1 package chili seasoning
2 package cream cheese (8 oz ea)
3 tbsp salsa
1 shredded monterey jack
1 chopped nuts
Directions
Beat chili seasoning, cream cheese and salsa. Shape into a ball and
chill until firm. Roll in shredded cheese and/or chopped nuts.
Servings: 1 servings
Chili Cheese Ball Recipe brought to you by Recipe Ideas
Categories: Appetizer; Cheese; Chili
The History of Recipes
We can trace the history of meal recipes way back into ancient history, in fact as far back as pharonic Egypt, and quite possibly further than that. Having said that, sadly, these old recipes were just simple pictorial recipes for meal preparation.
In fact, the most ancient recipe in existence, according to Professor Solomon Katz, are some stone tablets in the Sumerian language which describe the making of bread which is then used to make a drink, quite possibly a form of beer as it is recorded as having made drinkers feel wonderful and blissful. Later on, in Roman times around 25BC a man called Apicius created a collection of scripts showing how to cook the recipes cooked by the Romans. In his works, Apicius tells us how the meals were divided into starters, main course and dessert, a style of dining still practiced today. Additionally, he informs us how the Romans used a wide range of aromatic flavors, including a few that will be familiar to modern chefs for example basil, fennel and dill. Later on, we have some interesting books which were published in the fourteenth century ; one book titled `Forme of Cury`, and another, similary called `Curye on Inglish`. Amusingly, they are not about the indian food that is popular today, but rather descriptions of the types of meals prepared by the chefs of the upper classes of the period. Later on in the 1400s, knights returning from the crusades brought us a variety of foods and herbs from Arab countries, including basil and coriander. These new spices and herbs led to an increase in recipe publications, many of which still exist in private collections. For the next few years, the rich families of Europe strove to offer the most extravagent meals, and as a consequence, the best cooks and their recipe collections were highly sought after. Even so, it was during the nineteenth century that haute cuisine and recipe collections became really popular. Mrs Beeton in the UK, and the equally well-known Fannie Merritt Farmer in the US, dedicated their lives to assembling, trying out, and publishing recipes of the day. By the advent of the twentieth century, cooking publications are greatly in demand mostly as a result of more people being able to read, people having increased free time and being a little richer. |
We hope you enjoy this Chili Cheese Ball recipe.
