Spilling the beans: A fine do with cheese

FONDUE: Winter calls out for melted cheese. And melted cheese has no finer place than in a fondue. Don't let the lack of a fondue pot put you off making this at home. Of course a pot atop a burner is ideal, but a really good, thick-bottomed pot or other vessel will do fine. If you put the vessel on the table with a thick cloth wrapped around it, or even atop a few bricks pre-heated in the oven, the cheese will stay warm enough for the dunking session.