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Dec 27, 2010

{Fondue!}


Are you going to be throwing a New Year's Eve party? Here's an idea for a great appetizer: Cheese Fondue!
I have a recipe for you that tastes amazing and is even easy to make. I made it for our family's Christmas Eve dinner and it got rave reviews...one of my sisters-in-law said she loved it so much that she wanted to bathe in it. Mmmmm.....

You will need these three elements for a great fondue presentation:

1) A great warm cheese sauce. Most cheese fondue is made with wine and cheddar or swiss. But this one uses parmesan! It is different and delicious.



2) Bread. I use regular old french bread from the grocery store, but you can really not go wrong on the bread choice. Just cut it up into 1 1/2 inch cubes for dipping.



3) Blanched vegetables. You can choose any kind you want. The blanching just gives them a super-bright  glow and a perfect crunch. Just be careful not to leave them in the boiling water too long or they will lose their crunch.



That's it! You don't even need a real fondue pot...you can use a small crock pot or a soup tureen.

{Parmesan Fondue}
2 bricks cream cheese (I used Neufchatel)
1 1/2 cups milk
1 1/2 cups grated parmesan
1 tsp garlic salt

Melt cream cheese and milk in a pan on low heat until warm and melted through. Add grated cheese and garlic salt and continue heating on med-low until heated through and cheese melts, but don't let it boil. This sauce isn't perfectly smooth, so don't worry...it's supposed to look a little grainy. Transfer to a fondue pot or small crock pot and dip breads and veggies in it.




Happy New Year!

---Tammy

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4 comments:

Green Door Girl said...

This looks very yummy - I love the colored veggies for dipping! :) I will have to try it out - found you via Blue Cricket's link party :) jenn @greendoordesigns.blogspot.com

Unknown said...

yum! looks delish! healthy, too!

would love for you to link up at our saturday linky party.

http://tosewwithlove.blogspot.com/

Zimms Zoo said...

What is the thing that your pot is sitting on? Does it keep stuff warm or just a nice trivet? I have been looking for something to sit pots on to keep stuff warm and dippable for parties.

{Peppermint Plum} said...

Zimms Zoo...It's actually an electric fondue pot that has the stand attached to the pot iself: http://www.amazon.com/Cuisinart-CFO-3SS-Electric-Fondue-Maker/dp/B00018RR48. But if you do happen upon some kind of warmer to put pots on for parties, let me know! That would be fabulous to have!

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