A version of this essay first appeared in The Bite, Salon's food newsletter. Sign up for early access to articles like this, plus recipes, food-related pop culture recommendations and conversations ...

Blue Cheese Balls couldn’t be simpler to make with blue cheese and cream cheese then coated in dried fruit and nuts. This savory and creamy appetizer is great for holiday parties, entertaining, and ...

Cheese ball surrounded by an assortment of crackers on a white plate. - Lauripatterson/Getty Images The bold and beautiful cheese ball. You've likely seen them at parties, game nights, or some type of ...

The cheese ball is a cliché. I believe, however, that like the pig in a blanket and the baked potato, the cheese ball is so cliched it has actually become cool. Socially acceptable or not, when this ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This image released by Voracious shows a cheese ball recipe from the cookbook "Deep Run Roots: Stories and Recipes from My Corner ...