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Turtle Fondue

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.

Turtle Fondue
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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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This Caesar salad, served at The Melting Pot, is creamy and crunchy at the same time and super addictive! Every time I go to The Melting Pot I say I am going to try a different salad, because they all sound tasty, but then I think of the Caesar salad and I just can’t say no! The secret that makes me (and just about anyone who tries it) hooked on this salad? The Parmesan Encrusted Pine Nuts! I have the recipe below along with The Melting Pot’s Homemade Caesar salad dressing recipe.

This recipe was my #8 most popular recipe in 2013! View the Top 10 here
Serves 2

 Ingredients:

  • 4 cups Romaine Lettuce, chopped
  • 1/2 cup seasoned croutons
  • 2 tablespoons Parmesan cheese, shredded
  • 4 tablespoons Parmesan encrusted pine nuts (recipe below)
  • fresh ground black pepper
  • Caesar dressing (recipe below)

Directions:

  1. Combine all ingredients except pine nuts and cheese. 
  2. Divide equally between two salad plates.
  3.  Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese, pine nuts, and pepper. 

Dressing Ingredients: 

Makes one cup
  • 1/4 cup (1 ounce) grated Parmesan cheese
  • 1/2 cup mayonnaise
  • 1/2 tablespoon milk
  • 1/2 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard
  • 1/4 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 small garlic clove, minced
  • 1 small anchovy fillet, minced
  • water
  • salt/pepper to taste

Directions:

  1. Combine all ingredients except water in a bowl and whisk until blended.
  2. You may add water to reach the desired consistency if the dressing is too thick.
  3. You can store this is the refrigerator for up to 10 days.

Recipe from The Melting Pot ‘Dip into Something Different’ Cookbook

Parmesan Encrusted Pine Nuts

Ingredients:

 2 tbsp butter, melted
1/4 cup pine nuts or one small pkg
1/4 cup Parmesan cheese, grated
1 tbsp sugar

Directions:

  1.   Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 
  2. Toss the pine
    nuts with melted butter and stir to coat. 
  3. Remove from the nuts from the bowl and discard remaining butter. 
  4.  Sprinkle with grated Parmesan cheese and sugar and mix well. 
  5. Spread on a parchment paper lined cookie sheet and bake for about 6-8 minutes, or until golden. Watch closely so they do not burn. 
  6. Remove, let cool, and serve on top of your creamy Caesar salad.
* I did find a version of this recipe using Karo Syrup instead of butter. I tried that but the pine nuts came out stickier and more like brittle than individual cheesy nuts like The Melting Pot so I prefer butter! 
 
 

You can use a anchovy fillet but we like this shortcut: anchovy paste! About 1-2 tbsp per fillet.
 
Just blend it all together and you’ve got a perfectly creamy Caesar dressing!
 
Don’t know the best way to mix your salad and dressing? Here’s a restaurant trick we learned: put the salad in a Tupperware container, top with dressing, secure the lid on the container, and shake! Now it should be mixed well and you can pour on your salad plate.
 
 
 Top buttery pine nuts with sugar and Parmesan cheese for a delicious twist to top off your Caesar Salad!
 Just a few simple ingredients make these Pine Nuts amazing!
 
 
Perfectly toasty and golden brown!
 
 
The Melting Pot – Houston
6100 Westheimer Road  Houston, TX 77057
(713) 532-5011

   

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Continuing with out Melting Pot Fondue Week here is one of my favorite salads and homemade dressings from The Melting Pot.
Their Raspberry Vinaigrette is so popular they have bottled it and sell it at the restaurant!
 
This recipe was my #10 most popular recipe in 2013! View the Top 10 here
Makes 2 salads

Salad Ingredients:

  •  4 cups baby spinach leaves
  • 2 cups thinly sliced mushrooms (white or baby bella)
  • 1/4 cup chopped cooked bacon
  • 1/2 cup thinly sliced red onion
  • 1/2 cup diced tomato
  • Raspberry Vinaigrette (recipe below)

Directions:

  1. Mound equal amounts of the spinach on two salad plates.
  2. Sprinkle with mushrooms and bacon.
  3. Arrange the onion over the top.
  4. Sprinkle the tomato around the edge of the salad.
  5. Drizzle with the desired amount of Raspberry Vinaigrette.
 

Raspberry Walnut Vinaigrette Ingredients:

  • 1 cup raspberry jam
  • 1/4 cup cold water
  • 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon walnut oil
  • salt/pepper, to taste
  • 1/4 cup canola oil

Directions:

  1. Combine the jam, water, vinegar, walnut oil, salt and pepper in a bowl and mix well.
  2. Add the canola oil slowly, whisking constantly until blended. 
  3. Store the vinaigrette in a jar with a tight-fitting lid in the refrigerator for up to 3 weeks.
*Recipes from The Melting Pot ‘Dip into Something Different’ Cookbook
I prefer to use a small food processor to mix the salad dressing ingredients 
but you can easily whisk them in a medium bowl too.
 
One cup of Raspberry Jam adds a delicious tart sweetness and beautiful vibrate color to the salad!
 
This recipe calls for 2 cups of thinly sliced mushrooms.
 It only took me 3-4 large white sliced mushrooms to get that amount!
Here’s a tip on saving time and money! 
Buy Real Bacon Pieces or Bits instead of buying and cooking whole slices of bacon and then dicing it. They are great in salads and fondue!

 

Whenever we eat at The Melting Pot we top our salads with cracked black pepper and The Melting Pot’s own Garlic and Wine Seasoning.
You can purchase your own at any Melting Pot restaurant or on their website www.meltingpot.com
 
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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.
 
 
  
 
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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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