Kitchen Products

Most families have at least someone who loves to cook, and as such, kitchen utensils and cookware make great gifts.  Here are a few holiday gift ideas for the chef or passionate cook in your family.

~Kitchen Cutlery Sets; whether to replace an old set or as a substitute for random knives and sharp edges collected over the years, every cook will use this regularly.

~Woks; who doesn’t love to cook spicy Asian foods and fried rice, these make it easy.

~Unique Utensils; melon ballers, meat tenderizers, spaghetti forks, mortar and pestles… a unique kitchen tool might inspire your cook to make dishes they’ve never thought about.

Here’s a delicious recipe for clam and cheese fondue to go with a fondue set.Ingredients:

8 oz. processed cubed cheese
4 oz. cubed swiss cheese
1 can minced clams
3 tablespoons of chopped green pepper
2 tablespoons of chopped pimento
3 dashes of Tabasco sauce
½ teaspoon of lemon juice
½ teaspoon of onion salt
Salt and Garlic powder as necessary. 

Directions:

Place the cheese cubes in a glass serving dish, then drain the clams leaving about ¼ a cup of liquid.  Add the liquid to the cheese cubes, do not add the clams yet.  Melt the cheese cubes in the fondue pot, stirring often.  Once the cheese is melted, stir in the clams and the rest of the ingredients, then let sit for a few minutes.  Best served with hunks of French bread or Triscuits.