Holiday Cheeseball

These next few weeks I'll be posting some of our holiday favorites.  I'll have everything from appetizers to main dishes.  I've been slowly working on some things, blending some ideas with family recipes.  Hope you all enjoy!

This recipe is a long time family recipe from my mom.  She used to make it from about Thanksgiving all the way through New Years.  It wasn't uncommon for us to go through several of these a month! The great thing about this is, you can spread it on crackers, bagels and veggies! Its incredibly simple and so good!

2 packages of cream cheese at room temp
5 or 6 shakes of the worcestershire bottle!
1 jar of dried beef, finely chopped
1 small jar of diced pimentos, juice drained
about a cup, a handful? of shredded cheddar cheese
1 green bell pepper finely chopped

In a mixing bowl, with a hand mixer, mix all ingredients until well incorporated.  At this time, you can shape the cheese mixture into a ball, or just leave it in the bowl.  I'm lazy, and its going to get messy anyway...so I usually just leave it be! If you choose to make it into a ball, you can coat it in the left over mixture of beef and cheese. 

Enjoy :)

FOB Frahlich

Written to the musical likings of "Going up the Country" by Canned Heat and "Forever" by Chris Brown