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Special Meals Served In Special Ways
 Since it's the holidays and a very special time, you don't want to have the same old boring meals you have all year long. Nope, you want to make some of your holiday meals entertaining and memorable. Here are some ideas that may sound fun or wacky to you. They'll certainly be help you to have nights to remember.
Fondue Night
Dig out that fondue pot you got for a wedding gift and borrow two more. You're going to do this one up big. One pot will have oil, the second pot will have cheese, and the last pot will have chocolate.
This night calls for elegant dress, but you don't want to possibly mess up your good clothes so make a trip to Goodwill or another charity store and pick up some fancy duds for cheap. Be sure to snap pictures of Dad in his bowler hat and Sis in her elegant evening gown with gloves.
Fondue
Ingredients:
vegetable or peanut oil
beef and chicken chunks
favorite sauces for dipping
Heat the oil on the stove and carefully transfer it to the fondue pot, being sure not to fill it past the fill line.
Cheese Fondue
Ingredients:
hard bread chunks, like French bread, and vegetables like broccoli, cauliflower, and asparagus
1 1/2 cups milk
2 teaspoons dry mustard
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
3 tablespoons flour
garlic powder to taste
4 cups shredded cheddar cheese
1. In a medium pot over low heat, mix the Worcestershire sauce, mustard, milk, garlic, and flour. Use a whisk so the flour doesn't become lumpy. Heat well, but not to boiling.
2. Stir in the cheese and stir until the cheese has melted.
3. Transfer to a fondue pot.
Chocolate Fondue
Ingredients:
angel food cake, banana chunks, marshmallows, strawberries, vanilla wafers, apple slices
16 ounces of your favorite chocolate - dark or semi-sweet
1 1/4 cups light cream
1 teaspoon vanilla
1. Break apart the chocolate bar and add to the fondue pot.
2. Slowly stir in the cream and stir without stopping until the chocolate is totally melted.
3. Stir in the vanilla.
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