Every Friday, I tackle an affordable idea of fashion or style in a fun segment I call Fashion Forward Friday.

My buddy Ally got me a present a few years ago for Christmas: a teeny fondue pot heated by one of those tea lights. It probably cost under $15 but it was really thoughtful and an awesome thing to bring to any winter potluck situation.


  1. Fondue-pot Great way to clean out the cupboards of randomness. Some chocolate or cheese and you’re in business. Here are a few things you can put on a platter and call your appetizer made!

For the chocolate: Any kind of berries, graham crackers, marshmallows (or my fave stale Peeps!), oranges, bananas, cookies, cheese cubes… anything that tastes good with chocolate. And here’s a recipe

For the cheese: Bread (even overly crispy works), crackers, ham, vegetables … anything that tastes good with cheese. And here’s a recipe



  1. Novelty: One great thing about fondue is the odds are no one else is going to bring it. And what’s not to love about fire, melted cheese or chocolate, and eating things with weird long forks?
  2. Easy: If you can cut stuff up and arrange it on a plate, you can fondue. Five minutes and you’ve got an appetizer ready to go!

There’s some kind of French (maybe it’s Quebecois?) tradition of having fondue for New Year’s Eve but I think we should enjoy this seemingly chic but really frugal tradition more often.



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