Posted by Rob on August 11, 2010 – 9:38 pm
Filed under Food & Drink
Tagged as big bad bob, bigbadbob, chocolate, Fondue, Food & Drink, garage sale, grapes, marshmallow, mint, pretzel, strawberry
While cleaning up Shell’s dad’s house a few weeks back (getting ready for the garage sale), we unearthed her mom’s fondue set. This thing looks like it’s from the 70s or something, but it works, so we didn’t complain. We got around to trying it out tonight.
We did a simple chocolate and added in some mint syrup, which we didn’t really taste. I guess we’ll add more next time! For dippers, we had strawberries, mini marshmallows, pretzels, and grapes. Yup…grapes! They were pretty dang tasty, believe it or not!
The pretzels proved to be either too big or too small to fit on the forks that came with the set, but I quickly realized that sandwiching the pretzel between two marshmallows did the trick just fine!
We definitely look forward to doing this again sometime. Anyone have any suggestions for other delicious delectables to dip into chocolate fondue?
Posted by Rob on March 15, 2010 – 3:14 pm
As some may know, we had a tough time coming up with a cake topper. While the wedding is Tuscan-themed, we still wanted to have a unique cake topper…something special that identified with us personally. After much searching and browsing, we eventually decided to get a custom one done. The cake topper we chose basically has the bride (Shell) dragging the groom (me) away from his video games. The person I purchased it from customized the topper via the figure’s hair color, the game being played, the system and controllers (PS3, naturally), and the beverage of choice (in this case- Sam Adams.)
Overall, I’m pleased with it. While it may not match the grape-covered cake we will be getting, it symbolizes us in a humorous way. Me thinks it will get plenty of laughs (and probably some confused faces) when the guests see it on the day of the wedding.
