Bill Retherford

Neither a trained chef or culinary expert but a true lover of food including the history, background and even the science behind what makes a great dish. With twelve years as a manufacturing consultant specializing in food processing, I have a unique perspective on how much of the food we purchase is created. Being fortunate to have travel extensively for work and pleasure provides me with ample opportunities to experience new foods and regional variations on a regular basis. I have an obsession for Reubens and will select a reuben sandwich without consideration of anything else on the menu if available.

Most commented posts

  1. Oven Baking Sausage: Quick, Easy and Minimal Mess — 32 comments
  2. Homemade Peach Liqueur, Capturing the Essence of Summer — 28 comments
  3. Easy To Make Homemade Wild Grape Jam — 27 comments
  4. MacGyver’s Fat Separator, Simple Way to Make Homemade Gravy — 22 comments
  5. Homemade Garden Grape Jam, Welch’s Take Note! — 13 comments

Author's posts

May 04

To Boil, Or Not To Boil, That Is The Egg I Ask Of Thee (How To Bake Hard Cooked Eggs)

Hard Cooked Egg

Wondering what I was going to have for lunch I realized that I had not had Egg Salad in quite some time. I remembered that Stuart had posted a short article to the website about Hard Cooked Eggs (Baking Versus Boiling). I figured it was time for me to try a recipe / technique contributed …

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May 03

You Say Tomatoe, I Say Tomato…Strained, Pureed, Paste, Crushed, Whole Peeled, Sauce

Tomato Products

So many options, so many uses and quite possibly the potential to use incorrectly. As much as I enjoy growing tomatoes in the garden, I come nowhere close to produce tomatoes enough to process and can for use throughout the entire year. Therefore, I must purchase canned, jarred and boxed tomatoes to get my fix …

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May 02

Breaded Fish Filets Topped with Warm Artichoke, Shallot and Caper Salad

Fried Fish Filet Topped With Warm Italian Salad

For me, one of the great things about cooking is that moment of clarity when I am pondering what to cook for a meal. There are times when I am not feeling the need for one of my proven true recipes. I am looking for something different, yet not wanting to experiment too much beyond …

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May 01

HEB Does Not Have the Monopoly on the Tastykake Market in Katy, TX

Cocounut Juniors and Chocolate Juniors at HEB Fry Road

Tastykake Fruit Pies Are Now Available at the Randall’s on Mason Road Since it was first posted that Tastykakes were available in Katy, TX, the stores offering Tastykake Products has expanded. Of the four major grocery chains located in Katy, TX (HEB, Randalls, Krogers and Fiesta), only HEB and Fiesta has Tastykake Products available in …

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Apr 30

Free Tastykake Sampling In Select Grocery Stores (Houston, TX)

Tastykake Koffee Cupcakes and Butterscotch Krimpets at HEB Mason Road

Houston’s News Channel KHOU posted on their website locations where Tastykake samples will be available for the public to taste test. I wonder how many of the “taste testing public” will be transplants from the northeast who are just looking to score a fix for their Tastykake craving prior to actually making a purchase?