Food, Friends, & Fun #4~ Challenges & Conversation

Are you ready for Food, Friends, & Fun #4? This time we are set for adventure in Switzerland and the surrounding area. Be prepared for anything!

What are we going to do?:
There are 3 parts to the game and each part contains activities to earn "points" for the team. A team may participate in as many or as few activities as they select. Some activities can be done by one member, while others should be a team effort. It is up to your team to decide which you want to do & who does them. The goal is to meet some new people & HAVE FUN!

The game is divided into 3 parts of play. The first is daily challenges. These may be individual, team, or team representative challenges. Each challenge will have the type of challenge listed & the points that may be earned. I will post the next challenge as close to midnight Zaar time as possible and the ending times are Zaar time as well.

Part 2 is the longer project. We planned a party of your dreams in FFF #1, opened a business in FFF #2, and hunted for treasure in FFF #3. This will be something completely different. The selections by your team will have a major impact on your planning, so choose carefully!

Part #3 will consist of a few bonus challenges & the magic mystery points that can change the scoring results. These are things that happen during RSC and we have no control over. So expect surprises.

Scoring will be much the same this time. I have asked Bergy to be the official scorekeeper for FFF #4. Again though, we will need one person on each team willing to keep score for their team. After each challenge your teams scorekeeper will be notified of YOUR teams standing. All other teams scores will be “hidden”. I elected to go this route in scoring to keep the focus onto the friends & fun intent of the game instead of competition. Your team is allowed to share your team’s score among its members, but you are all on your honor not to share scores with other teams. Let’s have FUN!

Also a huge welcome to Saturn as co-host of FFF #4!!! Welcome and thank you!

Remember we CANNOT discuss any RSC contest recipes!!!! Not even with your team members....Violating this rule can cause disqualification of contest entries, so please be extra careful.

DAILY CHALLENGES
These will be revealed as we go. You know how we love surprises!!

How this works:
Saturn or Susie D will post a new 'daily challenge' three times a week. Some require the team to work together and some are designed to be done individually. (this will be indicated in the challenge) A few are team representative challenges. It is up to each team how many you choose to play. You can play them all or just a few. Most challenges earns points for your team. The number of points will be indicated beside each days challenge.


Thurs, Feb 15th- Sun, Feb 18th
Mix & Mingle (team 0 points)
Welcome to the first team challenge! Our first challenge awards no points, but contains some decision making that will affect your team during the course of Food, Friends, & Fun #4. As a team you need to do the following list of activities. The captain will send Saturn your team’s answers by midnight zaar time on Sun, Feb 18th. All late comers may be left at the airport to deal with all of the luggage.

Housekeeping:
1. Select a name for your team.
2. Select a captain for your team. This person will be sending answers for the team challenges for scoring. They should be helpful in coordinating your team’s efforts, however the position doesn’t require them to be the person posting all of the team reports in the threads. Everyone should share in this.
3. Select a team scorekeeper to keep track of YOUR team’s points. This person will be receiving score updates from our scorekeeper Bergy.
*** Note: Premium membership is not required for either of these positions.

Thinking Ahead:
4. Decide on your team’s best estimate for the number of individual chefs who submitted a recipe in the RSC contest. (3 points will be awarded to the closest 5 teams.)
5. Using the map below, select 5 cities (other than Zurich) for your team. Please list them in order of preference 1-5. You will be given the first city on your list NOT selected by a team reporting in ahead of you. (Each team will have a different city as their own.) Please do NOT share this info with other teams.


6. Select one of the following for a meeting with your team:

Breakfast

Lunch

Dinner

Dessert

Tapas

Let's get the party started!


Monday, Feb 19th-Tuesday, Feb 20h
My Trusty Swiss Army Knife (individual/ 2 points~max of 5 team members to score 10 points)
Everyone has heard of a Swiss Army Knife. Guess where they are from? Switzerland!!!
You challenge for today is to use your Swiss knife on a hike.

Use this link to complete the challenge: My Trusty Swiss Army Knife


Wednesday, Feb 21st
Going to the Dogs! ( Team Rep Challenge~ 2 points for each correct answer)
This challenge involves 5 canine questions for 1 member of your team. A team representative will find the answers and send them to Bergy. It doesn’t matter who goes first, each team member can only play a team rep challenge one time so you all get a turn.



1) Where did the St Bernard dogs get their name?

2) Who is the artist of this painting?

3) Barry (1800 - 1814) was a famous St. Bernard dog who worked as a mountain rescue dog. How many lives was he credited for saving? A monument to him is located where?

4) St. Bernards are often portrayed, especially in comics and cartoons, with small barrels worn around their necks. Historically, what was in the barrel?

5)
The Saint Bernard Club of America conducts an annual event to showcase the very best Saints in the country. Competition includes 4 events. What are they?


Thursday, Feb 22nd to Sunday, Feb 25th

This is a TEAM Challenge. You are to fill in the blanks as they are indicated in the following post. Work with your team to come up with the answers. One person is to zmail your answers to Saturn.
There are 25 points up for grabs with this challenge!

Renée Zellweger has recently decided that she wants to see where her father grew up.

She flies into Zurich and is amazed at the beauty of everything around her. She wonders at the beauty of the Alps on her approach to the airport.


While in Zurich, she stays at the wonderful ____________. It is only 12 kilometres from the airport so it only takes her 20 minutes to get there. Once there, she has her choice of 137 guestrooms. She loves the hotel's Bel-Etage restaurant! It is a wood-panelled Swiss chalet-style dining room serving a range of regional specialities and traditional French cooking. And for a change of pace, she can go enjoy ____________. It is located in the cellar and offers authentic Chinese cooking. Either way, she is a happy girl as she lives it up in this 4 star hotel.

She decides to stay for 2 nights to help beat the jet lag and get accustomed to her new surroundings. The total bill for her two nights stay plus long distance, room-service and trips to the mini bar is $913.17 CHF. Since she still only has US money, how much did she have to pay (in USD)? ____________

After leaving Zurich, her first stop is ____________. Here she decides to take in a bit of history. She heads to the ____________, the oldest standing private house in this beautiful city. She wonders at the architecture, the paintings, the engravings and the photographs. It cost her $3.00 CHF to get in. She STILL hasn’t converted her US Dollars over to the Franc. What did she have to pay to get in (in USD)? ____________

Before she leaves this time though, she decides to convert her money over to CHF. She goes to the bank to convert her money. She converts $1000 USD over to CHF. How much does she get? ____________

What denomination of money would she get that in? (There are many possibilities. Try for the smallest number of coins/bills.) ____________

She finds herself in the ____________, the second largest of all Swiss cantons. The whole area in the south is very mountainous, with steep cliffs, many glaciers, and countless waterfalls. It is renowned for its scenic beauty and the charm of the small Swiss villages that dot the area. Wanting to further herself intellectually, she travels to the ____________ where the fateful scene of Sherlock Holmes' 'death' at the hands of ____________ took place.


She finally heads to the Canton of ____________, her father’s home Canton. He lived in a little town on the North East side of the Canton called Au. It is a fair sized town with a population of ____________. She manages to track down a bunch of relatives and spends the rest of her time in Switzerland surrounded by her newly found loved ones. While in Au, she learns to make some traditional Swiss dishes that her father grew up on.

Name 3 dishes on Zaar that she would have learned to make. You do NOT have to make them. Simply name them and include the recipe numbers.

She ate many meals at her new home away from home. Dinner time was a special time as it would bring the family closer together. They would sit around the table and share stories of days gone by. Using the Menu feature on Zaar, create a full Swiss meal. Don’t forget appetizers and beverages! (You may include ONE of the recipes that you mentioned in the last question.)


Feb 26th & 27th
Frankly Fondue ( individual challenge/ 1 point per question (5) & 3 points for the party plus a possible team bonus)
This is an individual challenge. Your challenge is to answer any 5 questions and plan the party. Send the answers to your questions to Saturn if your team name is posted in red or Bergy if your team name is posted in blue. If your team submits correct answers to ALL 8 questions among the individual responses an additional 5 points will be awarded to the team. Thank you to Toni Gifford for planning this challenge.

Fondue: A Swiss specialty which can where by a molten dip is prepared and diners enjoy dipping an assortment of items into the fondue and eating. The most common savory fondue is cheese fondue where cheese is blended with wine, eggs and seasonings. Common dipping foods include bread and fresh vegetables.
1) We know fondue originated in Switzerland, but where?
2) Who first thought of making fondue with cheese?
3) In what region is it traditional to include roasted garlic in the fondue?
4) Can you tell us how many cheese fondue recipes there are posted on Recipezaar?
5) Want to celebrate your fondue? You can join others on which holiday? Do you know the date?
6) What was the first fondue recipe including cheese posted on this site?
7) Besides wine, what 10 other spirits and other liquids can be found in cheese fondue?
8 ) Can you find a zaar recipe for breakfast fondue?

Plan a fondue party for 5 guests of your choice & yourself. Tell us what you will serve and why you selected the guests you did. Your selections for guests can be humorous, real, or pure fantasy. Post your party here: http://www.recipezaar.com/bb/viewtopic.zsp?p=2871914


Wednesday, February 28th

This is a TEAM REP challenge. Since this challenge has to do with banking, I think it is only fitting that the team scorekeepers complete it. For this challenge only, the scorekeepers are to send in answers. *** If the score keeper submitted the answers for the last Team Rep challenge, then someone else will have to complete it.

Since you will be staying in Switzerland for quite a while, you decide to open a Swiss bank account. When you open a new account, you receive a lovely little gift as their way of saying Thank You.

There are lots of different banks in Switzerland. It is hard to pick which one you want to deal with. So it finally comes down to which bank has the cutest tellers. So the choice is now these three:
~Anker Bank
~Credit Suisse
~Merrill Lynch Capital Markets

What bank do you chose to open your account in?
- you get a great casserole dish
- you get a microwave
- you get a slow cooker
(You can open an account in only ONE bank)

As soon as you get your new piece of kitchen EQUIPMENT, you get all excited because you can now make that SWISS dish that you have been dreaming about…

On your way home, you have to stop and pick up a couple of items that you are missing for your recipe. The grocery store is one of those fantastic one stop shops. You can get everything your heart desires in there.

If you received the CASSEROLE, you need to pick up: Ham and garlic.
If you received the CROCK POT, you need to pick up: Round steak and Worcestershire sauce
If you received the MICROWAVE, you need to pick up: white wine and flour.

Name the recipe that you are looking forward to making.

Send your selected bank and your recipe to Susie D.


Thursday, March 1st thru Sunday, March 4th
Are You Up to It? Team challenge- (possible 20 points)

Guess what? It is mountain climbing time! Your team will spend this weekend climbing the Swiss mountain of your choice. Shake off those fuzzy brains and get ready for your outdoor adventure.
A few simple rules are in place. Each team member will have an identical backpack of 20 items to take with your team and 10 items to be shared by the team. These will be the only supplies your team can carry. You have to carry everything yourself…..no porters, no pretty mountain boys, no animals; just you, your team & the mountain so think lightweight. You will spend 3 nights and 4 days on the mountain.


What to do:
1) Select your mountain. We will be climbing in winter.
2) Plan your supplies. Nothing can be used other than basic clothing if it is not on this list!
One set of basic thermal clothes (that you are wearing) does not count as part of the 20 identical or 10 shared items. However, if you want more than say one set of longjohns, one pair of pants, one shirt, one set of socks, boots, one knit hat, one pair of gloves, and one coat you must have it on the list.
3) Keep a team diary or scrapbook to share with us.
Post your supply list & diary here: http://www.recipezaar.com/bb/viewtopic.zsp?t=200224

How to score points:
I submitted a list to Bergy & Saturn with 20 words or phrases having to do with winter climbing. For every word your team uses in your diary/ scrapbook you will score a point.

Have fun my shivering beauties.

I am going to go ahead and extend the deadline for this challenge until Monday (11:59pm zaar time). Tuesday will be a Team Rep challenge. Wednesday will be a Team Rep Challenge. Maybe this will give everyone a chance to catch their breath.



Tuesday, March 6th

Watch This! (team rep-1 point per correct answer- 5 possible)

Although Switzerland is nowadays so closely associated with watches, it was not always so. A slow beginning was followed by a gradual rise to dominance, succeeded by what threatened to be a catastrophic decline, before a dramatic turnaround at the end of the 20th century.


1) Name the 5 pioneer nations in clock and watch development. (hint: not Switzerland )
2) Name the Swiss craftsman who is credited as “the greatest watchmaker of all time.” He invented or developed a number of important additions to watch design, including the tourbillon (a device which enables the gear train to function smoothly irrespective of gravity).
3) When did wristwatches become popular?

4) Who designed the millionometre? What is it?

5) Which brand was the first to offer a water resistant watch? When?

Send your answers to Susie D. .


Wednesday, March 7th

This is a TEAM REP challenge. One person from each team is to complete this challenge. Send the answers to Saturn.

This challenge is worth 16 points!

Now that you have all experienced the beauty of the panoramic views of the Swiss Alps, it is time to experience another beautiful thing that Switzerland has to offer. The art!

Here are a few art prints. Take a good look at them.
#1
#2
#3
#4

Now, your job is to tell me:
1.) Name of Artist
2.) Name of print
3.) Artist's profession of fame (i.e. Sculptor, painter, etc)
4.) Artist’s life span (i.e. 1900-1972)



Saving the Best For Last!
Wednesday, March 14th- Team Rep Challenge

Submit your best guess on the following to Bergy.

1) Total number of reviews posted on the RSC contest recipes March 17-19th. ______

2) Total number of reviews posted on the top overall recipe (winning) March 17-19th. ______

3) The top overall recipe will be in the which category? _____

4) Total number of recipes without reviews on March 21st. ____

Part 2:Are you ready for the Big Event?

Thursday, March 8th- Tuesday, March 13th

This is the biggest team project and where we “vote” for our favorites to award points. This year teams will be opening their own restaurants!! Your goal with this project is to entice us to dine with your team. As always the big event will be posted to block team identity to make the voting as fair as possible.



Each team selected a “secret” city at the beginning of FFF #4. This is where your business will be located. We know nothing about your city. You will need to entice us to visit with a SHORT brochure or postcards of things to see & do if we decide to visit. . (Please keep these short and 5 photos or less.) Points will be awarded for creativity, presentation, as well as representation of the city.
So sell us on YOUR city!



Before you can serve meals you need a building & to make some decisions. What type of restaurant will it be? Casual? A street cart? Formal? A roadside café? What will the décor be like? What will you name your business? It is all up to you…. with limitations.
Each team selected a meal at the beginning of the game. This is what your new restaurant serves!!! No changes.

Points will be awarded for restaurant design, originality, and presentation.
This should also be SHORT and 5 photos or less.

The Menu!!

This is where teams can possibly earn the most points. We will have a whirlwind weekend and each of you will “purchase” meals from the restaurants of your choice. Sales $$ and total items sold will be totaled and translated to points for each team. Points will also be awarded for creativity, best use of theme course, and presentation.

Each team designs their own menu.
Rules:
Your menu must include a minimum of 10 food items and no more than 15 items.
Your menu may also include 5 beverages with no more than 3 containing alcohol.
Menu items must be listed in whole $$ amounts with no menu item priced over $25.00
Your menu must reflect the course previously selected by your team. Any item which doesn’t fit will be removed by the FFF hosts.
Zaar recipes should represent most of your menu. No more than 2 recipes may be used from any team (including your own.)

So get busy planning your restaurant!! I will add posting details and explain more about the whirlwind weekend later. Have fun and get creative!

Have questions? Susie D

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How your project will be posted:
Each team will be contacted by zmail Monday or Tuesday by either Saturn, Bergy, or me. One of us will post your info on Wednesday to maintain anonymity. No one will know which of us is posting for a team. Players will not know whose restaurant they are visiting.

Basically you need to have your project in a copy/paste format for us to post. If you want images to show you need to add the [img] tags. Same with colors or bold type. Your work should be a simple copy/paste operation for us. If needed for zmail limits on space, your project could be divided into parts. Please clearly label the parts in the order you wish them to appear.

We will do no editing or make changes after we recieve it so please make sure it is the way you want it before you send it to your poster host. We will NOT add tags for photos, etc or move things around. We will do no editing other than to remove anything over the set limits of the project.

Once all restaurants are open for business (posted) we will begin our whirlwind dining weekend. Yes, there are rules. I will have them up before we open the dining thread, so check back Wednesday. There will be both Team & Individual activities.
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The Magic Weekend
Wednesday, March 14th-Sunday, March 18th

This part of the Big Event contains both individual & team activities. Both will translate into points for your team.
I have your submissions in THREE threads to shorten loading time. Please make sure you look at all 11 restaurants. They are in random order.

See part #1 & the rules here: FFF #4 Whirlwind Weekend Part #1

See part #2 here: Whirlwind Weekend Part #2

See part #3 here: Whirlwind Weekend Part #3


Part 1: Individual:
Each FFF #4 player will be allotted a budget to purchase meals for a 3 day weekend. You may spend your food money at any restaurant other than your own team. What you buy is totally up to you.

Rules:
* Your budget is $200 for three days of food Any unspent funds will be deducted from your team’s total sales so spend it all.
* Travel is not a factor. You can elect to have lunch in one city and dessert in another.
* Each individual is purchasing meals for 1 person. You are not required to travel with your team.
* There is a 2 drink maximum purchase at any one meal or visit.
* You may visit a restaurant more than once. Each stop counts as a visit.
* Teams will receive points for total sales & total visits.
* Send your report to Saturn. Please include the following for each meal: restaurant code, menu selection (s), and price(s).
A sample report:
Day #1
Breakfast Code XYZ Pop Tarts $8 2 coffee $1 each Total $10
Lunch Code 123 Pimento Cheese Sandwich $12 Coke $2 Total $14
Dessert Code ABC Oreos $3 Kool-Aid $2 Total $5
Dinner Code4M6 Meatloaf Meal $25 2 Apple Pie Martinis $8 Total $41



Part 2: Teams:
Each team will decide among themselves and cast their votes for the following:

Copy & Send the Following form:

City Info:
Best presentation of City Info:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Most informative city presentation:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Most Creative City Project:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Restaurant:
Most Original Restaurant:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5

Most Creative Restaurant:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5

Best Use of Swiss Theme:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5



Menus:
Most Original Menu:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5

Most Creative Menu:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5

Best Use of Assigned Course:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5


Rules:
*You may NOT select your team.
* List your top 5 choices for each in order of preference.
* Send your votes to Susie D

Part 3: Bonus Round
All teams have submitted their guesses. Good luck!

1) Decide on your team’s best estimate for the number of individual chefs who submitted a recipe in the RSC contest. (3 points will be awarded to the closest 5 teams.)

2) Total number of reviews posted on the RSC contest recipes March 17-19th. ______
(3 points will be awarded to the closest 5 teams.)

3) Total number of reviews posted on the top overall recipe (winning) March 17-19th. ______
(3 points will be awarded to the closest 5 teams.)

4) The top overall recipe will be in the which category? _____
(3 points will be awarded to any team with a correct match)

5) Total number of recipes without reviews on March 21st. ____
(3 points will be awarded to the closest 5 teams.)

Team Assignments & Names
All names of the chefs playing are located here. An active link to each chef is provided. Using Zaar mail or email, you will contact each other to make team decisions and make your plans. If you do not have a premium membership, not to worry!! One or more of your team members will contact you and you will be able to reply to all messages. Have fun!

Teams in no particular order are as follows:

The Twisted Swissters:
Alskann *TR
Elmotoo *TR
heather in Ont, *TR
kiwidutch... *TR
Sarah!

The Lady Nuss Tortes:
katie in the UP *TR
~Leslie~ *TR *TR
NcMysteryShopper *TR
wicked noodle *TR
Chef Vseward

Swiss Cuckoo Cooks:
Bert's Kitchen Witch *TR
Kim127 *TR
kris in ks *TR
mama's kitchen *TR
me & alex *TR

Swiss Sisters:
Lauralie41 *TR
MISSIB *TR
Nick's Mom *TR
tigerduck *TR
twissis *TR

Frolicking Fondue Femmes:
Chef I Am
chia *TR
Engrossed *TR
French Tart *TR *TR
Koechin (Chef) *TR

Lady Godivas:
evelyn/athens *TR *TR
GRECORICAN *TR
Chef Kate *TR
Le Papillon *TR
Porfavorcorona

Magenbrot Babes:
Chef1MOM *TR
Juenessa *TR *TR
momaphet *TR
PanNan *TR

The Amazing Alpine 8:
Ed&Theresa *TR
katew *TR
Mama_Jennie *TR
PaulaG *TR
Roger/OH (part time) *TR

Gruyere Gurlz:
Charmie777 *TR
kittycara *TR
Mina the Brat *TR
Rita L *TR *TR
Umberle

Saucy Swiss Misses:
Bayhill *TR
Charlotte J *TR
LMillerRN *TR
PinkCherryBlossom *TR
Leggy Peggy *TR

The HAGS (High Altitude Gourmet Sleuths):
Chef d'oeuvre *TR
ida ku zaifah *TR
Janet Christo *TR
SusieQusie *TR
SugaredAlmond *TR

Legend:
*TR=team rep challenge
Team Captain
Team Scorekeeper


Game Scorekeeper: Bergy

FFF #4 Hosts:
Susie D and Saturn

Answers to the Challenges

Names of the selected cities in alphabetical order:
Berne
Geneva
Lausanne





47
49
53
54
60
66
68
70
76
(two teams guessed the same)

ANSWERS TO GOING TO THE DOGS"
1) The monastery was founded in 1050 by Saint Bernard of Montjou (also spelled Menthon).

The first record of dogs being used there dates back to 1703, with stories of dogs being involved in rescues from then on.




2) Painting: John Emms



3) Barry: responsible for saving over 40 lives

a monument to him is located at the entrance to the Cimetière des Chiens pet cemetery in Paris.



4) Barrel: St. Bernards are often portrayed, especially in comics and cartoons, with small barrels of brandy worn around their necks. This was supposedly used to warm the victims that the dogs found. However, the monks deny that any St. Bernard has ever carried casks

or small barrels around their necks; they believe that the origin of the image is an early painting. The monks did keep casks around for photographs by tourists

The famous barrel of brandy attached to the collar of a St Bernard is said to be a legend invented by storytellers. The correct answer is NOTHING.




5) Competition includes conformation shows, obedience trials, draft test, and weight pull.




ANSWERS TO THE RENEE CHALLENGE
1) Sofitel Zurich
2) Luo's Restaurant
3) $732.28 USD
4) Geneva
5) Maison Tavel
6) $2.41 USD
7) $1246.65 CHF
These are the denominations in Switzerland:1 Rappen or centime, 5 Rappen ("Fünfer"), 10 Rappen ("Zehner"), 20 Rappen ("Zwanziger"), ½ Franken ("Fünfziger"), 1 Franken ("Fränkler"), 2 Franken ("Zweifränkler"), 5 Franken ("Fünfliber"), 10 Franken, 20 Franken, 50 Franken, 100 Franken, 200 Franken, 1000 Franken
9) Canton Of Berne
10) Reichenbach Falls
11) Professor Moriarty
12) St. Gallen
13) 6614
14) 3 dishes on Zaar
15) Menu




Answers Fondue Challenge
Answers to Fondue Challenge
1) We know fondue originated in Switzerland, but where?
Canton of Neuchatel

2) Who first thought of making fondue with cheese?
Sheep and Goat herders of the 1500’s, while moving their herds across
the mountain ranges of Switzerland would carry cheese, bread and wine
to eat. After a while of eating the dry cheese and drinking the wine,
the Shepard’s leaned to melt the cheese down into the wine and dipped
their breads into the cheese. Hence creating Cheese Fondue.
http://cbs2chicago.com/recipes/local_story_037141738.html

The question read who FIRST THOUGHT of Making fondue with cheese not who created or wrote the first recipe for cheese fondue


3) In what region is it traditional to include roasted garlic in the
fondue?
Vaud
The locals roast and chop garlic then combine with Gruyere cheese.

4) Can you tell us how many cheese fondue recipes there are posted on
Recipezaar?
122 recipes
*** to get his answer you had to enter Fondue in the Search bos and then click ingredient, scroll down to the box near bottom of the page and type in Cheese and next window click include all Voila 122****




5) Want to celebrate your fondue? You can join others on which holiday?
Do you know the date?
11th April - Cheese Fondue Day
http://www.rumela.com/events/cheese_fondue_day.htm

***The question was CHEESE FONDUE DAY not Chocolate


6) What was the first fondue recipe including cheese posted on this site?
Pizza Fondue Pizza Fondue




7) Besides wine, what 10 other spirits or other liquid can be found in cheese fondue?
Beer
stout
champagne
Brandy
Apple Cider
milk
cream
tomato juice
white grape juice
half n half
Chicken broth
Dry Vermouth
half & half
heavy cream
tequila
whiskey
Calcados
pizza sauce
Olive oil
Kirsch
Sherry
Plum Schnapps
Cognac
Gin
Vodka
Grand Marnier
Rum
Chocolate Mint liquer
Apple juice
Orange juice
warm water
Worchestershire sauce
lemon juice
Hard cider
Sparkling cider
Lime juice

********The question asked for liquids in CHEESE Fondues

Can you find a recipe for breakfast fondue?
Egg Sausage Fondue Egg Sausage Fondue
Baked Ham Fondue
Maple Fondue
Oven Cheese Fondue
Egg Sausage Fondue

Plan a fondue party for 5 guests of your choice & yourself. Tell us what you will serve and why you selected the guests you did. Your selections for guests can be humorous, real, or pure fantasy. Post your party here: http://www.recipezaar.com/bb/viewtopic.zsp?p=2871914



Answers to Bank/gift/recipe challenge

Anker, Casserole Dish, Ham & Garlic - Gruyere and Chicken Roulade

Merrill Lynch, Slow Cooker. Round Steak & Worchestershire Sauce -- Karen's Swiss Steak (Stove Top, Crock-Pot or Oven)

Credit Suisse, Microwave, Dry White wine & flour, Microwave Swiss Fondue & Microwave Gruyère Fondue

The key here was Swiss recipe
Points awarded 1 point for the bank and two points for the correct recipe


ARE YOU UP TO IT?

The 20 magic words are:
Sunglasses
Crampons
Almagell Hut
Compass or GPS
First Aid Kit
Survival Blanket
Maps
Rope On
Descent or ascent
Traverse
Fatique
Altitude Sickness
Avalance
Winter Storm
Rescue
Snow Cave
Panorama
Glacier or Icefield
Private Insurance
Snowy Pass

All were wonderful stories (you sure kept Susie, Saturn & myself busy reading and double checking) - Almost made me wish I had been there - but really, I am more the "Lodge type" now Congrats to you all for a job well done.



Watch this answers:

1. Italy, Germany, France, England & the Netherlands

2. Abraham-Louis Breguet (1747-1823), born in Neuchatel, who trained in Versailles and who settled permanently in Paris after a lengthy stay in London

3. 20th century (both ww's influenced usage & popularity)

4. The millionometre, designed by Antoine LeCoultre in 1844, was the first instrument capable of measuring a micron, one millionth of a meter. This converted watchmaking to the metric system and became a standard measure

5. Rolex made the first water resistant watch in the 1920s (1926)



ANSWERS TO THE ART CHALLENGE
Now, your job is to tell me:
1.) Name of Artist
2.) Name of print
3.) Artists profession of fame (i.e. Sculptor, painter, etc)

4.) Artist’s life span (i.e. 1900-1972)

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Answers Below*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

Swiss1: Jean-Etienne Liotard
- Children Blowing Bubbles
- Miniaturist
- 1702-1789

Swiss2: Albert Anker
- The Little Knitter
- Painter
- 1831-1910

Swiss3: Henry Fuseli (John Henry Fuseli, Johann Heinrich Fussli)
- Three Witches
- Painter
- 1741-1825

Swiss4: Urs Graf
- Soldier With A Lance
- Engraver
- 1485-1529

Congratulations to.....
The Lady Nuss Tortes!!!
They won with 166 points. The resturant votes are what saved the day for this team. They placed high in almost every category!!

Each member of your team may select either a recipezaar premium membership or a cookbook package for your prize. Please zmail Susie D with your choice of prize (and mailing address if you select the cookbook.)


A special thank you to Bergy and Saturn (until you are better paid ). You have worked tirelessly and made this journey fun for me. I appreciate you both so much. Thank you for all you do!!!


To all of our group participating in FFF #4. You surprise me every time with your creativity and sense of fun. I stand in awe of the enthusiasm you bring to this game. You are the reason this is called Food, Friends, & Fun. I hope you have enjoyed the trip to Switzerland. from Susie D.


Final Team Scores:

The Lady Nuss Tortes 166
Lady Godivas 163
The HAGS 160
Saucy Swiss Misses 159
Twisted Swissters 155
Magenbrot Babes 146
Swiss Sisters 144
Gruyere Gurlz 144
The Amazing Alpine 143
Swiss Cuckoo Cooks 136
Frolicking Fondue Femmes 125

Bergy will be zmailing the teams with the points applied if she hasn't already. We will also be posting the results of the voting, dining $$, visits, and bonus answers throughout the day.


Once again NcMysteryShopper has created a wonderful banner for our About Me pages. Thank you Cheryl!!!

Look it is snowing!


To add to your page:
Click on the My Account:
Copy the following code. (You need everything including the < and >)

<Ximg src="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y53/DUCHESS13/FFF/Switzerland-FFF4.gif">

Paste the code into the About Me section of your page. It will not work under My Favorites.

Remove the X after the first <. It should look like this <img now
Click save changes. Go to your page. It should be there!

What fun!

I have contacted all Team 11 members.

Will you directors of the game be putting symbols next to our names, or some of the names, to show who is Captain and who is Scorekeeper of each team?

Hi there from a fellow "Team 11-er"!

Hi SugaredAlmond! Nice to see you here! We'll make a fun team. Team 11 is ready for the challenge!

Yes.

Morning everyone - well afternoon in most of Europe!! I have z-mailed all my team mates - chia and I chat regularly in the French forum anyway.......what happens now? I'll go and read everything once again.......................

good morning- i'm up for the challenge
i've also zmailed team 5 members, ready to rock and roll.

btw, the map brings back happy memories of one of our best vacations ever, in switzerland and france, in my former life...

Team 11 is up and at'em this morning!

Nice to meet you, Chef d'oeuvre!

An HELLO Sugared Almond! Here we go again, huh?

As your team starts coming together, you make the selections in today's challenge. This one is fairly easy: team name, naming a captain & scorekeeper, 1 pure guess, and 2 selections. This first challenge is more a chance to get your team started chatting and working out means of communication. Some teams stay with zmail, some prefer email, some IM, or private groups off site. It is purely up to your team. The main thing is all team members have a chance to participate and you have fun.