Herbed Cheese Spread
• 4 oz cream cheese, softened
• 1/3 cup sour cream
• 2 cups shredded Colby/Monterey Jack Cheese
• 2 tbl minced parsley
• 2 tbl finely chopped green onion
• 1/2 tsp paprika
• 1/4 tsp hot pepper sauce
Beat cream cheese and sour cream until well blended. Stir in remaining ingredients; mix well. Spoon into decorative crock; refrigerate. Makes 2 cups.
Place crock in the center of a basket and fill the sides with crackers and vegetables sticks. Wrap with colored plastic like a fruit basket and tie with a big red bow.