Tomorrow night, our little family will have our 4th annual NYE Fondue Feast! My kids love fondue - we enjoy the Melting Pot when we are lucky enough to get Groupon gift certificates, but when we can't afford that kind of night out, we drag out our two fondue pots and enjoy dipping our dinner at home! : )
Here are a few pics from last year's feast, to give you an idea of how we do it. It's SO easy, and you can find fondue pots at Goodwill, garage sales, or from friends or family who have them sitting in a cabinet unused! We received one pot as a wedding gift almost 9 years ago, and a second from a friend who gifted us her mom's cool vintage 1970's pot!
We try different recipes each year ~ last year was a cheddar/beer cheese fondue served with crusty french bread and apple slices. YUM! This year, I bought a tried & true - the fondue cheese pack from the Deli at Publix. It costs $14 - steep, but we tried making our own swiss fondue one year and it cost much more than that for all of the ingredients!! (The beer & cheese fondue contained about $12 worth of ingredients)
We also have a dessert fondue. Obviously, it's the favorite part of the meal for the kids, ha!
See? Check out that chocolate mustache!! : )
When I was a kid, my mom made a big pot of spaghetti every NYE. We always stayed home. I've never gone to the Peach Drop down in Atlanta (NY drops a crystal ball, Atlanta drops a peach!), but one day I'd like to do that. I confess to being very leery of being out on the roads on New Years - the idea of many more people drinking and driving scares me to death! So for now, we stay home, safe & sound.
What are your family traditions regarding New Years Eve? Leave me a comment & share, pretty please! Hope you have a very safe & super-fun New Years Eve, and that 2012 is full of blessings and wonderful things for you and yours!! xoxo ~
Here are a few pics from last year's feast, to give you an idea of how we do it. It's SO easy, and you can find fondue pots at Goodwill, garage sales, or from friends or family who have them sitting in a cabinet unused! We received one pot as a wedding gift almost 9 years ago, and a second from a friend who gifted us her mom's cool vintage 1970's pot!
We try different recipes each year ~ last year was a cheddar/beer cheese fondue served with crusty french bread and apple slices. YUM! This year, I bought a tried & true - the fondue cheese pack from the Deli at Publix. It costs $14 - steep, but we tried making our own swiss fondue one year and it cost much more than that for all of the ingredients!! (The beer & cheese fondue contained about $12 worth of ingredients)
We also have a dessert fondue. Obviously, it's the favorite part of the meal for the kids, ha!
Last year. our dippers were: cherries, angel food cake, marshmallows, strawberries, pineapple & mini-nutter butters. So good!
My chocolate fondue is easy peasy. No real measurements, I just taste/eye it til it's right. Chocolate chips, a little butter, a little half & half. Heat over a double boiler, then pour into fondue pot, serve with dippers.
This is one easy way to get my kids to eat their fruit!
See? Check out that chocolate mustache!! : )
When I was a kid, my mom made a big pot of spaghetti every NYE. We always stayed home. I've never gone to the Peach Drop down in Atlanta (NY drops a crystal ball, Atlanta drops a peach!), but one day I'd like to do that. I confess to being very leery of being out on the roads on New Years - the idea of many more people drinking and driving scares me to death! So for now, we stay home, safe & sound.
What are your family traditions regarding New Years Eve? Leave me a comment & share, pretty please! Hope you have a very safe & super-fun New Years Eve, and that 2012 is full of blessings and wonderful things for you and yours!! xoxo ~
Love your fondue party Aimee! Such a fun & delicious idea! :-)
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