Ghurka G5 Avenger Cigar

Had a box-pressed G5 Avenger toro on the ride home the other night. I'm not normally a box-press kind of guy, but it was staring at me from my humidor, so what could I do, right? First blush - a very dark and smooth oily wrapper - the band slid off with the cellophane - and the promise of a big-boy smoke. I wasn't sure how it was going to go, frankly. Immediately upon lighting, I was impressed with the easy draw and the big but not overwhelming flavor- mostly leather and aged tobacco.

Pathetic Pasta Problems

We ran out of places to dry our pasta. Yes, that's a chair.

So for a brief moment last week our kitchen looked remarkably like a 54 year old British prank.

Sioux and I tried our hands at pasta making, and this time we were given the unique opportunity to learn from our mistakes.

The recipe we choose to use--it was on the back of the sack of flour--involved 2 cups of water, 2 eggs, a pinch of salt, and "enough" warm water. No recipe should ever call for "enough" of anything.