We are missing out on the cheese balls more often now! You couldn't throw a rock without hitting one during the holidays of the 80s & 90s. Now it seems everyone either buys their potluck offering already prepared or tries to make something for Instagram or Pinterest. Break out the cream cheese, people. Like our ancestors intended. 😂😂😂😂😂

@cooking_the_books

9 ай бұрын

Break out the cream cheese indeed! 😂

@lisapop5219

9 ай бұрын

😂

@ellingtongriffin5521

9 ай бұрын

Give the people what they want!!

@cynthiablair8706

9 ай бұрын

Crazy. They are sold on the daily at my local grocery store

@madzabinga8382

9 ай бұрын

Haha!

The fact that her mixer has a light on it is genius!!! I need it. I could make cake in the dark!!

@FrederikaShindler

9 ай бұрын

I agree!

@bdianes6339

7 ай бұрын

WE “”NEED”” INFORMATION TO LOCATE & PURCHASE IT, LIKELY FROM ANAZON ✔️ ALSO NOTICE THE BOTTOM OF THE MIXER/ATTACHMENTS WERE THE BLACK SILICONE TO (( PREVENT )) SCRATCHING BOWLS AS IT MIXED THE INGREDIENTS…

@exomake_mehorololo

6 ай бұрын

😂😂😂

Pro tip: leave the bottom of the cheese ball uncoated with nuts, so it will stick to the plate and not slide around. I love cheeseballs too!

Oh Anna, I am a retired chef, and a doggy daycare bus driver. I grew up around my mom’s giant collection of cookbooks and your channel really speaks to me! Thank you so much for giving me good Content to watch and listen to as I’m working with the pups.❤

@cooking_the_books

9 ай бұрын

so glad you're enjoying my videos! ❤

@tonyascarlett2413

9 ай бұрын

Doggy Daycare driver!!! That sounds like a little piece of Heaven 🙂

@michellebrowning6139

6 ай бұрын

Oh how nice to be working around doggies!

@VandaPietrantonio

6 ай бұрын

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@Laguns-ij4hn

Ай бұрын

lucky you. my dream job...doggy day care driver...

I definitely remember that veggie pizza from the 1980s. Crescent roll dough pressed in a pan, baked, and covered with the cream cheese mixture and the finely chopped fresh veggies like broccoli and red peppers and carrots on top with shredded cheddar. Good stuff!

@janelleclark4458

9 ай бұрын

So good! My grandma brought that to just about every family gathering in the 80s.

@Sheltiemama55

9 ай бұрын

Yes veggie pizza all the way! I remember it well. So yummy

@NatashaCreatesThings

9 ай бұрын

Yes i loved that stuff!! Every couple of years I make it just for the nostalgia :)

@jokelly1762

9 ай бұрын

I love that stuff

@redwine30

8 ай бұрын

I still make it every couple of years! Love veggie pizza:)

One Halloween party I did ( I'm a banquet chef) an 8 lb cheese ball shaped like a pumpkin, covered in sharp Cheddar. 😂 200 guests ate about 2/3 of it with crostini, pretzel pieces, & crackers. 😂

@cooking_the_books

9 ай бұрын

WOW. That is one impressive sounding cheese ball!

@leighsweet6846

9 ай бұрын

It was crazy. About a foot high with the stem ( from bell pepper) , on a bed of spinach, mixed greens & celery leaves ( I know, I know). We bought paint/ drywall spatulas to act as spreaders. But as some one who caters professionally, it's the holy trinity of appetizers: cream cheese, bacon, and puff pastry. 😋

Yes! Let’s bring the cheese ball BACK! Haha!

@angelaschaefer5883

3 ай бұрын

I second that.

This show needs a live audience and I volunteer as a taster! 😅

@ickyelf9472

9 ай бұрын

I volunteer too!

@cyndigreene8378

9 ай бұрын

Me me me....🙋‍♀️

@ebgbjo2025

9 ай бұрын

Me too and I come with professional taste testing experience lol

@chiarac3833

8 ай бұрын

I agree, I'll volunteer too!

@Tam-te5nh

7 ай бұрын

Me!!!

My Mom never let a holiday go by without a cheese ball rolled in pecans. Great memories.

I think "1980s Cream Cheese Party Food" is officially my favorite food group. The cheese ball and Wheat Thins on the Spring Blossom dishes I grew up with was most delightful nostalgia hit, so thank you for that! We make one with green olives, cheddar, cream cheese, a bit of mayo, and Worcestershire sauce-- my mom got the recipe from a work friend in the early 80s and we still make it every Christmas. The pineapple one reminded me of the spread that we also make that has cream cheese, crushed pineapple, green pepper, and green onions-- I think I need to make that one soon.

@cooking_the_books

9 ай бұрын

Oh my gosh, that olive cheese ball sounds incredible. 😋

@smorgasbroad1132

9 ай бұрын

Nice. I like the idea of the green olives! And it reminds me that my mom made a black olive spread. I'm pretty sure it was just cream cheese & mayo or maybe sour cream (?) with lots of chopped black olives. I don't know if it had any seasonings.😟 Great on crackers.

@republicaunicornia

9 ай бұрын

@@cooking_the_books Is it weird to leave a recipe in a KZread comment? WE'LL FIND OUT! Cheese Ball For when you need an appetizer that looks like a brain with eyeballs on it. Also, it’s insanely delicious. 2 cups grated sharp cheddar cheese 3 oz. cream cheese, room temperature 1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce 3 tablespoons mayonnaise 1/4 cup chopped green pimento stuffed olives Mix ingredients, form into ball. Roll in (or, realistically, just squish on) additional sliced olives. Serve with crackers (Wheat Thins are our go-to).

@donnarion1147

9 ай бұрын

Cream cheese and olives - a classic!

My family still does cheese balls! My favorite one has Worcestershire, green onion, garlic powder, and onion powder wrapped in the beef you used in the Hot Beef dip. We server them with chicken biscuits. So good!

@celestewatson4874

9 ай бұрын

This is my family's traditional cheeseball too! It is a feature of every Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years Day, but only with wheat thins, never any other kind of cracker 😂

@susan9522

9 ай бұрын

My cousin breaks this recipe out at every holiday party. It wouldn’t be a party without it. Seems to me it was at the very first Super Bowl party!

@KrispyChanges

8 ай бұрын

I’ve made the same cheese ball

My family still makes a cheese ball with Buddig beef and tons of green onions. May I recommend from experience never straying from Philadelphia cream cheese - the store brands are never the same! It’s gotten so expensive but worth it.

@melissalambert7615

9 ай бұрын

I totally agree about getting the Philadelphia cream cheese. A little more pricy but it's not like you are eating it every day (well, maybe not....teehee).

@celestewatson4874

9 ай бұрын

Our family makes the same cheese ball, since 1973 😊 curious which crackers you serve it - we are Wheat Thins stalwarts lol

id say YES DO MORE RECIPES!!!!!!!!!!! I CANT Iimagine how anyone could go wrong with cream cheese ideas

Our ladies Bible study group had a luncheon just the other day and someone brought a cheese ball that was decorated like a turkey with pretzel sticks. It was so cute!

Anna, cheese balls can be frozen. It's a great hack for a quick appetizer when you are super busy during the holidays. Make them now then wrap them tightly with plastic wrap and place in an air tight container then toss it in the freezer. Place it in the refrigerator overnight to thaw.

My mother got a recipe from a coworker in the 80s for hamburger noodle bake, it probably came from a philly cream cheese book. I loved it as a kid and still make it today. Basically you make a red meat sauce, then cook egg noodles which are then mixed with cream cheese, sour cream & scallions. Layer half the noodle mix in a casserole dish then half the meat sauce then shredded cheddar cheese, repeat and bake for 1/2 an hour. It is so good and the perfect comfort food, and you can freeze it as well. You can also prep it ahead then bake it off. I add shredded parmesan to the noodle mix & add some on top as well. I really enjoy your channel! I love old recipes, food is such a strong connection to our past and memories. My mother has alzheimers, cooking dishes from my childhood is such a comfort & helps me remember the real her.

@celestewatson4874

9 ай бұрын

Wishing you and your family peace as you navigate the years ahead with your mom and her Alzheimers. It's so hard ❤ sending hugs

I used to use pillsbury sheet, baked, a container of cream cheese with garden veggies ( the round containers), spread over the cooled crust, then I minced broccoli and cauliflower and sprinkled over the top. Quick, easy and yummy. It’s been years, I may make it for Thanksgiving.

Hubby and I had that design as our very first dishes, so cool to see it again. P.S. been married since 1972😊

I’m oddly obsessed with your channel - even tho most of your recipes are things I remember eating or still eat . When I was in grad school in the 80s I used to sprinkle mixed herbs, garlic powder, salt and pepper on plastic wrap then roll half a brick of cream cheese in the mixture until all of the sides were coated. Wrap it in the Saran and chill. It simulates Boursin herb cheese for a fraction of the cost and you can customize the herb mix to suit your palate or your menu

@sarahconnell6332

9 ай бұрын

My husband reminded me of other cream cheese recipes we ate back in the day - a layered Tex Mex dip with cream cheese and chili, fondue made with cream cheese, Brie and butter, chicken bundles made from cream cheese and chicken wrapped in crescent rolls…. I’m going to make a whole cream cheese retro meal now 😂

Cream cheese and brown panelling, aaaah the 80s. I do sincerely miss it!

Wee! Anna! 1980 gal here…. And yes.. my mom used to make whet she called a vegetable pizza and it’s exactly what you described. Crescents, cream cheese, ranch packet, with veggies on top. SO good. I can taste it now! 😁 Thank you so much for all the hard work that goes into making these videos so fun and nostalgic! You are a hoot! And don’t worry about those crazy commenters… they are just hungry! 🤣

@dawnkindnesscountsmost5991

6 ай бұрын

I've done that veggie pizza, and I've also used plain cream cheese, and topped it with assorted fresh berries. Yummy!

I cannot even count the number of times my mom brought that crescent roll veggie pizza to a function. She used to add broccoli and red bell pepper to it. But that really brought back some serious memories of the late 80s and early 90s picnics, showers, birthdays, potlucks.

@cooking_the_books

7 ай бұрын

It's such a classic! 😊

Core childhood memories unlocked! :D Watching these makes me miss my mom and grandma, thank you for this!

I’m dairy free and I’m living vicariously through this video. I’m looking forward to seeing the other recipes in this book.

@seppielynn5820

9 ай бұрын

I’m motivated now to try a cheese ball from vegan cream cheese lol

I love your videos! I used to make cheese balls all the time. Now I use those same recipes to make cheese spreads. When I coated my cheese balls I would put the nuts or whatever in a glass pie dish and roll the ball around until it was coated

I would be thrilled to see this cookbook in the spotlight again!

@cooking_the_books

20 күн бұрын

This book has been on my mind lately! Maybe I'll try some more of the main dish recipes next time.

I loved this episode! I’ve saved this in my holidays folder. Everything looked so yummy. I think my family and friends will love them. I hope you feature at least one more episode from this book. So many recipes sounded delicious.

My mom used to take cream cheese and crushed pineapple and put it on celery for Christmas eve every year as something special growing up. I love watching you make dishes that remind me of growing up.

I just discovered your channel .I have hundreds of cookbooks , unfortunately I'm too disabled to cook much anymore but I still enjoy looking at them and watching you.

Just can’t go wrong with anything cream cheese! Everything looks delicious!

I have that cookbook!! The Marble Squares on page 146 are amazing! I can’t make them at Christmas anymore because I eat too many before they make it to our family gathering!

My mom would do those snack squares with cream cheese, bacon, shrimp and green onion plus a bit of sweet thai chili sauce.. so good.. she'd also do them with just cream cheese, chopped pimento and chopped almonds or pecans... so good...

My mom made great cheeseballs every December in the 70s & 80s (my childhood & teen years). We'd have a couple on hand for when people came over to visit, and would also take to the couple of Christmas gatherings we'd go to. I'm realizing that I miss the cheeseball, and though it's the beginning of February 2024, I'm making one soon, after my next grocery trip. I've made 2 batches of traditional Chex Mix over the past 3½ months (which was another Christmas tradition at our house when I was growing up), and it's as amazing as I remember-SOOOOO much better than store-bought (which didn't exist, that I recall, until the mid-90s[?]). Wonderful video!

Where have these cheese balls been all my life?! Oh my!

our grocery store sells those cheese balls every holiday! so good!

Cream cheese is my spirit animal ❤

I loved this reminder from the 80’s and 90’s, I was one of the people that always brought a cheese ball. I think that I need to bring cheese balls back to our family occasions. I very much enjoy your channel.

I’d never heard of cream cheese before I went to college in 1988! Boy was I missing out.

You have become my favorite channel to watch! Thank you!

1981…aka Grade 11….. good lord I’m old, LOL. These kind of recipes are my favourite I could literally live on cheese anything and crackers!

@terrihartlep8094

9 ай бұрын

Your not old. I graduated in 1981 & far from old. I will never be old. People are obsessed about "old". Also using the word "vintage" I have always considered " vintage" the Victorian era.

My MIL makes an amazing cheese ball for nearly every holiday. Last Christmas she made an extra one just for me because she knows how much I like them! There's chopped ham, pimentos, and chopped canned oysters in it, and she rolls it in sesame seeds. It sounds weird but the flavor is so good!

You had me at cream cheese. 😂

Oh yes I've had and made the vegetable "pizza" it was a big thing at PAMPERED Chef parties a while ago. So good

@cooking_the_books

9 ай бұрын

Oh yes those Pampered Chef parties!!

@adbreon

9 ай бұрын

gotta sell that bar pan. I will say if you have the pampered chef hostess cookbook, there is a breakfast ring that has you scramble the eggs with some cream cheese and then bake it into a ring of crescent roll dough. It is the only recipe I've ever had with baked scrambled eggs that dont come out weird textured and disgusting. I should call my mom for the recipe.

@balindabarks7425

9 ай бұрын

@@adbreon I remember that recipe!

Yes! more from this cookbook PLZ!

This is so interesting, as usual. I was three years old in 1981.

Yes, make another video with that book!! ♥️

Omgosh, I love this apron!!! : ) This channel has been my happy place lately. I always turn on this channel whilst cleaning the kitchen LOL.

Great job on another fun video! In my area of the south, pineapple/cream cheese sandwiches are extremely popular for showers, teas, etc. They are even easier to make than pimento cheese and always a hit.

Yes make more videos with this cookbook!

Oh, veggie pizza! You mentioned that, and I've not had that for years. I graduated in 1983, and cheese balls were at everything in the 80s. Thanks for the memories!

yes to veggie crescent roll pizza- and the recipes look yummy! We made ham and Swiss pinwheels. The crescent dough was spread with mustard and mayo combined and layered with thin ham and Swiss. Rolled up. Brushed with egg and rolled in sesame seeds. Firm in fridge and slice into pinwheels and bake on nonstick until browned. yummy

Veggie pizza! My mom's staple church potluck contribution through the 90s and 00s, and still one of my favorite snacks - I've been craving it recently actually so this must be a sign I need to go buy some crescent rolls and go nuts. All of these were excellent snacks and party ideas. Hugely agree we need more excuses to eat cheese balls, the Ultimate Party Food. Thanks so much for this!

I freakin love cream cheese.

Definitely do part 2!!

I make my cheeseball and put diced bell peppers on the outside! Orange peppers and shape it like a pumpkin for Thanksgiving and red/yellow/orange peppers and shape it like a Christmas tree for Christmas

definitely want to see more of that book!

Oh my gosh, I’d love to have that cookbook! Everything you made sounded delish. If you like cream cheese and pineapple, then here’s my all time favorite cheese ball recipe. First time I had it was over 30 years ago at my baby shower, we all fondly call it “Crack Ball” because it’s so addicting, and I wonder if it’s in your cookbook. 2 8oz bars of softened cream cheese, 2 level teaspoons Lawry’s seasoned salt (the best, imo) 3 heaping tablespoons well drained crushed pineapple, 2 tablespoons very finely minced onion (can use green onion) and two tablespoons chopped pecans. Combine it all, and roll in additional chopped pecans. This tastes best when it’s had a few hours in the fridge. I serve with Townhouse crackers, but the Wheat Thins would be good too. The recipe I was given called for 2 tablespoons pineapple, I always throw in an extra. I’m telling you, you won’t be able to stay out of it! And now I will have to try your recipe, as I have a jar of candied ginger I need to use up!

Something that my mother used to make was cream cheese and celery logs. I know, not your kind of thing. I love them myself, and they are so easy to make. Get some celery and cut it into logs about 4 or 5 inches long. Spread softened cream cheese into the slot in the celery logs. Sprinkle on some paprika and serve.

@celestewatson4874

9 ай бұрын

I still snack on celery filled with cream cheese or peanut butter, Ala 'Ants on a Log' which I'm pretty certain came from our Betty Crocker Boys and Girls Cookbook circa 1967

Oh man I love all things cream cheese! I also find myself doing recipes from my childhood. I love your channel I watch all the time! Thank you!

YUM! Cream cheese is a favorite and I always have a block or two in my frig. I love it so much that once, I had a bridal shower for a lady who happened to be 'allergic' to cream cheese. I had a hard time coming up with snacks to make for the shower because most of my go to receipts have cream cheese as an ingredient. As a young wife in the 80's I can contest that all gatherings did have some kind of cheeseball at it. Though most of them were cream cheese, Buddig meat (beef), green onion, with black or green olive slices as the covering.

I love that veggie pizza. An oldie but goodie. I made it for an appetizer last Thanksgiving and my son’s M-i-l asked “what IS that”. I brought the whole thing home, (minus 1 slice), and threw it away. Lost generation of good stuff.

I really have to stop watching your videos! I’ve bought 2 cookbooks from Etsy after seeing you cook from them. I have also started looking “in the wild” for vintage cookbooks now. Thanks a lot, Ana🙄 I’m hooked ❤❤❤

Our holiday/special occasion dip was garlic dip ~ just softened cream cheese with garlic powder creamed with milk until you could dip a potato chip into it without the chip breaking. My sister was the queen of making it as she creamed it by hand for what felt like forever to me! It tasted really good stuffed into celery sticks too!

Swingin' 70s parents served these types of nibbles at cocktail parties. 😊 We kids got to taste some but not the cocktails.😂

I had some appetizers with cream cheese and crushed pineapple piped into dry salami slices,,,couldnt stop eating them! Sooo gooood!

I’ve added horseradish to the beef dip and it’s really tasty!

You say cream cheese and I say "I'm all in!"

Yum Yum, nothing better than cream cheese recipes from the 80's!! Soooo good. I still make some of these to this day. Always a hit.

Oh I am definitely making the snack squares. And the pineapple cheese dish reminded me of this little jar of Kraft pineapple cheese spread my mom used to love.

@cooking_the_books

9 ай бұрын

YES those cute little jars! I think they still sell a few flavors, unsure if they still have the pineapple one.

Oh, yum to all of these. Yes, please, more from that cookbook! ❤

Please, please make a whole cream cheese extended universe series on this book. I'd try to eat a flop-flop if it were slathered in cream cheese, I swear. lol

@cooking_the_books

9 ай бұрын

Cream Cheese Extended Universe has me cracking up 😂

@celestewatson4874

9 ай бұрын

😂

@jokelly1762

9 ай бұрын

😂

The BEST holiday party I went to a young adult (23-ish) was thrown by a friend who asked all the guests to bring a cheeseball & bottle of wine. 🎉 Shenanigans ensued, but we had so much damn fun.

@cooking_the_books

9 ай бұрын

That sounds amazing!

@leighsweet6846

9 ай бұрын

Hostess had veggies, potato chips, crackers, & tortilla chips. We voted on the best and they won a prize. Do it! Best party idea ever, and lower cost. Wine is optional.

My Aunt has the same red Pyrex dish with lid.

The plates you think your! Mom and Dad had, we had the full set of dishes . l have noticed them on some of your other videos. It makes me happy to see them. I really like your videos.

My aunt always makes “cold veggie pizza” for every family event! It’s still one of my favorite appetizers! I’ve even made a small batch and ate it for lunch throughout the week. Delish! I’d be interested to see what recipe you use for it.

I dont have the dishes, but I did have those biwls. Unfortunately after 50 years of marriage the last remaining bowl broke 2 years ago. Oh well. LOL. We definetly had the veggie pizza. The cream cheese block with the hot pepper jelly, as well as the cream cheese with chili sauce and shrimp. Yum party food!

Yes, cream cheese! Just made my fave one. Hot cream cheese and artichoke dip. Use canned whole artichokes, drain, rinse and chop. Add chopped scallions and grated parm cheese. Served with bread, sliced (blanched) carrots, celery (sorry). You should do more from this book. The treasure brand muffins, scones, bread.

Wheat thins and cheese dips are my family’s favorite apps.

Great video and great recipes. That beef dip I use to devour when I was a kid. My mother made it all the time 😄. Thank you for sharing these. Have a blessed day. It took me awhile to watch this as I was watching a movie. Had to start and stop. 🤗

My best friend and I were making these back when our kids were pre-teens! Thanks for the memories!

My mom has made Hollywood Cheesecake every year for my dad's birthday for as long as I can remember. Would highly recommend!! 😊😊

When my husband and I were married in 1983, we received 3 cheese boards with glass dome covers! Of course, by the time I made a cheese ball, none were still in our house. Lol

I hadn’t thought of vegetable pizza in ages! My mom made that, and I always loved it. It must be 25 years since I’ve had it.

I have this cookbook and look forward to more recipes from the book. Thanks

You are amazing and professional, I love your channel.

I can't wait to try all 3 of those recipes for the holidays. I used to make a cheese ball for Christmas every year, I don't remember why I really stopped. I probably got more interested in trying new recipes from Pinterest. But who doesn't love a good cheese ball?

Cheese balls!!! 😮 OMG, I'd forgotten about these! 😂 These were a staple at family gatherings back in the day. Now I'm gonna have to make this pineapple one. Thanks for the inspiration and the nice trip down memory lane. 😋🥲😉❤

These all look great! I think people today would enjoy a holiday appetizers party. Drinks and nibbles.

Going to make the squares for sure. That will be part of our tree trimming snacks. Yum.

A popular dip was sour cream and crushed pineapple and sour cream and a packet of french onion soup in australia 1970 s/ 1980 s 🇦🇺 i loved the pineapple dip 🇦🇺🇦🇺❤️

.....So how many remember a block of cream cheese with a bottle of chili sauce dumped on it followed by a pile of baby shrimp?

I never thought of a sweet cheese ball. Sounds good. 😊I want to thank you for all your videos, they make my day.

Yep, at Pampered Chef parties circa early 2000s. 🤗 13:27

Thanks Anna for sharing these appetizer recipes. It's interesting that you started with the cheese ball saying that we don't have them like we used to. Last year my sister brought an old favorite party cheese ball to our family Christmas dinner. She had forgotten how big the recipe was. Even with a lot of family attending, she took home more than half of it. 😂 We've been serving a tuna pate that has cream cheese in it for years. It is at all our family holiday celebrations. Most of the women in our family know how to make it since it is such a family favorite. Looking forward to more holiday recipes in the coming weeks vlogs.

I make a pineapple jalapeño Cheeseball, rolled in toasted pecans. I’ve added crushed macadamias before to the outer layer, too. Love the sweet and spicy combo.

My favorite channel!!

As an 80's kid, I thought the cheese balls were the most delicious thing on the table. You knew things were fancy if my parents took me somewhere that had a cheeseball. That meant best behavior- otherwise I would have torn into that cheeseball with a spoon! As an adult, I have bought them but never thought about making one. I assumed they were complicated and involved magic.

Love these recipes.

Pamp**** Che* cookbooks were awesome for this type of recipe..cut out parts of using their cooking items you're ok in a new recipe! just found like everyone ever put out along with hostess & vendor recipes..you would have thought I found a million bucks!! my fav books!! also back of cans, boxes, bags!! lol thank you for the momories!!

Another wonderful upload! I’m pining for cream cheese-based cheese ball 😋. Have to say how much I like the background music, it adds to the relaxing vibe. Thanks!