I’m always confused which wines to serve with which dishes. I need a personal guide (maybe a cheat sheet) to help me navigate a steak and wine tasting.

I know that the right wine can bring out the flavor of a great steak – and vice versa. So I really want to get this right!

This handy chart shows us just what wine to serve with every meal – namely steak.

Want to serve beef tenderloin tips? Pair them with a nice Zinfandel for optimal flavor acceleration.

How about Sirloin steak? A lovely Mendoza will enhance the meal beautifully.

Try it for yourself and you’ll be a steak and wine pairing expert in no time!

The new year is here!

Time to make some resolutions. And if you’re a foodie (and I know you are) at least one of them must involve food.

How about trying steak tartare in the new year?

Cooking beef bourguignon?

Maybe resolve to host more dinner parties?

For me, I’d like to teach my almost-teenage son how to grill a steak.

It’s a lesson every man or woman needs.

What are your foodie New Year’s resolutions? Happy cooking and eating in 2015!

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We beef lovers have so many choices when it comes to main courses. And it’s so fun to be able to explore all those options.

This is my list of 15 ways you can BEEF up the new year in style:

1. Applewood Bacon Wrapped Filet Mignon
2. Tenderloin Medallions
3. Chateaubriand
4. Flat Iron Rubbed Steak
5. Steakburgers!
6. Peppercorn and Sea Salt Kansas City Strips
7. Flank Steak in Sweet BBQ Sauce
8. Beef Brisket
9. Caramelized Onion and Gorgonzola Sliders
10. All Beef Hot Dogs
11. Wagyu Kobe Beef
12. Garlic and Herb Prime Rib Roast
13. BBQ Beef Burnt Ends
14. Porterhouse Steak
15. USDA Prime Bone-In Ribeye Steak

So many choices … and only a year to get through them.

Now go get some beef and start working on this list. This’ll be fun!

Photo courtesy of KansasCitySteaks.com.