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We went to Rob and Cindy's place last weekend for another fondue party.  We started it all with the dessert fondue party we had on new years and they decided to step it up a notch and do a meat fondue.

And so, we arrived, and the table was beautifully set up with beef, pork, shrimp, chicken, veggies, fresh bread, cheese dip, and batter.  There were also sauces:  shwarma, sweet thai chili,  death from above, barbecue, buttery buffalo, and shrimp sauce.

Then, the oil was brought out and the dunking began.

Tempura battered chicken with thai sauce was my favourite. My husband and Rob enjoyed tempura shrimp. I couldn't have it because shrimp makes me physically sick (even though it's delicious)

The one thing that Rob and Cindy and I really enjoyed, though?

Tempura fried broccoli or cauliflower, dipped in cheese.  Fuck yeah.

After dinner, Rob and Alex and I enjoyed a glass of port that Rob made. Chocolate raspberry port. Fuck yeah, again.

Stew!

Awhile back I made an awesome beef stew using this recipe and a couple modifications.

First modification is I browned the beef in a pan with some olive oil before I added it to the slow cooker.  Second modification is I added more veggies than it called for. Third modification is I waited until halfway through the cooking time before I added the vegetables so it wouldn't be mushy.

Here are some pictures of the process, and at the end, the final product.

We ate our stew with a loaf of rapid-bake cheddar onion bread. So good together.