cheese!

we made cheese fondue last night - so good! and it really is one of the easiest meals to prepare. I promise. the most difficult part is grating the cheese and cutting up the different things to dip. we always make the classic cheese fondue, I don't have the heart to make the funky ones, it just doesn't seem right to stray.

• grate cheese, I used comté and gruyère last night. you can also use emmenthaler as well. all of the "fancy" cheeses are available at trader joe's. generally, it's 1/2 lb of cheese per person...definitely not diet-friendly
  
• sprinkle 1-2 teaspoons of cornstarch over cheese. this prevents the cheese from separating once melted
  
• rub the inside of the fondue pot with garlic and discard
  
• bring 1 cup of white wine to boil
  
• add cheese to wine, stir, and voila!

I bought some good artisan bread to dip, as well as some tomatoes, prosciutto, granny smith apples, and broccoli. you can basically dip whatever you want.

once again, the ghetto bowls/plates