Ooey, gooey and definitely low fat (HA)

After a little more thinking (and a little drooling) I decided that the "Boite Chaude" I had for dinner the other evening deserved a little more mention then number 12 in the top 12 things I have done so far in 2012 (that was a lot of 12's - and there goes another). I mentioned in my previous post that this yummy and ooey gooey cheese dish is a typical winter meal (at least I think I mentioned that) that you eat with charcuterie and a very specific type of saucisse that comes from the same region as this cheese and boiled potatoes. Intersting fact: You do not peel these potatoes until they are cooked and you are seated at the table. Apparently there are very specific ways to eat specific potatoes in France but I feel as though that is another conversation for another time. I mean we are talking cheese here - potatoes are just a detail!!

Before the wine and garlic are added. Apparently the small box is a bit "lighter" in taste than the larger box.

Scoop out a few sections of cheese, inserct cloves of garlic and cover with Jura Vin (a very strong, whiskey smelling wine) that also comes from this region of France. Side note on the wine - I love wine and I love whiskey but this strange combo of the two is a bit intense. It tastes unreal in the cheese but on its own in a glass - ummm jury is still out on this one as far as I am concerned.

Saucisse de Morteau

Bubbly, ooey and gooey - seriously it is beyond addicting.

Notice the sides of green on the table .. you have to balance out all that cheese with a few veggies

And well broccoli and cheese is an unbeatable combo

This photo obviously has nothing to do with hot cheese in a wooden box. But for dessert we surprised Eric with a custom made birthday cake (see below). Eric is the happy and proud owner/photographer/writer/editor and brains behind Paris Daily Photo. One of my favorite blogs and a great way to see things in Paris you may never pick up on just walking the streets.

 

The nice plastic man on the cake is Eric taking a photo of the grand Tour Eifel, if you look closely at the computer you can see it is screen shots of PDP!! Quite creative and incredibly thoughtful :)