{"id":159,"date":"2011-10-30T19:20:00","date_gmt":"2011-10-30T19:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/barefootandpregnant\/2011\/10\/fondue-and-ferrarelle\/"},"modified":"2017-03-09T22:21:44","modified_gmt":"2017-03-10T03:21:44","slug":"fondue-and-ferrarelle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/barefootandpregnant\/2011\/10\/fondue-and-ferrarelle.html","title":{"rendered":"Fondue and Ferrarelle"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>
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\u2026the heavens part and choirs of angels sing.<\/p>\n

No, really.<\/p>\n

My wonderful mom watched the female minions last night so that I could put Liam down early and fully enjoy my brother-in-law and his wife\u2019s monthly supper club. Sasha Feroce made fondue, which she\u2019s been dying to make for us for ages.<\/p>\n

She spent a year (a formative high school year) in Switzerland and picked up many Swiss kitchen tricks. One of them was this classic Swiss fondue, which she made with gruyere, appenzeller, and emmentaler cheeses.<\/p>\n

Oh, divine. We dipped cubed french bread, broccoli, cocktail onions and cornichons in the fondue. I was a little skeptical about the cocktail onions and cornichons, but they ended up being my favorite.<\/p>\n

I can\u2019t even describe this fondue. I\u2019ve never tasted anything like it. And I picked up some prosecco, which paired absolutely perfectly with it. Yum. Yum. Yum.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m still thinking about it today. I wish I had some.<\/p>\n

Anyway.<\/p>\n

I was recently informed, in a completely charitable, circumspect, and non-judgmental manner that I am a raging alcoholic<\/a>. In honor of that revelation I\u2019m going to give you a list, in order of ascending preference, of my five favorite things to drink, EVER.<\/p>\n

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The Roan Montgomery<\/div>\n
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Named in honor of the wonderful Chuck episode\u00a0<\/a>from whence it came, this is my most favorite cocktail. It\u2019s pretty simple, really-just a Grey Goose martini up with three olives. But you would be surprised by how much that third olive matters. Obviously, being made entirely of hard liquor, these are a rare treat that I try to handle with care.\u00a0<\/div>\n
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#4<\/div>\n
Awake Tea with Sugar and Cream<\/div>\n
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I\u2019m not gonna lie, this one took a while to come around to. The Ogre has been drinking his tea British style since we were in college, but it wasn\u2019t until coffee made me sick during my last pregnancy (such a sad time) that I finally agreed to give it a go.\u00a0<\/div>\n
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I\u2019m so glad I did. It is really delicious. I\u2019m actually drinking one right now, and those Brits know what they\u2019re doing when it comes to tea. I\u2019ll drink other varieties of black tea like this, but there\u2019s something about the Awake tea that makes it simply spectacular. It\u2019s a little spicy, a little more complex, and with the cream and sugar to balance it\u2026oh, just try it. Even if you\u2019re scared.\u00a0<\/div>\n
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I can\u2019t guarantee that you\u2019ll love it, though. I\u2019ve made lots of people try it since I fell in love, and not many have liked it. It\u2019s a very different kind of drink for those of us who were raised on coffee and cream, and I think it\u2019s probably an acquired taste.\u00a0<\/div>\n
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#3<\/div>\n
Real Italian Cappuccino<\/div>\n
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This one can neither be explained nor replicated. Trust me, I\u2019ve tried. I got into the habit of drinking cappuccini in Rome all the time, any time of the day or night, after my friend convinced me to try one in a little shop one day.\u00a0<\/div>\n
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Here\u2019s the thing about me and coffee: I worked at Starbucks for years. I know my way around coffee, and I\u2019ve never particularly cared for cappuccino. The foam was always too airy, the espresso too concentrated in the remaining milk\u2026the whole thing was always just kind of blech.\u00a0<\/div>\n
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But Italian cappuccino is something different. It\u2019s a thing of beauty and magic, with thick, luscious foam \u00a0 that carries the flavor of the espresso in every sip. It\u2019s just\u2026oh.\u00a0<\/div>\n
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I miss Rome.\u00a0<\/div>\n
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Red Wine<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n
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Sparkling Water<\/div>\n
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This is also a direct result of my time in Europe. I simply adore sparkling water. It\u2019s the most delicious thing in the entire world, and I would pass up even a glass of good wine for cold bottle of Ferrarelle. (Aren\u2019t you shocked?)<\/div>\n
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In my experience, though, not all sparkling waters are created equal. The one above, Ferrarelle, is the one I started drinking in Rome the first time I was there. It\u2019s naturally sparkling, so the bubbles are a little less plentiful and it\u2019s generally just a lighter water to drink. It\u2019s dreadfully expensive here, though, and only available in snooty places like Whole Foods. If you want to try sparkling water, I would go for either San Pellegrino or Perrier. The supermarket brands are usually very, very carbonated so if you\u2019re not used to it it they be kind of alarming and (so I\u2019ve been told) \u201ctotally repulsive\u201d.\u00a0<\/div>\n
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Sparkling water is definitely an acquired taste. Very few people I know like it at all, but without exception, every single one of my friends who have spent extended time in Europe prefer it over flat water.\u00a0<\/div>\n
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Flat water is just so boring! Sparkling water is much more exciting. And delicious. It\u2019s like a party on your tongue.\u00a0<\/div>\n
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Here Endeth My List<\/div>\n
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I think I\u2019ve mentioned here and there that I\u2019ve started homeschooling my oldest daughter. I\u2019ve never really written a proper post on it, though, so I think I\u2019ll do that this week.\u00a0<\/div>\n
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Also, if you have pre-K and K aged children, you should click over to this girl\u2019s website <\/a>and listen to some of her music for children. Her name is Maria Spears, and she\u2019s a lovely singer and songwriter who has just put out two CD\u2019s of children\u2019s music. One is traditional prayers set to music, and the other is learning songs for children (months of the year, ABC\u2019s, that kind of thing). You can hear one of the songs under the \u201cmusic\u201d tab. If you\u2019ve got a child who has an uncanny ability to memorize and mimic every single song they hear (like I do), these CD\u2019s might be something you want to look into.\u00a0<\/div>\n
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*I was not compensated for that little public service anouncement. Maria herself contacted me and asked if I would mind listening and helping her get the word out if I liked what I heard. I liked what I heard, so here\u2019s the word.\u00a0<\/i><\/div>\n

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**I promise not to rhyme anymore in this post. I\u2019m sorry.<\/i><\/div>\n

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So it\u2019s nearly 9 and I have school to do tomorrow, Halloween cookies to bake, pumpkins to carve and children to send out to fetch free candy for me, so I\u2019m calling it a night. Happy Halloween! Enjoy playing dress-up without people staring at you like you\u2019ve lost it.\u00a0<\/div>\n
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