Wednesday, August 8, 2007

Dallas-based Atmos Energy gets into recipe collecting with online site

By Pegasus News wire

Is there a gas leak? I smell gas. Do you smell gas?

Atmos Energy Corporation has a cooking Web site called Atmos Energy CooksTM to provide resources for its customers and to demonstrate the benefits of natural gas for cooking. Atmos Energy, of course, sells natural gas.

"With the increasing popularity of cooking and the renewed interest Americans have in preparing and sharing wholesome food with their families, we decided to provide an easy-to-use resource for recipes, cooking tips and appliance information," said Robert W. Best, Atmos Energy chairman, president and chief executive officer.

In past decades, Atmos Energy and its predecessor companies offered information about cooking with natural gas and operated showroom kitchens where home economists would conduct cooking classes and demonstrations. "This site restores a long tradition, but with a modern on-line twist," Best said. Oh, online!

The site is initially offering more than 120 tested recipes. Atmos Energy is inviting customers and employees from its 12-state service area to submit recipes they would like to share. Every two weeks, the site will showcase a new featured recipe and the recipe's author. The first featured entree is "Chicken and Mushrooms with Balsamic Vinegar," by Dallas consultant and cookbook author Brian Cummings.

Besides recipes, the site contains detailed cooking information including sections about (natural gas? natural gas? I hope?):

• Kitchen techniques, which explain grilling, broiling, sautéing, stir frying, roasting, and braising.
• Cooking tips, such as information about kitchen skills, common cooking terms, basic ingredients, herbs and spices, kitchen utensils, knives and food safety.
• Cooking with natural gas (YES), which explains why natural gas is the ideal energy source for cooking, provides information about outdoor rooms and kitchens, and offers guidance for buying a gas grill, cooktop, stove or oven, along with tips for keeping them clean.

Source: Atmos Energy

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