Epic Fondue Fail

How hard could it be to make fondue? Apparently pretty hard. I tried to make a cheese fondue for dinner tonight and failed. Horribly. I searched for a long time for some fondue recipes that don't require alcohol and once I found one I decided it was time to bust out the fondue pot! I had all kinds of veggies and bread to dip in it. We also cooked steaks to have something a little more substantial (but really is was my back-up plan for if Brad wasn't crazy about my fondue idea, and I'm glad I got them, even though I'm not a huge fan of steak.) I tried to take a picture of my failed fondue, in all it's lumpy glory, but couldn't because I couldn't stop gagging long enough to take one. But seriously, is there anything more frustrating than a failed dinner attempt? Well, I guess I can think of a few tihngs, but it's right up there on my list! I mean, you spend money on the ingredients, not to mention the time you spend making it and then you can't even enjoy it! Plus, I have no idea what other things I can use those ingredients in? Know any recipes that call for dried mustard? I didn't even know it existed until now. If that wasn't bad enough, earlier this week I successfully made a new recipe that turned out beautifully, but neither of us cared much for it so we have two containers full of leftovers that neither one of us wants to eat, but that we hate to throw away. So, it looks like we're back to the same old rotations... I think I'll go make some cookies. Cookies never fail me. And by "never" I really mean less often.