Reviewed: Mar. 27, 2011

There are few things I like better than a good cheese ball. This one did not disappoint- plus it was a great change from the dried beef-green onion one I usually make. Using the advice of previous reviews I added more onions and celery. I doubled the cayenne pepper, added a little salt and added a dash of celery salt. I used 4 ounces of bleu cheese because I really like the flavor. Do not skip the pecans. I got a lot of compliments on this-- even from a person who doesn't like bleu cheese.

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Saltado

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 5, 2011

Absolutely delicious!!! Great blue cheese flavor. I especially loved it served on the ritz pretzel/cheese flip crackers.

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Tammy

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Garner, Iowa, USA

Living In: Mason City, Iowa, USA

Reviewed: Oct. 24, 2010

this is a wonderful and simple recipe. I needed to bring a cheese plate to a Halloween party, so I prepared the cheese exactly as mentioned except I added 2 drops of blue food coloring (for effect)then I rolled the chilled cheese log in Black sesame seeds instead of nuts and served it with a darker colored cracker. It was great looking and perfect for the occasion. It was a rave and gone almost within the first 15 minutes of the party.

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taaahdah

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Bradenton, Florida, USA

Reviewed: Apr. 14, 2010

pretty good. I added a bit more onion and feta cheese. Got a lot of compliments.

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STEFANIE1973

Reviewed: Apr. 12, 2010

This was the second cheese ball I ever made and it was really good. I formed it into the shape of a baseball (for my son's birthday party) and used some pepperoni for the laces. I was a real "home run" with my guests. Man that was cheesy.

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Pohl Daddy

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Fort Pierce, Florida, USA

Living In: Vero Beach, Florida, USA

Reviewed: Jun. 6, 2009

This is a great recipe, but a little bland. Adding dried cranberries really made it taste a ton better!

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VOXHUMANA

Reviewed: Jan. 25, 2009

This was my first cheese ball. It got rave reviews. I have made this cheese ball 5 times now since Xmas, and it's been a hit every time!

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MEEMERS333

Reviewed: Jan. 19, 2009

I thought this recipe was a little bland as written. I thought all of the flavors needed to be stronger. I could not taste the cayenne or hot sauce at all, so I increased to at least 1/4 tsp of cayenne and 10-15 drops of Cholula hot sauce. Next time, I would probably add 1-2 more TBS of celery and onion, too, for more texture.

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Caroline

Home Town: Scottsdale, Arizona, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 31, 2008

Our family loves cheeseballs and this is one of the best we've tried. I used reduced fat blue cheese and reduced fat cream cheese and you can't even tell. I was out of tabasco so I used about 8 drops of chili sauce and left out the cayenne pepper. This is great with crackers but goes well with celery and other veggies too!

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Andysmom

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Sherwood, Oregon, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 24, 2008

I've made this twice in the last two weeks to rave reviews. I used 4 ounces of blue cheese (the Danish Rosenberg Mellow Blue kind)and I used red onion instead of cooking onion and added a few more dashes of Frank's Red Hot Sauce and a generous pinch of cayenne. I have used both chopped pecans and walnuts successfully.

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