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Party Time Blue Cheese Fondue

Nicole Hood — Tue, 28 Apr 2015 04:00:00 +0000

I have always loved Fondues and dips because not only do they taste great but making them at home is super simple and perfect for parties and gatherings! This Blue Cheese Fondue is one of my favorite party appetizers. It takes only a few minutes to prepare and it goes great with just about anything from buffalo chicken bites to cubed bread and veggies. Don’t have a fondue pot? No worries! Just pour into a serving bowl and I promise this fondue will be gone before it has time to cool down!

Party Time Blue Cheese Fondue

Ingredients

8 ounce Philadelphia cream cheese cubed and softened
1 cup milk
8 ounce crumbled blue cheese
2 tbsp half & half {or sub milk}
1 tbsp cornstarch
1/2 tsp garlic salt
Assorted dippers including: cubed French bread boiled red potatoes, sausage balls, buffalo chicken, and baby carrots

Instructions

Combine cream cheese and milk in sauce pan over medium heat and blend together with a whisk {or use a mixer or immersion blender} until smooth.
Turn heat to med-low and stir in blue cheese. Mix well.
Mix half & half, cornstarch, and garlic salt in a small bowl.
Pour into cheese mixture and whisk until thickened.
Pour into fondue pot and serve warm with dippers.
Time to get the party started!

Combine cream cheese and milk in sauce pan over medium heat and

blend together with a whisk

{or use a mixer or immersion blender} until smooth.

Oh, man I sure do love creamy, flavorful blue cheese!

Turn heat to med-low and stir in blue cheese. Mix well.

Mix half & half, cornstarch, and garlic salt in a small bowl.

Pour into cheese mixture and whisk until thickened.

Prepare your dippers.

I like sausage balls, buffalo chicken bites, boiled potatoes, carrots, and cubed bread.

Pour into fondue pot and serve warm with dippers.

Time to get this party started!

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The Melting Pot’s Flaming Turtle Chocolate Fondue

Nicole Hood — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 04:38:00 +0000

Wow what a fun fondue week! I thought I would end my Melting Pot inspired fondue week with my very favorite fondue recipe: The Flaming Turtle! Just a few ingredients and you get a decadent, rich, and absolutely delicious dessert fondue! Enjoy and comment below on how your version came out.

Flaming Turtle Chocolate Fondue

Serves 4-6 people

Ingredients

12 ounces milk chocolate chips or finely chopped
2 tablespoons heavy cream
1/4 cup caramel ice cream topping
1 tablespoon rum
3 tablespoons pecans chopped

Instructions

You can either melt the chocolate and heavy cream in a double boiler on top of simmering water and mix until creamy or in a microwaveable bowl cooked in 15 second intervals and stirred until melted.
Pour melted chocolate into a warm fondue pot.
Pour the caramel into the center of the chocolate mixture. Do not stir.
Add the rum to the pot and ignite carefully using a lighter.
Allow the flame to burn out and stir gently to combine.
Sprinkle with pecans.
Keep fondue warm over low heat.

Notes

Recipe from The Melting Pot 'Dip into Something Delicious' Cookbook.

5 ingredients is all you need to make this delicious restaurant copycat recipe!

Melt milk chocolate mixed with a touch of heavy cream in the microwave or over a double boiler. Stir frequently and make sure not to burn!

You may want to heat your caramel for a few seconds so it is smoother. Then add it to the center of the chocolate in the fondue pot.

Here’s the fun part! Add the rum then carefully light with a long lighter or long match.

Let the flame burn out or stir to combine and put the flame out. Finally add the pecans and you’re ready to start dipping!

My favorite dippers at home are marshmallows, strawberries, and cookies.

Be creative: you can dip all sorts of fruits, candies, cookies, and sweet treats.

Flaming Turtle Fondue at The Melting Pot Houston is delicious and entertaining!

The fantastic dessert dippers are my favorite part!

We had such a fantastic time when we visited The Melting Pot Houston last month!

It was Ashton’s first visit and Ava’s too! She was an absolute doll, sleeping through most of our 2 hour dinner!

A great end to our meal: Six Jumbo Chocolate Covered Strawberries!

This was our free gift for joining The Melting Pot email newsletter! Join here: www.meltingpot.com

The Melting Pot of Houston

6100 Westheimer Road, Houston, TX 77057

Phone:(713) 532-5011

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The Melting Pot Bananas Foster Fondue

Nicole Hood — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 16:25:00 +0000

One of my favorite Southern desserts is Bananas Foster so when I came across this recipe in my Melting Pot cookbook I knew I wanted to try it! So today I invited my friend, Molly over and after a healthy lunch of deli sandwiches we indulged in this chocolate caramel delight!

The best thing about dessert fondue is it only takes a few minutes to make. I simply melted white chocolate in the microwave and poured it over half a sliced banana in a fondue pot (or use a saucepan). Add caramel sauce, banana extract, and rum and it’s ready!

So easy, yet so impressive and mouth-wateringly delish!

Banana Foster Fondue

Ingredients

4 ounces white chocolate finely chopped
1/2 banana thinly sliced
dash of cinnamon
4 ounces caramel ice cream topping
1 teaspoon banana liqueur or substitute banana extract
1 teaspoon spiced rum

Instructions

Melt the chocolate in a double boiler or in a microwave in a bowl until melted, stirring every 15-20 seconds.
Place the banana slices in the bottom of warm fondue pot.
Pour the chocolate over the bananas.
Add the caramel and stir gently.
Add the banana liqueur and rum and stir gently to combine.
Optional- you can flambe at this point.
Keep fondue warm over low heat.

Notes

*Recipe from The Melting Pot 'Dip into Something Different Cookbook

Get creative on what you serve as dessert dippers! Marshmallows,
macaroons, banana slices, cookies, vanilla wafers, strawberries….

Just a few simple ingredients for a fantastic, fancy dessert!

Melt cubed white chocolate in the microwave then pour on top of

sliced banana in a warm fondue pot.

Bon Appetit!

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The Melting Pot Garlic Herb Cheddar Fondue

Nicole Hood — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 23:34:00 +0000

I have been a lover of fondue since my first visit to The Melting Pot with my parents many, many years ago in Pensacola, FL. I remember then, as a little girl, how excited I was to watch them create these decadent cheese or chocolate creations in front of me! And I loved to cook my own meats in the bubbling broth and try the variety of mouth watering selection of sauces they set out. To this day The Melting Pot is still one of my favorite restaurants, especially for a Girls Night Out or Romantic Date Night.

Last month, I had the pleasure of taking my hardworking husband on a long weekend to Houston. He had never been to The Melting Pot, actually I don’t think he had ever had fondue before (gasp!), so I knew that had to be our first stop!

We ordered the Four Course Experience, which is a fun and clever concept and perfect for a couple out for a romantic evening! You choose one cheese fondue to share, you each select an individual salad, then you each select your individual entrée and finally choose one chocolate fondue to share. It’s a great way to sample a little bit of everything off the menu!

What we ordered:

Bacon and Brie Cheese Fondue

Spinach Mushroom Salad (Ashton) and Caesar Salad (Me)

The Classic Dinner (Ashton) and Fondue Fusion (Me)

Flaming Turtle Chocolate Fondue

The Melting Pot Houston offered to take our picture and then posted it for
download on their website. Such a nice, personal touch!

The Melting Pot Garlic Herb Cheddar Fondue

Ingredients

2 3/4 cups (11 ounces) shredded Cheddar Cheese
3 tablespoons all purpose flour
1 cup beer
4 teaspoons chopped garlic
6 tablespoons Green Goddess Sauce (recipe link below)
1 teaspoon The Melting Pot Garlic and Wine Seasoning optional
1 teaspoon freshly ground pepper

Instructions

Toss the cheese with the flour in a bowl.
Place a metal bowl over a saucepan filled with 2 inches of water (or use a double boiler).
Bring the water to a boil over high heat.
Reduce the heat to medium and pour the beer in the bowl.
Stir in the garlic using a fork.
Cook for 30 seconds, stirring constantly.
Add half the cheese and cook until the cheese is melted, stirring constantly.
Add the remaining cheese a small amount at a time, stirring constantly in a circular motion after each addition until the cheese is melted.
Fold in the Green Goddess Sauce, Garlic and Wine Seasoning, and pepper.
Pour into a warm fondue pot and keep warm over low heat.
NOTE: The cheese is shredded and tossed with flour to aid in thickening and to improve the viscosity of the fondue. The fondue should be the consistency of warm honey when completed. Monitor the cheese carefully as it is being added. Not all the cheese may be needed, and, in some cases, more cheese may be needed to reach the perfect consistency.
*Serve with green apple slices, crisp broccoli, carrots, and cauliflower, pretzels, and crusty chunks of bread such as pumpernickel.

Notes

Recipe from The Melting Pot 'Dip into Something Different' Cookbook

Lots of flavorful chopped garlic, light beer, and gooey cheese make this fondue the perfect warm meal during these cold winter nights!

Stir with a fork until the cheese is completely melted.

Add the Green Goddess Sauce (recipe here).

Season with ground black pepper and Garlic and Wine Seasoning (available at The Melting Pot)

Serve warm with apples, veggies, bread, and pretzels!

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The Melting Pot Houston and Love Martini Recipe

Nicole Hood — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 04:44:00 +0000

I am so excited to announce our upcoming giveaway starting tomorrow! We have teamed up with my favorite restaurant, The Melting Pot of Houston and we are giving away two $50 gift cards and two The Melting Pot ‘Dip into Something Different’ Cookbooks!

In honor of National Fondue Month, next week will be Fondue Week here at For the Love of Food and I will have a new, fun recipe from The Melting Pot every day!

You could win one of two The Melting Pot cookbooks!


You could win one of two $50 The Melting Pot Houston gift cards!

Most people know The Melting Pot for their delicious sweet and savory choices of fondue but did you know they also have an extensive specialty drink menu? In my opinion, there is no better way to start off a memorable meal than with a martini! My favorite has to be the Love Martini, a tasty concoction of Coconut Rum, Peach Schnapps, and Cranberry Juice! Not too strong, not too sweet….just right! Whether you are out with your girlfriends or your special someone, this drink will definitely make you feel all warm and cozy inside! Check out the recipe below.

Love Martini

Ingredients

1 1/2 ounce coconut flavored Rum I recommend Malibu Rum
1 ounce Peach Schnapps
2 ounces Cranberry Juice
1 strawberry for garnish

Instructions

Remove the stem from the strawberry. Slice the strawberry and cut a small "V" in the top of each slice to create a heart shape.
Place several ice cubes in a cocktail shaker and add the rum, schnapps, and cranberry juice.
Shake until chilled.
Strain into a chilled martini glass and garnish with the strawberry slices, so they are floating on top.

Notes

Recipe from The Melting Pot Cookbook

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