I’m finally joining my own party. Â I had one of those long productive days that have you saying at 8pm, Â “Is this the first time I’ve sat down all day?”
The girls and I didn’t finish school until 5pm and I cooked and cleaned and decorated all day in between teaching/facilitating school.
Whew! Â I’m weary.
But I did manage to make my favorite cheese ball. Â I made it up a few years ago and make it every Christmas. Â Don’t tell anyone but I’ve already put it in the freezer for my company next week.
Yes, cheese balls freeze well. Â Pretty much everything freezes well. Â Other things I put in the freezer today, you ask? Â Pumpkin chocolate chip muffins, homeade honey wheat bread, Â and meatballs.
I earned my ‘whew’ today.
So here’s what you need for the cheese ball.
8 oz package of softened cream cheese
8 oz cheddar cheese, shredded (don’t buy it already shredded–do the hard work and you’ll thank yourself later)
1 small can crushed pineapples
4 scallions chopped
1/2 cup dried cranberries rough chopped
1 t. garlic powder
1 t. onion salt (or a little more if it needs more salt)
Mix together and let sit for a couple hours. Â Serve in a traditional ball shape or in the fun pineapple shape shown.
Invite all your foo-dog loving friends over to enjoy cheese and chinese legend.
Speaking of foo dogs (I know, I can’t let it go), Â my brilliant friend Annie reminded me of the ‘Chinese dog’ statuaries in Anne of the Island (3rd book in Anne of Green Gables). Â Anne adored them.
“Gog looks to the right and Magog looks to the left.” Â It’s all so grand and apocalyptic.
It’s the most brilliant timing ever. Â Now my foo dogs have names.
And I can tell them apart.
(Thank you Annie, you kindred spirit, you.)