Not Your Mother's Fondue

Part of the Not Your Mother's series (including casseroles and slow-cooking), this title includes 125 recipes for savory and sweet fondue. A primer on fondue—including pot techniques and the world of "dippers"—starts the book. Classics such as raclette, rarebit, and the inevitable chocolate have their place, as do globally inspired selections such as chermoula, a Moroccan marinade; Kathmandu street fondue; Thai tom yum chicken fondue; and Parisian summer cucumber fromage blanc fondue. "Saucy" fondues give center stage to what's usually used as a soup or to complement a main dish, and include takes on alfredo and puttanesca sauces, and the Greek avgolemono soup. Those willing to think outside the fondue pot will appreciate kitschy selections such as Minnesota corn dogs on a stick fondue, Bloody Mary fondue, and po' boy fondue. Sidebars and additional recipe photos make this a well-rounded title, a good gift selection or purchase for those interested in a fondue redux. (Nov.)