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p6 the tribunetuesday february 10 1998 stux i food dr ink the fondue for valentines youve only been dating for a month but you want this valentines to be special or youve been married for 10 years have two kids and dont want to go through the hassle and expense of getting a babysitter for your romantic dinner a fondue dinner is the perfect valentines recipe for longtime marrieds or swinging singles whether the traditionalbread dipped in cheese a meat or seafood boiled to perfection in a pot of oil or a chocolate fondue dessert theres a fondue to suit every appetite and any couple pop the kids into bed break out the wine dim the lights light the candles the fondue burners or chafing candles and voila a valentines meal to remember its a leisurely meal with lots of time for conversation or just gazing into each others eyes fondue means melted in french and the name now applies to a number of dishes it is- the name of a cheese dish melted in wine which original ly came from switzerland under the same name comes a beef bourguignonne fondue from france then theres the everpopular chocolate dessert fondue fondues are cooked and served in one commu nal pot each person is given one or more forks and spears a cube of bread meat or fruit for dunk ing before eating marney beck fondue bourguignonne several hours before serving trim fat from 2 pounds beef tenderloin boneless beef sirloin can be used and cut meat into bitesize pieces 1- inch cubes cover meat and refrigerate prepare any or all of the dipping sauces suggested about 15 minutes before serving mound pieces of meat on bed of greens pour salad oil into metal fondue pot to depth of about 1 12 inches if desired butter or margarine can be used for 14 of oil transfer oil to saucepan and heat on stove until bread cube browns in 1 minute carefully pour hot oil into fondue pot place pot on stand and ignite fuel burner use fork to spear cube of meat dip into hot oil and cook until meat is crusty on the outside juicy and rare inside since the long fork will be very hot by this time meat should be dipped in sauce and eaten with a second fork 4 to 6 serv ings anchovy butter sauce drain 1 can 2 ounces anchovy fillets mix thoroughly 12 cup soft butter or margarine the anchovy fillets and 18 tsp pepper refrigerate bring to room temperature before serving garlic butter sauce beat 12 cup soft butter or margarine until fluffy stir in 1 tbsp snipped parsley and 1 clove garlic crushed refrigerate bring to room tern- perature before serving blue cheese sauce 12 cup dairy sour cream 14 cup crumbled blue cheese 1 tsp worcestershire sauce 14 tsp salt mix all ingredients thoroughly refrigerate until serving time hot n spicy sauce cup chili sauce 1 medium onion chopped about 12 cup 3 tbsp lemon juice 2 tbsp salad oil 3se5ssski masw5i 2 tbsp vinegar 1 clove garlic crushed 1 tsp brown sugar 12 tsp red pepper sauce 14 tsp dry mustard 14 tsp salt mix all ingredients in small saucepan heat to boiling reduce heat and simmer 5 minutes serve warm or cool horseradish sauce 1 cup dairy sour cream 2 tbsp horseradish 12 tsp lemon juice 14 tsp worcestershire sauce 18 tsp salt 18 tsp pepper mix ingredients well refrigerate swiss fondue a delicious dish just for two or for a small informal dinner party 1 clove garlic halved 3 cups 370 g emmenthal cheese grated 3 cups 370 g gruyere cheese grated 2 tsp flour 1 12 cups 350 ml dry white wine 1 tsp lemon juice 1 tbsp kirsch 14 tsp nutmeg 14 tsp black pepper french bread cubed rub inside of a deep flameproof casserole with garlic mix cheeses with flour and place in casserole with wine lemon juice kirsch nut meg and pepper cook over a very low heat stirring occasional ly the fondue should be a creamy consistency keep mixture hot over a table spirit burner and serve with cubes of bread guests spear the bread and dip it into cheese mixture serves 8 breaded cheese fondue edam cheese cubes 78 cup all purpose flour 1 12 tsp baking powder 12 tsp salt 1 egg 1214 cup milk combine all ingredients for batter except the cheese spear chunk of cheese on fork then dip in batter and boil in fondue oil outside is almost crusty breading while the cheese inside melts to perfection chocolate fondue 12 ounces milk chocolate semisweet chocolate pieces or sweet cooking chocolate 34 cup of light cream 20 12 tablespoons kirsch orange- flavoured liqueur or brandy fruit dippers apple wedges sliced bananas mandarin orange segments maraschino cherries pineapple chunks fresh strawberries cubes of angel food cake marshmallows in heavy saucepan melt chocolate and cream over low heat stirring until smooth remove from heat stir in liqueur pour into fondue pot or chaf ing dish to keep chocolate warm select choice of fruit dippers and place on fork dip into chocolate mix ture recipes from encyclopedia of food and cookery by margaret fulton and betty crockers cookbook what is if you could eat whatever you wanted without having to worry about the cost your health problems or gaining weight what you would eat this valentine s day karen bond owner of vacmaster in markham a stirfry with vegetables and tofu all the vegetables keep you slim and heajthyv fordessert because karen behaved herself at dinner shed have a few chocolates kirsten maurice markham ideally if money werent a factor i would like champagne and shrimp with seafood sauce kirsten would then choose favourite valentines meal food for ibndught lisa car imright either linguine with a clam sauce or penned with an arabiata sauce tomato and basil bread but not garlic because it is valentines day would round off dinner for dessert kirsten vould have fresh dippec susan para owner of vintners nook uxbridge susan would have alaska king crab legs withrsnowpeas and rice and a nice glass of white wine marion gall uxbridge marion would have lobster with a lemon butter sauce and a fresh salad rob cassano owner of amaretto rest- i would like a lavish sixcourse dinner that would include poached salmon and a strawberry sun flan this is a light and fiaky pastry with ciisr tard fresh strawberries and a light glaze ruth allan stouffville bffi i would go out to a classy restaurant for a lovely meal i might have a really good steak potatoes cookeda special way and a tossed salad to top off her meal ruth would have a strawberry shortcake karyn burnham markham a romantic karyn would spend valen- i tines day at home with her loved one with two glasses of ice wine with straw berries in the glassothere would also be two spoons and a tub of haagan daasv peanut butter bprst ice cream y