Food and Cooking The Virtual Gourmand No. 23: Mango Chicken! May 29th, 2017 This is an unusual recipe in many ways, not the least of which is that it is a perennial family favorite. It's the one dish that my college-student son requests whenever he is…
Food and Cooking Cigar Weekly Cooks Up A Storm! March 3rd, 2017 Mr. Creosote's Diner is the newest room addition to the Cigar Weekly forums. Fried, boiled, smoked, seared or sautéed, this is the place we discuss our favorite foods and their…
Food and Cooking The Virtual Gourmand #22: Easy and Tasty Quickbreads The word 'heirloom' has overtaken 'organic' as THE trendy term in food circles. It originally applied to fruits and vegetables whose seeds were collected, preserved and passed down through…
Food and Cooking The Virtual Gourmand #21: Sausage 101 Lately, I have begun a culinary journey into the world of charcuterie. This term is derived from the French words for "flesh" (chair) and "cooked" (cuit). It dates from the 15th Century, and…
Food and Cooking The Virtual Gourmand 20: Three Dishes, One Smoker Full of Poultry Contrary to what you might think, barbecue is not the only thing I use my smoker to make. In fact, a smoker is a versatile tool that can smoke everything from poultry to cheese. I've even seen smoked…
