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

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Grocery Store Sushi – Is It Safe?

Every time I go to the local HEB grocery store, I always accept a sample of a sushi roll being offered at the sushi stand located between the vegetables, meat and fish sections of the store. However, I have never purchased a container of fresh made sushi to go. Why do I not purchase the …

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Clean as a whistle corn, without the silk

See Kitchen Magic Tricks: Easiest Way to Clean Corn on the Cob for the details of how to clean corn without the silk.  

Kitchen Magic Tricks: Easiest Way to Clean Corn on the Cob

Steam, boil, grill, roast, everyone has their personal preference on how they like to prepare fresh corn on the cob. However, everyone in the end, regardless of how to corn is prepared tussles with removing the corn silk tassels that just refuse to come away with the husk and stick to the kernels of corn. …

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Maiale – Deli & Salumeria (Wilmington, DE)

Maiale Deli & Salumeria Wood Sign

Recently while on a layover in Chicago for my flight to Philadelphia I sent a message to Billy Rawstrom, the owner of Maiale – Deli & Salumeria asking him what time his store close. Billy replied and I said that I would be there before the shop closed to make a few purchases. Although the …

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Spicy Seafood Ratatooie with Rotini, Because I Cannot Pronounce Ratatouille

Spicy Seafood Ratatouille with Rotini Pasta

I will be honest, if I had never seen the advertisements for the animated movie Ratatouille, I would have probably have never known this word yet alone what was included in this French dish. That is not to say that I looked at any recipes prior to making this meal. Ratatouille is a southern French …

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