and I did the Viking Christmas on the Rhine cruise in early December, visiting 10 Christmas Markets.  One was in the Netherlands, one in France, one in Switzerland, and seven were in Germany.  We very much enjoyed the trip but quickly had our expectations reset on what to expect in a European Christmas market. Continue reading “Visiting the Rhine Christmas Markets”

Spain Wine Tasting Trip, Saturday Sept. 24 – The Guggenheim Museum and the Nerua Michelin 1 Star Restaurant

If this is the first of my posts on the Spanish Wine Tasting that you are seeing, it is the 8th one in a series covering each day of the great wine tasting trip that we did in September/October of this year.  The first post is a summary of the entire trip and you canContinue reading “Spain Wine Tasting Trip, Saturday Sept. 24 – The Guggenheim Museum and the Nerua Michelin 1 Star Restaurant”

Spain Wine Tasting Trip, Friday Sept. 23 -Cidery, Cantabria, Basque Country, Bilbao

If this is the first of my posts on the Spanish Wine Tasting that you are seeing, it is the 7th one  in a series covering each day of the great wine tasting trip that we did.  The first post is a summary of the entire trip and you can find that at https://billwinetravelfood.com/2022/10/10/two-week-spanish-wine-tasting-trip/ TheContinue reading “Spain Wine Tasting Trip, Friday Sept. 23 -Cidery, Cantabria, Basque Country, Bilbao”

Spanish Wine Tasting Trip – Thursday 9/22 – 2nd vineyard tour and steak for lunch

When the bus stopped for us to visit the Casar du Burbia vineyard in Bierzo, we were a little surprised.  We were on a small two lane road, that became a one lane road when our bus drove down it, and there were no winery buildings anywhere in sight.  When we got off the busContinue reading “Spanish Wine Tasting Trip – Thursday 9/22 – 2nd vineyard tour and steak for lunch”