Linda's Famous Cheese Ball
"My mother makes this for every big holiday get-together, and it is always a huge hit. Don't let the ingredients fool you--they taste extraordinary together, and this is such an easy treat to bring to a potluck or office party. (Also, the cheese ball looks great in a cake dome, if you need to transport it.)"
- Ready In:
- 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 6
- Yields:
-
1 ball
ingredients
- 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
- 1⁄8 lb blue cheese
- 1⁄2 lb cheddar cheese
- 1 clove garlic, grated fine (minced is okay too)
- chili powder
- paprika
directions
- Grate cheeses (except cream cheese) at room temperature.
- Add garlic and mix grated cheeses with cream cheese by hand, making sure to mix well (gunky, but it works).
- Mold into a ball and roll in a half and half mixture of chili powder and paprika--it's easiest to spread the spices liberally on a plate or board to do this, and be sure your spices are mixed together well.
- Wrap in foil, waxed paper or clingfilm and let the ball stand in the refrigerator for at least one full hour.
- (This can also easily be made the night before, just keep it in the fridge.) Set out for a few minutes before serving, or it will be like a rock!
- Serve with your favorite crackers--Ritz or other buttery kinds complement it well.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Foxgirl
Lancaster, PA
I'm an amateur foodie who loves to cook, something I only discovered in my mid-twenties. I never felt I had an aptitude for it, but when I started experimenting in the kitchen, I soon found I couldn't stop! Both of my parents cook--my father's background is Pennsylvania Dutch, and he (like his own father before him) makes huge pots of soups and stews that are "vonderful good." My mom is from the Deep South, and brought me up to use the Louisiana "Holy Trinity" of bell peppers, onions and celery in just about everything ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_trinity_(cuisine) ).
I have a very adventurous palate and one of my favourite kinds of food is Middle Eastern. For two years, I kept to a vegetarian diet--I don't anymore, but I still don't eat a great deal of meat, especially if it isn't fish or poultry.
UPDATE: I'm back on a largely vegetarian kick, supplemented every now and then by a bit of fish. I've just got a fantastic new blender, also, and I'm making heaps of healthy smoothies at home... all fruit will fall to my whirling blades!
