I love Christmas Eve. Wanna guess why? Nope, it's not the anticipation of Christmas day. Naw, not friends and family. The beautiful church service? Don't be silly.
No, I love it because I get to make and consume a cheeseball. It's the only time of the year I can get away with making a 6" diameter sphere of cream cheese, cheddar cheese, and other seasoning and then devour it with crackers. It's like a dream come true!
My husband's family has a wonderful tradition of feasting on all the wonderful finger food goodies that they like, and I have happily taken this tradition to heart. Most the items come back every year, and the reason is that they are so good. This year we ate:
- Crab legs
- Smoked salmon (excellent with cheeseball)
- Finger deli sandwiches
- Veggie crudite with ranch dip
- Big purple grapes
- Sliced Gouda, cheddar, and pepperjack with crackers
- Cookies (which we didn't touch)
- Sparkling Red Wine
- And of course... cheeseball with crackers
Happy holidays indeed!
Cheeseball
From my Mom
- 11 oz. Cream Cheese
- 8 oz. Extra Sharp Cheddar Cheese, grated
- 1 Tbsp. Onions, Shallots, or Green Onions, chopped
- 2 Tbsp. Blue Cheese or Roquefort Dressing
- 1 tsp. Tabasco Sauce
- 1 tsp. Worcestershire Sauce
- Crushed Walnuts
- Mix together all ingredients except the walnuts in a large bowl. Blend well.
- Remove mixture from bowl and form into a delicious large ball of joy with your hands. Or, you can make a log or multiple cheeseballs.
- Roll/ press cheeseball into small ball of walnuts to coat completely.
- Place on a plate and cover with plastic wrap. Chill for at least an hour before serving.
3 comments:
This looks SO good, I want to find a reason to make a cheeseball!
Mmm I love cheeseballs, well as long as they are onion and pepperless. :) Sounds great.
I remember the cheese ball. MMM cheese ball.
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