Chocolate And Cheese Fondue

So today for the very first time I tried chocolate and cheese fondue. They were both extremely tasty. Here is the recipe for chocolate fondue

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup heavy whipping cream, reserve 1/4 cup to thin if fondue begins to thicken
• 4 bittersweet chocolate bars, chopped, 3 1/2 ounces each
• 2 tablespoons Frangelico or Amaretto liqueur, optional
• 1/4 cup finely chopped hazelnuts or almonds, optional

Directions

Heat 1/2 cup cream in a heavy non-reactive saucepot over moderate heat until cream comes to a low boil. Remove the pan from the heat and add chocolate. Let the chocolate stand in hot cream 3 to 5 minutes to soften, then whisk chocolate together with the cream. Stir in liqueur and/or chopped nuts and transfer the fondue to a fondue pot or set the mixing bowl on a rack above a small lit candle. If fondue becomes too thick, stir in reserved cream, 1 tablespoon at a time, to desired consistency. Arrange your favorite dippables in piles on a platter along side chocolate fondue with fondue forks, bamboo skewers or seafood forks, as utensils, for dipping.

The best items that go with this fondue are strawberries, cake bites, cookies, apples, and marshmallows.(:

Most of the students trying both fondues preffered the chocolate over cheese but to me they were equally as good. Here is the recipe for cheese fondue...

Ingredients

• 1/2 pound imported Swiss cheese, shredded
• 1/2 pound Gruyere cheese, shredded
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 garlic clove, peeled
• 1 cup dry white wine
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon cherry brandy, such as kirsch
• 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
• Pinch nutmeg

In a small bowl, coat the cheeses with cornstarch and set aside. Rub the inside of the ceramic fondue pot with the garlic, then discard.

Over medium heat, add the wine and lemon juice and bring to a gentle simmer. Gradually stir the cheese into the simmering liquid. Melting the cheese gradually encourages a smooth fondue. Once smooth, stir in cherry brandy, mustard and nutmeg.
The cheese fondue goes best with french bread pieces, broccoli, tortilla chips, small weiners, and asparagus.

Website Reviews

Website Reviews

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Starbucks Review

    So almost everyone has had a starbucks coffee, whether they like starbucks or not. Yesterday I went to Starbucks and ordered a large caramel frappuccino wtih extra caramel, though it was pretty good, I personally prefer an iced caramel macchiato because it taste more like coffee and its soooooooooo delicious.
Some people don't enjoy this drink because its not very sweet as the frappuccino. Also another great tasting drink would be a blended white mocha. There are so many great drinks to choose from so I suggest for those who haven't tried Starbucks should do that.
    Another great thing is that starbucks isn't all coffee drinks, theres some great tasting non coffee drinks. One example is Starbucks passion tea lemonade, I just had this for the first time last year and my taste buds were extremely happy(: Another is the smoothies but personally I don't think that smoothies are their best area because they aren't that good.
   Lastly I would like to comment on something, yesterday while at Starbucks my cool brother asked the worker how old they start hiring and he replied, "They say sixteen but.." He after a few moments commented that he has never seen them hire ANYONE under 18...This is a little misleading for those teens trying to apply. I mean if you're not hiring 16 year olds then don't say you are.

Fairy Tale Cake

     So within the last week I and three group members named Jossie, Jessica H, and Jessica M, have worked on a fairy cake. We entered a cake competition that was being held by Whiteaker Middle School which was opened to everybody even people who aren't in middle school. There was two catergories the noviest and the youth group, my team was obviously in the youth group. The theme was fairytales and fables, we went with a fairy sitting on a three layer cake with a frosting tree up the front with cocount grass and butterflies(:
Our cake had fondount and frosting that was made from scratch by us and it turned out really great. Sadly though we only got fourth place but out of nine cakes it wasnt that bad. An alice in wonderland won the first place title. In the end we were proud for trying our best(:
Cake competitions are stressful.

Marshmallow Fondant

   Today I will be giving you a recipe for marshmallow fondant. In my opinion this is way better tasting than regular fondant. Its sweeter and makes a more delicious cake. I have to admitt making fondant takes sometime and arm muscles but it is worth it in the end.
Marshmallow Fondant

• 16 ounces of white mini marshmallows (use a good quality brand)
• 2 to 4 tablespoons of warm water
• 2 pounds of powdered sugar
• 1/2 cup crisco (shortening)

Directions

1. Melt all of the marshmallows in a big bowl with 2 tablespoons of water in the microwave. To microwave out it in for 30 seconds and then take it out and stir repeat this until it is completely melted.
2. Put 3/4 of the powdered sugar on top of the melted marshmallow mix and stir together just a little bit.
3. Then grease your counter heavily. Also grease your hands thoroughly. Then dump your mix onto the greased counter.
4. Start kneading like you would bread dough. You will immediately see why you have greased your hands.
5. Keep kneading and add the rest of the powdered sugar and knead some more. Re-grease your hands and counter when the fondant starts sticking. If the mix is tearing easily, it is to dry, so add some more WARM water to it and keep kneading.
6. It is best if you can let it sit, double wrapped, overnight
7. Wrap in a plastic-type wrap product and then put it in a re-sealable or Ziploc bag. Squeeze out as much air as possible. 

Now you have marshmallow fondant. Hope it turns out great because it did for me today, and it was my very first time making it(:

Don't Eat Chickens' Nuggets

    Now this title may seem weird but I literally mean don't eat chicken's nugget. Most people are aware of the poor quality of a chicken nugget but for those who are unaware let me tell you something, a chicken nugget is possibly the most nastiest parts of chicken mushed together and fried. I know this because I've done my research and if you ever actually looked inside a chicken nugget it doesn't even look like chicken (Mc Donald's) as opposed to where other places (Like Carl's Jr) serve chicken strips that are actually made from real chicken.

    Basically anything out of the ordinary like chicken nuggets, chicken squares, and chicken stars should not be sold period. Don't eat anything that you are suspicious of. Just be more aware of what you put in your mouth.