YOU do not need to hit the slopes to enjoy alpine food and drinks.
Just recreate an apres ski-style feast at home.
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Here are some ideas that will give you a run for your money.
YOU CAN FONDUE IT: A pot of melted cheese with crusty bread and vegetables for dipping is a classic mountain dish.
You can use a fondue set — Argos sells one for £30. Or putting a big heatproof bowl such as a Pyrex mixing one, £3.75 from Asda, on top of a pan of simmering water to melt the cheese will work too.
Gruyere cheese is typically used in a fondue, but you can swap for Gouda which tends to be cheaper.
Tesco has a 265g pack for £2.50 which is the perfect amount to grate and melt down for around four people.
Add a couple of tablespoons of cider vinegar to stop the cheese from getting lumpy.
BET ON TARTIFLETTE: This indulgent dish of cheese, potato and bacon is perfect for refuelling after a day out in the cold.
Thickly slice and boil potatoes for around ten minutes.
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In the meantime, chop and fry an onion with small pieces of bacon or lardons.
Reblochon cheese is typically used in tartiflette, but instead you can use Brie — a pack from Creamfields is currently £1.69 at Tesco.
Chop up the cheese and alternately layer it with the potatoes and bacon and onion in an ovenproof dish.
Then pour over a tub of single cream and bake for around ten minutes until the cheese is melted and the top is golden.
WARM UP: What is a ski experience without a warming mug of hot chocolate?
Get Choceur instant hot chocolate, £1.35, from Aldi.
You can upgrade your drink with the classic whipped cream and marshmallows.
Or try a hot chocolate bomb — a chocolate ball filled with marshmallows and cocoa powder.
An easy cheat to making this at home is to use a Kinder egg.
Take out the toy and scoop in the powder with a few mini marshmallows.
Then simply add to hot milk.
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