. . . harvest gold, avocado green & burnt orange . . .

. . . those are the colors

my mind conjures up

when i think of fondue parties . . .

. . . ahhhhhh . . .

. . . the 70s . . .

. . . apparently ~

there's a revival going on . . .

. . . can you say melting pot? . . .

. . . so, we're having

a fondue shindig

tonight for mutual . . .

. . . my assignment? . . .

. . . chocolate . . .

. . . the recipe? . . .

. . . given to me by

my professional caterer

young women president . . .

. . . there's unsweetened chocolate

and espresso

and a double boiler involved . . .

. . . alas ~

i'm neither a professional

nor a caterer . . .

. . . and i don't own a double boiler . . .

. . . so, at lunch,

i asked if anyone knew

{off the top of their heads}

of an easier solution . . .

. . . being the resourceful friends they are . . .

. . . of course there's an easier solution . . .

. . . involving nestles treasures . . .

. . . the caramel variety . . .

. . . i gave up finding them

after the first three stores . . .

. . . opting, instead

for dove caramel promises . . .

. . . three bags . . .

. . . thirty-four pieces per bag . . .

. . . one hundred two ~

all needing to be unwrapped . . .

. . . one hundred one

made it to the microwave . . .

{oops}

. . . nuke for thirty seconds at a time . . .

. . . stirring after each round . . .

. . . mine took two minutes total . . .

. . . then stir in

1 1/4 cups whipping cream . . .

. . . 1/4 cup at a time . . .

. . . mixing well after each addition . . .

. . . and finish by adding

1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract . . .

. . . not pictured here

are the darling sixteen-,

seventeen-

and eighteen-year-old girls

that will be digging in tonight . . .

. . . pretty sure they'll enjoy

this chocolatey,

creamy,

caramelly goodness . . .

. . . and the best part is

~ it was so easy . . .

{gotta run ~ now where did i put my platform baretrap sandals?}