New Year's Party 2002/3
Jan. 1st, 2003 04:06 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
mattpwas once again at my place. ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
dineleeeee, snowyowlofdoom, poisonlipsterar, mynameissmurf softfruit, ruth_sedina and 3 others (non-LJ users, the heathens ;-) were in attendance. T'was a shame not to see kingginger, mhw, Ian, Paul and John.
I cooked a cheese fondue and then we feasted on a load of chocolate cake.
Possible rescue tip: if you find the cheese isn't dissolving then it means you don't have enough cornflour in the cheese. Make about 25ml of water-cornflour paste and stir in a little at a time until the cheese starts to dissolve.
It works best with crusty bread, e.g. a baguette, but this evening I used diced chicken, cucumber and cherry tomatoes. I think I used too much emmental and not enough cheddar because it was a little gritty but *shrug* people seemed to like it, so I was happy.
To count the new year in I played the U2 Best of 1980-1990 album, with "New Years Day" timed to start on the stroke of midnight ;-) We wandered outside and watched the neighbours' fireworks.
Some time after midnight a cat wandered in the open door. It took immediate liking tomynameissmurf's mini remote control car ;-)
Around 2am people wandered back, sosoftfruit, ruth_sedina and I stayed up spodding and chatting.
Looking back, 2002 has been a fantastic year. I've been happy, for the most part, and progressed far on a personal level. Let's hope 2003 continues in a similar vein.
dineleeeee, snowyowlofdoom, poisonlipsterar, mynameissmurf softfruit, ruth_sedina and 3 others (non-LJ users, the heathens ;-) were in attendance. T'was a shame not to see kingginger, mhw, Ian, Paul and John.I cooked a cheese fondue and then we feasted on a load of chocolate cake.
- Peel a large clove of garlic and halve it.
- Grate 500g or so of cheese which melts well (e.g. cheddar and emmental make a nice combination).
- Add to this 3 table spoons of cornflour.
- Wipe the exposed sides of the garlic from step (1) all over the bottom and sides of a large (3L or so) pan.
- Add about a third of a bottle of white wine and gently bring to the boil.
- Slowly add the cheese, about a fistful at a time, ensuring it has melted well before adding the next.
- Add pepper, nutmeg and paprika to taste. About a spoonful of each should be fine.
- Serve immediately. (It thickens on standing).
Possible rescue tip: if you find the cheese isn't dissolving then it means you don't have enough cornflour in the cheese. Make about 25ml of water-cornflour paste and stir in a little at a time until the cheese starts to dissolve.
It works best with crusty bread, e.g. a baguette, but this evening I used diced chicken, cucumber and cherry tomatoes. I think I used too much emmental and not enough cheddar because it was a little gritty but *shrug* people seemed to like it, so I was happy.
To count the new year in I played the U2 Best of 1980-1990 album, with "New Years Day" timed to start on the stroke of midnight ;-) We wandered outside and watched the neighbours' fireworks.
Some time after midnight a cat wandered in the open door. It took immediate liking to
mynameissmurf's mini remote control car ;-)Around 2am people wandered back, so
softfruit, ruth_sedina and I stayed up spodding and chatting.Looking back, 2002 has been a fantastic year. I've been happy, for the most part, and progressed far on a personal level. Let's hope 2003 continues in a similar vein.
