Fondue. Probably

Swiss Cheese Fondue

1 clove garlic, crushed
1-1/2 c. dry white wine
1 Tbs. brandy, kirsch or lemon juice
1 lb. (4 cups) shredded swiss cheese
3 Tbs. flour
dash pepper
dash ground nutmeg
cubes of french bread

Rub garlic inside fondue pot or saucepan. Pour wine into the pot and heat
on low but do not boil. Stir in brandy, kirsch or lemon juice.

Meanwhile, toss the cheese with the flour until well coated. Add cheese by
handfuls to the hot wine mixture in the fondue pot, stirring with a wooden
spoon until cheese incorporates and is nicely melted. Add pepper and
nutmeg, adjust seasonings to taste.

Spear chunks of bread on long-handled fondue forks and dip into the cheese
mixture.

Cheddar Fondue

2 c. half & half
2 Tbs. Worcestershire sauce
2 tsp. dry mustard
2 cloves garlic
2 lbs. shredded mild cheddar
3 Tbs. all purpose flour
French bread, peeled, cooked deveined shrimp and/or cooked diced ham

Rub the fondue pot with garlic. Over low heat, heat half & half,
Worcestershire sauce and mustard powder until hot. Toss cheese with flour
and then add gradually to the fondue pot stirring until smooth. Add salt &
pepper to taste.

Serve fondue by spearing pieces of shrimp, ham or bread on long-handled
fondue forks and dipping in the cheddar cheese sauce.
************************************************** ******
Additional ideas of course include spearing and dipping fresh veggies like
broccoli florets, cauliflower, carrots, celery... whatever veggies benefit
from a nice dip in a "cheesy sauce"

Jill

jmcquown wrote:

Fondue. Probably

Swiss Cheese Fondue

1 clove garlic, crushed
1-1/2 c. dry white wine
1 Tbs. brandy, kirsch or lemon juice
1 lb. (4 cups) shredded swiss cheese
3 Tbs. flour
dash pepper
dash ground nutmeg
cubes of french bread

Rub garlic inside fondue pot or saucepan. Pour wine into the pot and
heat on low but do not boil. Stir in brandy, kirsch or lemon juice.

Meanwhile, toss the cheese with the flour until well coated. Add
cheese by handfuls to the hot wine mixture in the fondue pot, stirring
with a wooden spoon until cheese incorporates and is nicely melted.
Add pepper and nutmeg, adjust seasonings to taste.

Spear chunks of bread on long-handled fondue forks and dip into the
cheese mixture.

Cheddar Fondue

2 c. half & half
2 Tbs. Worcestershire sauce
2 tsp. dry mustard
2 cloves garlic
2 lbs. shredded mild cheddar
3 Tbs. all purpose flour
French bread, peeled, cooked deveined shrimp and/or cooked diced ham

Rub the fondue pot with garlic. Over low heat, heat half & half,
Worcestershire sauce and mustard powder until hot. Toss cheese with
flour and then add gradually to the fondue pot stirring until smooth.
Add salt & pepper to taste.

Serve fondue by spearing pieces of shrimp, ham or bread on
long-handled fondue forks and dipping in the cheddar cheese sauce.
************************************************** ******
Additional ideas of course include spearing and dipping fresh veggies
like broccoli florets, cauliflower, carrots, celery... whatever
veggies benefit from a nice dip in a "cheesy sauce"

Jill


Jill,

It all sounds nice and such, but a sausage gravy fondue and bisquits
might be fun, Oh the joys of fondue OOPS'!

--
Andy
http://tinyurl.com/dzl7h

Andy wrote:
jmcquown wrote:

Fondue. Probably

Jill,

It all sounds nice and such, but a sausage gravy fondue and bisquits
might be fun, Oh the joys of fondue OOPS'!

Andy, don't get me started on sausage gravy and biscuits!

Jill

jmcquown wrote:

Andy wrote:
jmcquown wrote:

Fondue. Probably

Jill,

It all sounds nice and such, but a sausage gravy fondue and bisquits
might be fun, Oh the joys of fondue OOPS'!

Andy, don't get me started on sausage gravy and biscuits!

Jill


Terribly sorry!
I take it back!
Forget I mentioned it!
Whatever was I thinking?



--
Andy
http://tinyurl.com/dzl7h

"jmcquown" wrote in message
. ..
Andy wrote:
jmcquown wrote:

Fondue. Probably

Jill,

It all sounds nice and such, but a sausage gravy fondue and bisquits
might be fun, Oh the joys of fondue OOPS'!

Andy, don't get me started on sausage gravy and biscuits!

Jill



I'm doing Fondue for Xmas..........but my hubby may not want bread! Sausage
dipped in the Swiss Cheese fondue sounds like an awesome substitute! I
wouldn't have thought of it, thank you!

kili

kilikini wrote:
"jmcquown" wrote in message
. ..
Andy wrote:
jmcquown wrote:

Fondue. Probably

Jill,

It all sounds nice and such, but a sausage gravy fondue and bisquits
might be fun, Oh the joys of fondue OOPS'!

Andy, don't get me started on sausage gravy and biscuits!

Jill



I'm doing Fondue for Xmas..........but my hubby may not want bread!
Sausage dipped in the Swiss Cheese fondue sounds like an awesome
substitute! I wouldn't have thought of it, thank you!

kili

You are welcome. Get some of those 'lil Smokie sausages or polish sausage
and cut it into slices... dunk and enjoy Should be something TFM will
eat. You eat some, too!

Jill

On Wed, 7 Dec 2005 03:53:30 -0600, "jmcquown"
wrote:

Fondue. Probably

Swiss Cheese Fondue

1 clove garlic, crushed
1-1/2 c. dry white wine
1 Tbs. brandy, kirsch or lemon juice
1 lb. (4 cups) shredded swiss cheese
3 Tbs. flour
dash pepper
dash ground nutmeg
cubes of french bread

I know I already said it.... Skip the flour! The resulting fondue will
lose most of its taste if you put 3 tbsp flour in it. And that's too
much wine. Start with half of it, then pour more in as and if needed.
Oh, and no nutmeg - at least if you really want a Swiss style fondue.

Nathalie in Switzerland

On Wed, 07 Dec 2005 12:04:57 GMT, "kilikini"
wrote:

I'm doing Fondue for Xmas..........but my hubby may not want bread! Sausage
dipped in the Swiss Cheese fondue sounds like an awesome substitute!

....if you manage to digest it. Cheese is fatty already... If you don't
want bread, boiled small potatoes, cut in half, work nicely.

Nathalie in Switzerland

Nathalie Chiva wrote:
On Wed, 7 Dec 2005 03:53:30 -0600, "jmcquown"
wrote:

Fondue. Probably

Swiss Cheese Fondue

1 clove garlic, crushed
1-1/2 c. dry white wine
1 Tbs. brandy, kirsch or lemon juice
1 lb. (4 cups) shredded swiss cheese
3 Tbs. flour
dash pepper
dash ground nutmeg
cubes of french bread

I know I already said it.... Skip the flour! The resulting fondue will
lose most of its taste if you put 3 tbsp flour in it. And that's too
much wine. Start with half of it, then pour more in as and if needed.
Oh, and no nutmeg - at least if you really want a Swiss style fondue.

Nathalie in Switzerland

Obviously this is a U.S. recipe. Thank you for your advice... I'll take it!

Jill

On Wed, 07 Dec 2005 14:40:31 +0100, Nathalie Chiva
wrote:

On Wed, 7 Dec 2005 03:53:30 -0600, "jmcquown"
wrote:

Swiss Cheese Fondue

1 clove garlic, crushed
1-1/2 c. dry white wine
1 Tbs. brandy, kirsch or lemon juice
1 lb. (4 cups) shredded swiss cheese
3 Tbs. flour
dash pepper
dash ground nutmeg
cubes of french bread

I know I already said it.... Skip the flour! The resulting fondue will
lose most of its taste if you put 3 tbsp flour in it. And that's too
much wine. Start with half of it, then pour more in as and if needed.
Oh, and no nutmeg - at least if you really want a Swiss style fondue.

Nathalie in Switzerland

Thanks, Nathalie. I remember enjoying cheese fondue at home when I
was growing up, but I don't recall being bowled over by the taste of
wine. When people have served it to me more recently, I've always
found the taste of the wine to overshadow the flavor of the cheese.

Do you have the Official Nathalie Chiva Swiss Fondue recipe handy? I'd
love to try your version. Maybe we'll give this a try for New Year's
Eve.

Carol
--

http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/head_trollop/my_photos

On Wed, 07 Dec 2005 14:41:55 +0100, Nathalie Chiva
wrote:

On Wed, 07 Dec 2005 12:04:57 GMT, "kilikini"
wrote:

I'm doing Fondue for Xmas..........but my hubby may not want bread! Sausage
dipped in the Swiss Cheese fondue sounds like an awesome substitute!

...if you manage to digest it. Cheese is fatty already... If you don't
want bread, boiled small potatoes, cut in half, work nicely.

Kili, maybe a better choice for your dinner would be meat fondue
cooked in peanut oil. The only carbs TFM would have to worry about
might be in a sauce that you'd dip the cooked meat into.

We've always used beef, but you can use pork, chicken, shrimp, etc.,
etc. I wouldn't fondue chicken without first marinating it in
something, though.

Carol
--

http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/head_trollop/my_photos

On Wed, 07 Dec 2005 07:55:37 -0600, Damsel in dis Dress
wrote:

Kili, maybe a better choice for your dinner would be meat fondue
cooked in peanut oil. The only carbs TFM would have to worry about
might be in a sauce that you'd dip the cooked meat into.

Oh, and, duh! You can also cook very thin slices of meat and
vegetables in hot vegetable broth. It's Japanese. What the heck is
that called?

Carol
--

http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/head_trollop/my_photos

"Damsel in dis Dress" wrote in message
...
On Wed, 07 Dec 2005 14:40:31 +0100, Nathalie Chiva
wrote:

On Wed, 7 Dec 2005 03:53:30 -0600, "jmcquown"
wrote:

Swiss Cheese Fondue

1 clove garlic, crushed
1-1/2 c. dry white wine
1 Tbs. brandy, kirsch or lemon juice
1 lb. (4 cups) shredded swiss cheese
3 Tbs. flour
dash pepper
dash ground nutmeg
cubes of french bread

I know I already said it.... Skip the flour! The resulting fondue will
lose most of its taste if you put 3 tbsp flour in it. And that's too
much wine. Start with half of it, then pour more in as and if needed.
Oh, and no nutmeg - at least if you really want a Swiss style fondue.

Nathalie in Switzerland

Thanks, Nathalie. I remember enjoying cheese fondue at home when I
was growing up, but I don't recall being bowled over by the taste of
wine. When people have served it to me more recently, I've always
found the taste of the wine to overshadow the flavor of the cheese.

Do you have the Official Nathalie Chiva Swiss Fondue recipe handy? I'd
love to try your version. Maybe we'll give this a try for New Year's
Eve.

Carol
--

I'd actually prefer the taste of the wine, but that's just me.

kili ---- the lush

"Nathalie Chiva" wrote in message
...
On Wed, 07 Dec 2005 12:04:57 GMT, "kilikini"
wrote:

I'm doing Fondue for Xmas..........but my hubby may not want bread!
Sausage
dipped in the Swiss Cheese fondue sounds like an awesome substitute!

...if you manage to digest it. Cheese is fatty already... If you don't
want bread, boiled small potatoes, cut in half, work nicely.

Nathalie in Switzerland

If he won't want bread, he won't want potatoes! It's those dreaded carbs he
*claims* to not want to eat. I've seen him eat plenty, believe me. I would
have never thought of potatoes in fondue, but gosh, why not!? Sounds yummy
to me. I'm up for it, thanks!

kili

"Damsel in dis Dress" wrote in message
...
On Wed, 07 Dec 2005 14:41:55 +0100, Nathalie Chiva
wrote:

On Wed, 07 Dec 2005 12:04:57 GMT, "kilikini"
wrote:

I'm doing Fondue for Xmas..........but my hubby may not want bread!
Sausage
dipped in the Swiss Cheese fondue sounds like an awesome substitute!

...if you manage to digest it. Cheese is fatty already... If you don't
want bread, boiled small potatoes, cut in half, work nicely.

Kili, maybe a better choice for your dinner would be meat fondue
cooked in peanut oil. The only carbs TFM would have to worry about
might be in a sauce that you'd dip the cooked meat into.

We've always used beef, but you can use pork, chicken, shrimp, etc.,
etc. I wouldn't fondue chicken without first marinating it in
something, though.

Carol
--

I grew up eating meat fondue (chicken, beef & shrimp) dipped in sauces. I
also grew up with Swiss Cheese fondue. For Xmas, oh heck yeah, I want to
appease *MY* appetite for a change. Give me good bread, cheese, wine and
such. I'm going to *have* swiss cheese fondue. I'm tired of going with
what TFM wants to eat. I want what *I* want, and since I bought the fondue
pot, that's what I'm gonna get. :~) I'm feeling empowered!

kili