[Skunkworks] Linq to XML

Hello, I've already googled and binged but can't find what am looking for. I'd to use XML to create, store and call data but avoid using DOM parser. One big problem I ran into was creation of .xl and .csv tab data file creation where data is to be bound to organised cells or tabs. Anyone know of online reading material or a site that covers the subject line? Want to work with things like XElement and not XmlElement.... Cheers.