For Cheese Balls

• 8 oz cream cheese, room temperature
• ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 1½ cups ground almonds or mixed nuts
• hot sauce (to taste)

To Serve

• crackers

1. Grind almonds or mixed nuts in food processor (or, use pre-ground)
2. Mix all ingredients together in a bowl until combined and smooth
3. Cover and refrigerate, 2-3 hours
4. Scoop about 2 tbsp of mixture into your hand and roll into balls, about ½" in diameter. Chill again before serving. Plate with crackers

Recipe adapted from The Vogue Book of Menus and Recipes by Jessica Daves, Harper and Row, 1964.