I've had this one. A bunch of us got together and had a fondue
sleepover.

* Exported from MasterCook *

Chocolate Fondue (Mensa)

Recipe By amsel
Serving Size : 0 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : chocolate desserts
fondue

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
-------- ------------ --------------------------------
12 oz chocolate chips
3/4 cup half and half
1 1/2 tablespoon kahlua

1. In a heavy 1 quart saucepan, stir together chocolate (semi-sweet
or milk) and half and half over low heat until smooth.
2. Remove from heat and stir in Kahlua (coffee flavored liqueur).
3. Pour into dessert fondue pot and serve with any of the following
dippers:
Apple wedges
Banana chunks
Fresh strawberries
Marshmallows
Sponge or pound cake

Source:
"Minnesota Mensa"

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"Damsel in dis Dress" > wrote in message
...
> I've had this one. A bunch of us got together and had a fondue
> sleepover.
>


Oh, gosh, Carol, I've got to tell my mom about this. I sent her a fondue
pot and a fondue book for Christmas (her request). She would probably love
this idea! She's 75, but a few years ago, she and her friends had a
makeover pajama party....they made each other up, did hairdos, nails, etc.
and then all slept over and had breakfast the next day. They might have a
great time with this.

Thx for all the recipes and the idea!
Chris

On Mon, 19 Dec 2005 21:19:58 GMT, "Chris" >
wrote:

> "Damsel in dis Dress" > wrote in message
> ...
> > I've had this one. A bunch of us got together and had a fondue
> > sleepover.
>
> Oh, gosh, Carol, I've got to tell my mom about this. I sent her a fondue
> pot and a fondue book for Christmas (her request). She would probably love
> this idea! She's 75, but a few years ago, she and her friends had a
> makeover pajama party....they made each other up, did hairdos, nails, etc.
> and then all slept over and had breakfast the next day. They might have a
> great time with this.
>
> Thx for all the recipes and the idea!

You're very welcome. This sleepover also involved vegetable oil that
wasn't in fondue pots. <EG>

Hope your mom has a great time!

Carol

"Damsel in dis Dress" > wrote in message
news
> On Mon, 19 Dec 2005 21:19:58 GMT, "Chris" >
> wrote:
>
>> "Damsel in dis Dress" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > I've had this one. A bunch of us got together and had a fondue
>> > sleepover.
>>
>> Oh, gosh, Carol, I've got to tell my mom about this. I sent her a fondue
>> pot and a fondue book for Christmas (her request). She would probably
>> love
>> this idea! She's 75, but a few years ago, she and her friends had a
>> makeover pajama party....they made each other up, did hairdos, nails,
>> etc.
>> and then all slept over and had breakfast the next day. They might have
>> a
>> great time with this.
>>
>> Thx for all the recipes and the idea!
>
> You're very welcome. This sleepover also involved vegetable oil that
> wasn't in fondue pots. <EG>
>

Hmm, apparently I'm a bit naive, because I'm not sure what *that* was about,
but I won't ask. :-) I'm sure it was fun though.

Hey Carol, I made a small test batch of those butterfinger thingies with the
Wheat Thins. They were really good. My 8-year-old scarffed them up like
there's no tomorrow (I had a few myself, ahem). I'm not sure I did it
exactly right, but after making several that looked kind of goofy, they
started looking really nice.

I think we'll make more this Friday when the kids are off of school --
they'll have fun helping with that job! We'll also make some rugelach, and
maybe some more of those cranberry orange shortbread cookies. And everybody
complains when there are no plain old chocolate chip cookies, so we'll have
to make those, too.

Chris

Ah... Mensa Chocolate Fondue. I *knew* chocolate was making me
smarter!

I have a not-yet-used chocolate fountain (birthday gift) I've been
meaning to pull out, and this may be just the recipe for it. Of course
I might have to double it -- wouldn't that be a shame!

Thanks for sharing, dear Damsel... although with a recipe like that,
I'm guessing you're not in too much distress...

Karen MacInerney
Kitchen experimenter, family chauffeur, and culinary mystery author
www.karenmacinerney.com

On 20 Dec 2005 18:59:29 -0800, "Karen MacInerney"
> wrote:

> Ah... Mensa Chocolate Fondue. I *knew* chocolate was making me
> smarter!

Yup, works every time!

> I have a not-yet-used chocolate fountain (birthday gift) I've been
> meaning to pull out, and this may be just the recipe for it. Of course
> I might have to double it -- wouldn't that be a shame!

I'm not familiar with chocolate fountains. They've been mentioned
several times lately. Can you shed a little light?

> Thanks for sharing, dear Damsel... although with a recipe like that,
> I'm guessing you're not in too much distress...

I did have some chocolate today. I made some of Barb Schaller's
toffee. Extremely easy and very good, to boot! Another batch is
waiting to be born tomorrow.

I know you from a few years ago in RFC, don't I?

Carol

Damsel in dis Dress wrote:


>>I have a not-yet-used chocolate fountain (birthday gift) I've been
>>meaning to pull out, and this may be just the recipe for it. Of course
>>I might have to double it -- wouldn't that be a shame!

COuld someone please explain to me the attraction to these? I adore
chocolate, but a stupid looking "Ronco style" chocolate fountain just
doesn't seem very appetizing? A nice fondu pot works well for me.
Is this the Salad Shooter gift for 2005?

On Tue, 20 Dec 2005 22:58:19 -0500, Goomba38 >
wrote:

> COuld someone please explain to me the attraction to these? I adore
> chocolate, but a stupid looking "Ronco style" chocolate fountain just
> doesn't seem very appetizing? A nice fondu pot works well for me.
> Is this the Salad Shooter gift for 2005?

What makes them stupid looking? I've never seen one.

Carol

On Tue 20 Dec 2005 09:00:48p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Damsel in
dis Dress?

> On Tue, 20 Dec 2005 22:58:19 -0500, Goomba38 >
> wrote:
>
>> COuld someone please explain to me the attraction to these? I adore
>> chocolate, but a stupid looking "Ronco style" chocolate fountain just
>> doesn't seem very appetizing? A nice fondu pot works well for me.
>> Is this the Salad Shooter gift for 2005?
>
> What makes them stupid looking? I've never seen one.
>
> Carol
>

Take a look.

http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/prod...1&SKU=13611645

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
_____________________________________________

A chicken in every pot is a *LOT* of chicken!

Yes, Carol, I remember you. . I was Karen Swartz back then, before
marriage and kids kind of put the kibosh on my virtual life (not to
mention my real life), and my cooking devolved into plain
non-touching-foods territory. *Sigh*. Now they're in school, though,
and I'm back in the saddle.... <grin>

The chocolate fountain in question, by the way, is just that -- it's a
fountain into which you're supposed to put melted chocolate -- then as
the melted stuff cascades down, you can dip angel food cake,
strawberries, marshmallows, whatever in it. I'll get hubby to take it
down and check the volume. My kids are dying to use it, but I'm a
little frightened about the clean-up.

And I LOVE toffee... I need to check the archives and get that recipe.
Made some disappointing peppermint bark the other day (wrong kind of
chips -- next time will use real chopped white chocolate).

Cheers, and thanks for remembering me! )

Karen MacInerney
Kitchen experimenter, family chauffeur, and culinary mystery author
www.karenmacinerney.com

On 20 Dec 2005 20:04:48 -0800, "Karen MacInerney"
> wrote:

> Yes, Carol, I remember you. . I was Karen Swartz back then, before
> marriage and kids kind of put the kibosh on my virtual life (not to
> mention my real life), and my cooking devolved into plain
> non-touching-foods territory. *Sigh*. Now they're in school, though,
> and I'm back in the saddle.... <grin>

I'm glad your life has become so full. I'm also very glad to have you
back here with us!

> The chocolate fountain in question, by the way, is just that -- it's a
> fountain into which you're supposed to put melted chocolate -- then as
> the melted stuff cascades down, you can dip angel food cake,
> strawberries, marshmallows, whatever in it. I'll get hubby to take it
> down and check the volume. My kids are dying to use it, but I'm a
> little frightened about the clean-up.

Clean-up. That's the bitch about cooking toys.

> And I LOVE toffee... I need to check the archives and get that recipe.
> Made some disappointing peppermint bark the other day (wrong kind of
> chips -- next time will use real chopped white chocolate).
>
> Cheers, and thanks for remembering me! )

You betcha! And here's the recipe in question. Boil the toffee low.
I did mine a little to hot and got a deeper flavor and color than I
should have. Tomorrow, I'll be more cautious about the amount of heat
I apply to the stuff. Still tasted wonderful!


* Exported from MasterCook *

Barb Schaller's Chocolate Nut Toffee

Recipe By :Barb Schaller
Serving Size : 0 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : candies

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1/2 cup butter -- salted
3/4 cup light brown sugar
1 cup walnuts
1/2 cup milk chocolate chips

Combine the butter and brown sugar and boil for 7 minutes, stirring
constantly, While boiling, spread the nuts in an 8" square pan. When
ready, pour toffee over nuts, spreading if necessary. Sprinkle
chocolate chips on top and cover with a breadboard for a couple
minutes to melt the chips. Spread chocolate over toffee, cool, and
break into pieces.


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NOTES :
Damsel's notes: I used semi-sweet chocolate chips because that's what
we had. I used chopped almonds, and put them only on top of the
chocolate. Barb gave me her blessings on that decision.

Yum.... this is a DEFINITE holiday activity. With walnuts as an
option, even... (Wipes drool off keyboard again.)

Thanks again, Damsel, and it's good to be back. And thank goodness for
elastic waistbands.

Karen MacInerney
Kitchen experimenter, family chauffeur, and culinary mystery author
www.karenmacinerney.com