3 smoky bacon fondue Recipes

frozen chopped spinach, extra-virgin olive oil, for drizzling, good quality smoky bacon , halved across (recommended: oscars from warrensburg), chicken tenders, salt and freshly ground black pepper, poultry seasoning, smoked sweet paprika, radishes, trimmed, red pepper, seeded and sliced 1/2-inch thick sticks, bundle white or thin green asparagus, trimmed, sack purple pearl onions or 1 jar pickled pearl onions, drained, gherkins, drained, pretzel rods, whole-grain or seeded bread, diced for dipping, fondue with apple brandy, recipe follows, dry white wine, lemon juice, gruyere, shredded, emmentaler, shredded, cornstarch, apple brandy, freshly grated nutmeg , to taste, cayenne pepper

smoked or plain cheddar cheese, shredded, slightly rounded tbsp all-purpose flour, shallots or 1 small onion, minced, garlic, finely minced, hard cider , lager beer or sparkling cider, fresh lemon juice, grainy mustard , or to taste, premium bacon, cooked crispy, chopped, minced. re-hydrated sun-dried tomatoes