Fondue for two

Last night was to be Parent’s Night Out.  However, you learn quickly as a parent to become flexible.  So, when my son was kept home for two days with a nasty cold and my daughter started showing signs of the same symptoms, I knew Parent’s Night Out was becoming Parent’s Night In.  Determined not to give into my evening entirely, I started scourging my cookbooks for something unusual and romantic.  I completely struck out.  Nothing appealed to me.  I didn’t want to spend a ton of time and I didn’t have a lot of the ingredients on hand.   I finally settled on cheddar cheese fondue, partially because it feels a little devious to eat a meal that doesn’t have the five food groups properly portioned out on a plate.

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