(A Joni Cole Special)
2 cups shredded natural Swiss cheese (8 ounces)
2 cups shredded Gruyere cheese (8 ounces)
2 tablespoons flour
1 clove garlic cut in half
1 cup dry white wine
1 tablespoon lemon juice
3 tablespoons kirsch, dry sherry or brandy
Dunkers: French or sourdough bread, cut into 1-inch cubes;
small red potatoes; pieces of broccoli, cauliflower, or mushrooms
Chopped fresh chives
Place cheese and flour in resealable plastic bag. Shake until
cheese is coated. Rub garlic on bottom and side of fondue pot; discard garlic.
Add wine. Heat over simmer setting just until bubbles rise to surface (do not
boil).l Stir in lemon juice.
Gradually add cheese mixture, about ½ cup at a time,
stirring constantly with wooden spoon over low heat, until cheeses are melted.
Stir in kirsch. Sprinkle with chives.
Keep warm over simmer setting. Spear Dunkers with fondue
forks; dip and swirl in fondue with stirring motion. 21 servings (2 tablespoons
each).
Another Bad-Dog Book – Review by Martha
A. Cheves, Author of A Book and A Dish, Stir, Laugh, Repeat and Think
With Your Taste Buds
‘I
had found myself up, thinking about all the ways my husband and I
weren’t best friends: how we had nothing in common (children don’t
count), and how we were going to end up in just a few short years like
so many other empty nesters who look at each other across the middle
cushion of their corduroy couch and think, Wow. What now? Why am I with this person? I hate corduroy.’
‘my eight-year-old
daughter...asked me if she could have an end-of-summer party… “I want
it to be a water party,” my daughter said… Over the next couple weeks,
my daughter winnowed down
her guest list to six best friends and we loaded up on squirt guns and
other water-party supplies. The morning of the event, she came
downstairs already dressed in her bikini, and handed me a piece of a
paper. At the top she’d printed – Mommy’s Dos and Don’ts. “What’s this?” I asked. It’s a list,” she explained, “so you know how to act at the party.”
These are just two of
the many fears and ‘crises’ faced by the author as she, as well as her
family, move on into the world of ‘getting older.’ While reading I
couldn’t help but remember some of these very incidents in my own life.
The story ‘The Boy of Summer’ reminded me of the boy who occupied,
maybe not my time but my mind during my summer at age 13. Joni's story
‘A Few Minutes of My Time’ reminded me that I’m computer blonde so when
people talk to me about
anything technical I have to ask that they speak English and not
‘computerish.” And believe it or not but we all go through ‘Identity
Theft.’ It happens every year on December 31st when we make
our New Year’s resolutions. We spot someone and decide we want to
look, act and be that person. So we proceed to try our best to steal
their identity for ourselves.
The stories included in
Another Bad-Dog Book bring the reader both laughter and recognition. I
have to recommend this book for both women and men. If you’re a woman I
feel you will be able to relate to most of the events and feelings that
take place as the author goes through her ‘midlife crisis.’ If you’re a
man, this book can be a great tool in helping you understand why the
women in your life have taken on a personality that is totally different
from the one you fell
in love with. Believe me, male or female, you can’t help but love this
book.
Wonder how that recipe will work with gluten-free flour. I think it's worth a try.
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