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here are the basics of making an excellent cheese fondue , the proper way (or at least the lindysez way)., use good cheese , i use half emmental swiss and gruyere, grate them up and toss them with some salt and a good amount of pepper. let them sit out at room temp so they melt better . cut your bread (good french bread, but not sourdough) into bite sized pieces making sure to have crust on each piece. let those sit out for a while too so they aren tsp too soft., cheese that you use , you are going to use 1 3/4 cups of a dry white wine, such as a fume blanc, a california sauv blanc (don tsp use a new zealand 1 as most are too grassy) or a pouilly-fume. when you are ready to make the fondue, rub the pot with a clove of garlic (we like garlic, so we leave the clove in, but you don tsp need to); then place over a medium heat and add the wine. when the wine comes to a simmer, start slowly adding the cheese, sprinkling in a handful at a time, allowing each addition to melt (my dad said you always have to stir in the same direction, in a figure 8 motion, it works. if you stir in a circle you will end up with a big glop of cheese in the middle of a pot of wine, the figure 8 is key); keep adding until you have a nice thick sauce, then add a splash of kirsch and a pinch of nutmeg. put over a burner to keep it bubbling, and stir often when you dip your bread., a lb of cheese is enough for 4 people; or more if you are serving other things. and the amounts are guesstimates. i almost always grate too much cheese, so only add as much as you need to get the right consistency ; when you dip a piece of bread into the fondue, you want a nice coating of cheese and for the bread to absorb the wine. that s what it s all about, cheese, wine and bread. so use the best you can of each ingredient. and any left over cheese makes for a mighty good ham and cheese omelet.

onion, chopped, butter, melted, all-purpose flour, sour cream, shoe peg corn, drained (i like to use the yellow niblet corn), salt, fresh ground black pepper, bacon , cokked and crumbled, divided, variation, i also like to add some chopped red pepper and/or a dash or two of red pepper flakes, and a dash of hot sauce and/or cyaenne pepper and serve as a baked mexican corn

softened cream cheese, frozen spinach, thawed and drained, milk, garlic & onion powder, to taste, salt and pepper, to taste, parmesean or romano cheese, to taste, bacon bits, optional, egg, tubes refrigerated crescent rolls, kicked up version, i always buy bags of frozen chopped spinach. you can saute it with the seasonings , and have very little, if any liquid to drain. i like to saute with some onion and red pepper, both chopped fine, as well as a heaping tbsp of minced or chopped garlic. i like this better than the onion and garlic powder, however, those are good options that are quicker. i almost always add a squeeze of fresh lemon and a dash of worcestershire to anything using spinach. i usually add chopped fresh fried bacon instead of bacon bits. just wanted to post the original recipe as given to me by a friend for foodies who prefer the easier methods.

sugar (more if you like ), cocoa (hershey s dark is good), water for low-fat sorbet (or milk (skim, 1% or 2%, your choice), dark chocolate (can double if you like) or 2 oz semisweet chocolate, chopped (can double if you like), cayenne (or more , entirely optional but is a nice surprise in a frozen dish)

olive oil, fresh lime juice, red wine vinegar, garlic clove, minced, ground cumin, dried oregano, salt, sugar, black pepper, black beans, rinsed and drained, fresh corn kernels (grilled or 1 can corn), red onion, chopped, tomato, diced, sweet red pepper, chopped, jalapenos, seeded-and finely chopped, fresh cilantro (i like to mix all three) or 1/4 cup fresh parsley (i like to mix all three) or 1/4 cup fresh basil, finely chopped (i like to mix all three)

chicken breasts (or whatever pieces you like), cheese soup (any will do, we like it with broccoli , too), cream of chicken soup, garlic (i use powder so dh can tsp see it), onion (i use powder so dh can tsp see it), black pepper, rice (we like basmati )

lean ground pork (i like to use 1 lb pork and 1 lb mild sausage) or 2 lbs bulk sausage (i like to use 1 lb pork and 1 lb mild sausage), pepperidge farm herb stuffing (not cubed not cornbread. i use about 1 and a half packages.), onion, chopped, celery & leaves, chopped, water (need enough to cover pork as it cooks), seasoning (may omit)

oil, leek (thinly sliced ), garlic cloves (minced ), stalk celery (chopped ), carrot (grated ), sweet potato (grated or chopped ), pumpkin (chopped ), zucchini (grated ), bay leaf, dried lentils (or more if you like ) or 1/4 cup soup mix (or more if you like), chicken breasts (more if you like ) or 1 -2 chicken piece (more if you like), chicken stock or 5 -6 cups vegetable stock, salt and pepper, creamed corn (or more ), fresh parsley

mashed avocado, fresh salsa or 1 tbsp pico de gallo, center-cut bacon or 1 slice turkey bacon, fiber 1 original all-bran cereal, salt and black pepper, cayenne pepper, boneless skinless chicken breasts , cutlet (pounded to 1/2-inch thickness), fat-free liquid egg substitute (like egg beaters original), reduced-fat monterey jack pepper cheese , see hg tip (like the kind by sargento), calorie flat sandwich bun (like arnold select or brownberry or oroweat sandwich thins), lettuce leaf, tomato , slice

flour tortilla (i like trader joe s low-carb, low-cal version), neufchatel cheese, pinto beans, rinsed, red onion, chopped, green chili, minced (or jalapenos if you like it hot!), cheddar cheese, shredded (i like a mix of pepper jack and mild cheddar), hot sauce (i adore frank s red hot)

honey or molasses, applesauce, unsweetened, skim milk , or make up instant milk (to liquid form) and use it, eggs, vegetable oil, vanilla extract, dark brown sugar, whole-wheat flour, baking powder, all-purpose flour, baking soda, chocolate chips , or any flavor really that which you like best, nuts , i prefer pecans or hazel (whatever you like best), oats (quick-cooking or old-fashioned), dried cereal , like corn flakes, i use ones high in fiber, raisins , dried cherries, or other dried fruit (again whatever you like best)

tomatoes, your favorite type ,i like cento, garlic, peeled and smashed, good extra virgin olive oil (quality matters), fresh basil or dried basil or fresh oregano or dried oregano, to taste, uncooked pasta , of choice,i like fettucini or 1 pasta, that holds the sauce like a shell penne or rigatoni

vinegar (i like apple cider ), fresh dill or 1 1/2 tsp dried dill, grated onions, fresh ground black pepper, cucumbers, peeled, seeded and thinly sliced, low-fat plain yogurt, potato , nuked and peeled, canola oil, onions, finely chopped, jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced (if you don tsp like heat, use banana pepper or poblano pepper), garlic cloves, minced, fresh parsley, minced (plan on using the whole bunch, zaar editor doesn tsp do bunch), garbanzo beans, drained, rinsed and well smashed, plain low-fat yogurt, paprika, lemon , juice of, whole wheat pita bread, cut in half, shredded lettuce, tomatoes

olive oil, onion, diced, sea salt, eggplants, sliced (you can peel if you like , personally i like the skin), garlic cloves, minced, tomatoes, diced (you can peel and de-seed if you like), salt (or more to taste), pepper, fresh basil, wholewheat penne pasta (that s 1 regular box for me)

fettuccine , whole wheat (or egg noodles), olive oil (or spray ), vegetarian sausage, thickly sliced (like field roast), smoked pork sausage, thickly sliced (about six to eight inches long), butter, divided (may use more if you like), onion, sliced (as big as you like, you know how much onion you want), carrot , medium, sized, shredded, bell pepper, sliced (any color you like ), green cabbage, sliced (or more to your taste ), water, smoked paprika, to taste (regular is fine , too), salt , to taste, black pepper , to taste, cayenne pepper (optional)

tomatoes, tomato sauce, tomato paste, water, onion, chopped, garlic cloves, minced, stalks celery, chopped, green pepper, chopped, sweet red pepper, chopped, chili peppers, whole (cut slits lengthwise), jalapeno peppers, whole (cut slits lengthwise), zucchini, chopped, eggplant, chopped, baby carrots (whole ), button mushrooms (whole ), frozen corn, steak, diced (any cut ), ground beef (i like to use chicken) or 1 lb ground chicken (i like to use chicken) or 1 lb ground pork (i like to use chicken), dark red kidney beans, cooked, black turtle beans, cooked, lentils, cooked, oregano (use sparingly, strong flavour), basil (to taste), nutmeg, cinnamon, black pepper (to taste), cocoa powder

bacon , pre-cut it into little pieces (freeze it for a few minutes for easier cutting), green pepper (chopped or sliced thin), onion (chopped or sliced thin), garlic cloves, minced (or if i run out-garlic powder equalling 3 cloves garlic), kidney beans, undrained, worcestershire sauce, salt (i like sea or kosher), polish sausage, sliced (you can put any kind you like or up to a lb- we like the skinless kielbasa), vinegar, sugar, cooked rice

mangoes, peeled and diced, peeled minced fresh ginger, seeded chopped green chili peppers (a mild 1 like poblano or anaheim) or 2 jalapenos, seeded and chopped (if you like it hot), salt, lime juice, sugar, sour cream (any fat content), flaked coconut, all-purpose flour, salt, boneless skinless chicken strips, egg, melted butter