Sunday Shares

Do You Fondue?

Remember when fondue was all the rage? You know, back in the 70s? Am I the only one around here who can remember back that far? Well, if you don't remember, let me tell you, fondue was big in the 70s. There was a reason for that too. It's pretty simple. Fondue is GOOD. I mean, not that there aren't other types of fondue, but I generally go with a cheese based fondue and who doesn't love melted, ooey-gooey cheese?

Last night I made fondue, with beer for my liquid. White wine is nice too, but last night since I was using sharp cheddar I thought the beer would go nice. It did.

I started by poaching some chicken thighs in, of all things, Italian dressing. I'd seen a recipe using it online this week and thought it would add some extra flavor. Once it was cooked I shredded it all up and threw it into the fondue along with shredded cheddar and a really nice sharp cheddar by Cabot which Gar shredded for me.  Sam Adams was the beer of choice. Dijon mustard, garlic powder, old bay seasoning and salt and pepper rounded out the ingredients.



Another thing about fondue. It's easy.  I threw all the ingredients into the fondue pot I scored from Mom/Marge.  Lit the Sterno and let it do it's thing. 

Stirred it a couple of times and then it was good to go. Wish I'd take pics when it was done but I forgot.  We were interrupted, in a good way, by Skypers from Dublin.  Ah well. When we got around to the fondue I put some french bread in the oven to get it nice and warm and a little crusty. We cut that up for dipping.  It was all delicious. A great Saturday night meal. 

I Think You Should Know

I like sharing good things, and here's a few for you:

1. A beautiful necklace giveaway over at BelleMaisonetmoi.

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2. If you have an online shop, Melissa is hosting her first shop link up of the year on Bella-Expressions.

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2. Again, if you have a shop, Kat at lifesjewelsonastring has set a goal to list something new in her shop every week. To encourage herself and others, she's hosting a 'new listing' link up over on lifesjewelsonastring.

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4.  Kristen at bythebookpaper is celebrating the first year of her etsy shop with a giveaway for your own personalized note cards. Sweet!

5. We are having our first giveaway of the year on Mercantile Muse. Have you entered yet? Can't win if you don't play, so to speak.  By the way, I would really, really love it, and would be ever-so-grateful if you shared a link to our giveaway on facebook, or twitter, or your blog or wherever.  Be sure to add a comment on the giveaway page if you do, it will earn you extra entries!



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Sunset Meadows

Wow. It was really something yesterday. I'm hoping for another today, but for now I'll just share this.

I hope you're having a fantastic Sunday. Today, we're hanging low. It's too cold to go anywhere if you don't have to. I still have to pack up my Santas and put them in the attic, along with the snowmen and penguins I took down yesterday. I think I'm going to take this opportunity to make some changes. I'm going to move things around instead of putting them back where they 'usually' are.  As for tonight, we're having crockpot beef stroganoff, a perfect meal for a perfectly freezing day. Those are our big plans, what about you?

Ciao for now,