Some Notes About Wineries – Willcox Area

Sulphur Springs Valley Wineries

Down By The River B and B is a romantic getaway located on the San Pedro River in St. David, Arizona. We are located at one of the best birding areas in the nation and we are between the two wine tasting areas in SE Arizona, the Sonoita/Elgin area and the Sulphur Springs Valley (SSV). We enjoy telling our guests at Down By The River B and B about the wineries in the area and giving them

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Down By The River Patio View Of The San Pedro River

directions to the wineries and sharing with them what they have to offer. We have had many guests finish off their day of touring by stopping at a winery and purchasing some wine. Then they come back to the B and B and sit on the porch enjoying their wine while they are barbequing something to eat.

 

At this time I am going to talk specifically about the SSV vineyards. There are currently 8 wineries and 7 tasting rooms, with one more opening in the future. 5 of the tasting rooms are many located in the town of Willcox. I understand that a winery that was closed has been purchased and may reopen soon. The interesting fact is that some of the wineries in the central part of the State of Arizona around Cottonwood actually grow their grapes here in the Willcox area.

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Apple Stuffed French Toast Recipe

 

LogoFrom the kitchen of Down By The River Bed and Breakfast for your enjoyment.

Apple Stuffed French Toast is a favorite at Down By The River in St. David, Arizona, located in southeastern, Arizona (SE AZ). Our bed and breakfast is known for the gourmet breakfasts that we serve our guests and this is one of the many that we have for them.

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Apple Stuffed French Toast Fresh From The Oven

If you review some of the guest comments that we have on our webpage you will see that they enjoy the breakfasts that we serve. We have had many guests ask us for this particular recipe. With the Apple Stuffed French Toast, we usually serve the tomato, basil and sweet Italian sausage quiche. We use Granny Smith apples  that are always fresh and ripe and they add their own tangy touch to the recipe. This makes it a taste treat for those that want to have something that really gives pizzazz for breakfast. Pecans top the toast but can be left off if so desired.

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Mikes Tropical Fruit Smoothie Recipe

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From the kitchen of Down By The River Bed and Breakfast for your enjoyment.

Down By The River B and B is located in St. David, AZ.

Tropical Fruit Smoothie

Tropical Smoothies Ready To Enjoy

We include in our breakfasts a little appetizer prior to the main course. We make many different types of  smoothies that are delectable and refreshing. It is a good start at getting your taste buds awake prior to sitting down to enjoy your gourmet breakfast.

Bon Apitito!

 

 

 

Mike’s Polynesian Fruit Smoothie

Ingredients:

1- 8 oz container      Vanilla yogurt
2 cups                          Frozen mixed tropical fruit (Festival Fruit from Costco)*

1 – 12 oz can              Mango Juice
1 – 12 oz can              Guava Juice
1 tsp                             Coconut Snow ™  (powdered coconut)
1                                     Frozen Banana
1                                     Large Kiwi sliced and peeled

Directions:

*This requires a heavy duty blender if you use the frozen fruit otherwise defrost the fruit prior to blending.

In a blender place all the contents and blend until all the fruit is chopped up into a fine blend.

Cut kiwi into slices and peel, partially bisect the fruit slice.

Pour into 8 oz glasses and garnish with kiwi fruit slice on the rim. – serves 6

Bluegrass In The Park

What are you doing on the 29th of April through the 1st of May? Well if you are anywhere in southeastern Arizona and anywhere near Benson, AZ you will have the opportunity to listen to some of the best music around. The Benson Event that I am talking about is the featuring a lot fine award winning musicians. The show runs Friday through Sunday

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Interesting Guests – Steve Harrington

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Steve Harrington

We have had some wonderful and fascinating people who have visited Down By The River B and B. One guest who was recently here was Steve Harrington with his new bride, Annee. Steve hails from the White Mountains here in Arizona.  He is a member of the Mountain Saddle Band along with Steve Taylor and Rusty Weiss. They are members of the Western Music Association and their specialty is cowboy music, which includes ballads and gospel, interspersed with storytelling and cowboy poetry. Cowboy music, often mistaken for country music, is what has been sung by the likes of Rex Allen, Gene Autry, Roy Rogers, and Marty Robbins, to name a few.

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So You Want To Know How To Make A Souffle?

Down By The River LogoWhen we started Down By The River B and B, we wanted to have a dish that was not something you would see in a restaurant menu. We wanted something that would make the guests remember our breakfast and talk about it to friends. So we came up with the idea of making soufflés.

“Soufflé” just the word brings fear to many cooks. Have you thought – “Oh that is just to hard for me to do.” or “Soufflés are so temperamental, I wouldn’t be able to get it right” or “I couldn’t ever do that I am not a chef.” These are just some of the things that have been told to me by guests after we have served the soufflé to them at Down By The River B and B’s breakfast. There are others that have asked us How do you make a soufflé and can I have the recipe?

Mike and Angie can both make the soufflé without any fear or trepidation. It is a simple process and really can flow like clockwork. The preparation of the ingredients is the key

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Hiking to Fort Bowie National Historic Site

Directions to the Fort:

From Down By The River B and B, the access to Fort Bowie for most people is best accomplished by heading east on Interstate 10 and exiting in either Willcox or Bowie, Arizona.

From the town of Willcox, drive southeast for 20 miles on State Road #186 to the Fort Bowie turn off, then drive another eight miles on the unpaved road to the Fort Bowie Trailhead.
From the town of Bowie, take Apache Pass Road 13 miles south and then about 1 mile of unpaved road to the trailhead. There is access for handicap persons from a service road to the monument but you have to make prior arrangements to use this parking area.

History of the Fort:

The Government awarded the Butterfield Overland Mail Company a six year contract to deliver mail between St. Louis and San Francisco on September 16, 1857.  The mail was delivered over the southern route and one of the stations along the route was located in Apache Pass near the site where Fort Bowie would be built.

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Privacy Policy

Down By The River Bed And Breakfast, LLC, hereafter called DBTR, understands that the protection and security of your personal information is of utmost importance. Your privacy is important to us. When DBTR gathers the information by phone or email during your reservation workup, we will not disclose, give or sell your physical address, telephone number or e-mail address to any third parties, except as follows below:

When DBTR take a reservation by phone or email, we will transfer the name, city, state and phone number onto the third party website that handles the third party online reservations. The use of this third party online reservation booking site, the third party site (click here to see their privacy policy), requires that we place a name and phone number so that we can block the room and the date of the reservation. For guests that make a reservation online, other information is required by the third party website. When reservations are made through the online third party website, DBTR is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of this site. Consult their privacy policy for more information.

Information Collection and Use

DBTR uses the information collected to be able to contact the guest, send them information and confirmations for their stay. We also use the information to track guest’s dates of arrival and length of stay along with preferences, any food restrictions and the type of breakfast that was served during their stay.

Guest Registration

In order to make a reservation, the guest or their representative must provide DBTR their contact information (such as name, physical address, telephone number, credit card information and if volunteered their email address. Additionally we will ask for any special dietary information and restrictions so that we can provide the guest with a breakfast that meets their requirements.). This information is used to contact the guest or their representative about their stay and for other needs that may arise, such as cancellations, problems with the credit cards or lost and found items.

If you order a gift certificate online and want it sent directly to the recipient, you will need to submit the recipient’s name, phone number and address in addition to the information you have provided to make the reservation.

For billing purposes, full credit card numbers, expiration dates, and security numbers are required to complete the transactions and hold the room. This information is not kept on any DBTR computer file and paper files are shredded after credit card charges are entered in the terminal. The last 4 digits of the credit card numbers are included on the confirmation sheets that are sent to the guest.

Links

The DBTR web site contains links to other websites. Please be aware that DBTR is not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites. DBTR encourages users of this website to read the privacy statements on any linked web site that that they visit so that they are familiar with any personally identifiable information that is collected. This privacy statement applies solely to information collected by DBTR.

Transfers and Disposal of information

DBTR reserve the right to assign, disclose or transfer any and all information that has been collected from guests to another third party in the event that DBTR is sold. If the business is dissolved the guest information will be shredded, burned or otherwise be disposed of in an appropriate manner.

© Down By The River Bed And Breakfast – revised 2010

Hiking In The Chiricahua National Monument

Before I start talking about the trails, I would like to give you a little history of the Chiricahua National Monument. The Chiricahua National  Monument is located in the eastern part of Cochise County, Arizona near the New Mexico border, south of I-10. The Monument is relatively unknown to many people in the U.S. and even in many parts of New Mexico and Arizona. It encompasses almost 12,000 acres, much of which is designated as wilderness area. You can enjoy looking at the large variety of plants, reptiles, birds and mammals that the Monument has to offer. This part of Arizona went through a violent past that began about 27 million years ago when the Turkey Creek Volcano erupted and spewed ash up to 2000 feet deep over an area of 1200 square miles. The ash particles melted together to form rhyolite, a grayish colored rock that is what makes up the Monument today. Over the preceding years, the land was pushed up and the rhyolite cracked thus allowing water and ice to enter, breaking the rocks apart. Today the area is dotted with rock formations such as spires, balance rocks and other shapes.

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Hiking trail to Council Rocks in Southeastern Arizona

Hiking is great exercise and hiking in the Dragoon Mountains of Southeastern Arizona, where Cochise lived, is a great thing to experience. The beauty of the rugged mountains in this area east of Saint David, AZ is spectacular and there is a lot of history to be learned about the area. One hike is to the Council Rocks which is located in the San Pedro River Valley on the west side of the Dragoon Mountains. Your drive takes you to the west side of the Dragoons along a forest road that is rough in places but still can be handled by a normal car. Council Rocks has a natural amphitheater

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