4 smoky 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

american cheese, cubed, dry white wine, dijon-style mustard, worcestershire sauce, chipotle chile, chopped (from a can of peppers in in adobo sauce), milk

bacon , halved crosswise, chopped green onion, chopped sweet red peppers or 1/4 cup yellow sweet pepper, garlic cloves, minced, all-purpose flour, shredded monterey jack cheese (16 oz), cartons sour cream, chopped chipotle chiles in adobo, french bread or italian bread, cut into bite-size cubes, tortilla chips or , cups