Dining Out: Top Things You Should Always Expect During Your Proper Dining Experience

(Tue Oct 30th, 2007, by S. Michael Windsor)

Have you ever decided on a whim just to treat yourself and your family to a nice dinner only to discover once you arrive at your chosen restaurant that it may turn out to be much more like something you'll regret? Sure. All of us have been there man...

Real Mexican Guacamole: How to Make it Like Tia Guadalupe

(Tue Oct 30th, 2007, by Donna Meyer)

Think you know guacamole? Unless you've had the real deal, made by hand in a Mexican kitchen--or at least in an authentic Mexican restaurant--you're missing out on how sublime this popular avocado concoction can be. And "concoction" is exactly the ri...

The rediscovered fashion and scene drink: Absinth

(Mon Oct 29th, 2007, by Celso Cardozo)

After the historical decline of absinth in many countries of the earth in the course of the Prohibition the bitter liquor experiences a brilliant advancement now again. The historical advancement of absinth was carried out shortly after the turn ...

Why Candy Is Fun

(Tue Oct 23rd, 2007, by Jimmy Cox)

From the first lollipop at the first children's party to the gold-wrapped cherry cordial at a golden anniversary all of the festive occasions of a lifetime are associated with candy. There is no holiday that is not enhanced by candy and if it isn't a...

Home Style Chinese Food

(Tue Oct 23rd, 2007, by Jimmy Cox)

China is a country where the appreciation of good food is developed into a fine art. Chinese are epicures. Their cooking is distinctive: No other cooking resembles it in any way. There are many ways to cook Chinese food, but those who cook at home us...

The Absolute Beginning Of Absinthe In The US

(Tue Oct 23rd, 2007, by Jimmy Cox)

Absinthe is a drink that has caused much controversy of the years for being a "wild" and "sinful" drink. These stereotypes fit in well with those that have followed New Orleans, which is where this potent drink first hit American soil. According to s...

The Origin Of Southerners' Beloved Mint Julep

(Tue Oct 23rd, 2007, by Jimmy Cox)

The word julep is an old and honored one and can be traced as far back as A. D. 1400 - long before we ever heard of the Southern States of these United States, where the julep is popularly supposed to be indigenous. For centuries the julep has been d...

Topping Off A Gourmet Meal With Coffee

(Tue Oct 23rd, 2007, by Jimmy Cox)

Coffee is not only universal, but controversial. It is a strange fact that other people's coffee often seems mysteriously to be more delicious than your own. This is possibly an extension of the basic premise that any meal you did not cook will seem ...

Experimental Wine Making

(Tue Oct 23rd, 2007, by Jimmy Cox)

Vegetable wine, fruit wine, flower wine - there are hundreds of recipes, all different yet all basically the same; and if you like to experiment there is a vast field in which to do so. If you consider the sherry recipes as examples of fruit and vege...

Charcoal Smokers Are Part Of American Heritage

(Tue Oct 23rd, 2007, by Peyton Hines)

Charcoal smokers are the fore-runners of all the other types of smokers we have in the market today. Let's face it; these smokers still come up with the best-tasting smoked meat in the land. Early Americans have enjoyed smoked meat for centuries and ...