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Behold! The ultimate kitschy retro hors d'ouevre: the nutty cheese ball. Yes, you are in awe of its nutty, cheesy glory!
I am not exactly sure of the origins of the nutty cheese ball's ball-like shape, but I will put out my own hypothesis. Since it seems to have been born around the early 1970s, I am going to guess that it's meant to look like a shiny disco ball.
There are about a gazillion ways to "flavor" the cheese ball, and some of the recipes I came across included such luscious "mix-ins" as canned crushed pineapple and maraschino cherries, chipped beef, and of course, pimiento-stuffed green olives. They all sounded very...retro...but I think sticking to the basic recipe and adding your own, slightly updated, "mix-ins" like chopped nuts, other shredded cheeses like a smoky Gouda, and even chopped figs or dates, might be better. Just don't make the mistake of calling it a cheesy nut ball. That doesn't sound right.
Recipe? Who am I kidding? All you have to do is roll 1 8 oz. pkg softened cream cheese into a ball and roll it around in sliced almonds. I didn't buy any Ritz crackers to go with these for fear that I'd gobble up the whole box. (I love Ritz.)
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1-31-2006 @9:26PM Fash said... That's almost as good as the cream cheese ball that you just pour A-1 all over and serve with crackers. (I think that's been mentioned on this site before.)
Totally gross.
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1-31-2006 @10:48PM Hawk said... My dad's one of those people who tells the time of year by what kind of strange habitual food he eats. Christmas is, for some reason, The Cheese Ball.
He always would nibble at one, and my mom would always give him crap about it. "I can't believe you're eating one of those cheese balls again!"
Then I find out that it's one of her guilty pleasures.
Meanwhile, I didn't like cheese so I would wonder exactly what the big deal was.
Now I like cheese.
Now I get it.
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