Merry Christmas Eve (part two)!
I know we are about a week behind, but Babyface, Puppyface and I are finally getting to celebrate our Christmas. We have spent the past 3 years having Christmas just on our own and have developed quite a few of our own traditions. Just because we were in Canada for the actual holiday this year we weren’t going to abandon them. We just moved them to a week later!
I was a little worried about getting into the Christmas spirit on New Year’s Day, but a little Bing on vinyl solved that pretty quickly.
First things first, we open one gift on Christmas Eve. But a surprise it isn’t, we open jammies (also known just as “Js” in our house)!
I got super cozy fleece pants and an AMAZING Moosejaw shirt. <3 Moosejaw! I also got a pair of Moosejaw yoga pants, but they are just a touch too small. Soon! Babyface got fleece penguin jammies, cuz they’re amazing.
After we are in our comfies, our traditional Christmas Eve dinner is fondue!
Main course, cheese fondue.
Dippers : blanched broccoli, olive bread and Italian sausage. Bloomingtonians: this bread is highly recommended. Yum!
Everything is better dipped in cheese.
Somehow I managed not to photograph a single bit of our chocolate fondue. But trust me, we had it and it was amazing. Dippers were strawberries, bananas and cheesecake squares! Oh, and an entire bottle of wine was consumed.
I should really go to bed. Santa is making a special encore appearance at our house tonight. There are a ton of presents to open tomorrow and our very, very special Christmas Day breakfast. You don’t want to miss it. G’night!
Mama J's Cheese Fondue
This easy cheese fondue is perfect for celebrating! It only takes a handful of ingredients and a few minutes to come together, but it still feels extra special.
Ingredients
- 1 pound extra sharp cheddar cheese, shredded
- 1 teaspoon flour
- 1 cup beer (your favorite!)
- 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- Dash of cayenne
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- Mix cheese with flour, coating well.
- In a fondue pot heat beer not quite to boiling. Stirring constantly, add cheese a little at a time. Over medium heat stir until smooth.
- Stir in mustard, Worcestershire, cayenne and salt. Continue to stir until well blended.
- Serve with celery, ham, sausages, bread cubes, apple or any blanched vegetable or precooked shrimp.
Notes
- This recipe can be halved to serve two generously!
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 6 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 326Total Fat: 25gSaturated Fat: 14gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 8gCholesterol: 75mgSodium: 601mgCarbohydrates: 4gFiber: 0gSugar: 0gProtein: 18g
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