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Friday, February 29, 2008

Carol's Homemade Cheese Ball

I like to make several of these and give them as gifts to a host for a holiday celebration.

INGREDIENTS

2 cups of homemade lebane (yogurt cream cheese, or use 2 8 oz. containers of plain store bought cream cheese)
4 oz. soft goat cheese (optional)
8 oz. sharp cheddar cheese, grated
8 oz. Swiss cheese, grated
4 oz. Parmesean cheese, finely grated
2 oz. Blue cheese
2 tsp McCormick's Grill Mates Steak Seasonings
2 tsp McCormick's Grill Mates Chicken Seasonings
1 tsp McCormick's Herb and Garlic Seasonings
1 tsp dried Parsley
1 tsp finely ground pepper
Dash hot sauce
1 tsp Worchestershire Sauce

Walnuts, finely minced
Maraschino Cherry

PROCEDURE

Add all the ingredients into a large mixing bowl. With clean hands, knead the cheeses and spices together until well incorporated. Roll into a nice ball as much as possible. Roll the cheese ball into finely minced walnuts and decorate the ball with a Maraschino cherry on top.

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