Carrot Cheese Ball

You'll Need

• 1 1/2 cups shredded carrots (3 to 4 large carrots)
• 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 2 cups (8 ounces) shredded Cheddar cheese
• 2 large cloves garlic, minced
• 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon Tabasco sauce
• 3 to 4 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped

 Press carrots between paper towels to remove excess moisture; set aside.

Combine cream cheese and Cheddar cheese in a medium bowl; stir well. Add carrots and garlic; stir well. Cover and chill for 1 hour.

Shape cheese mixture into a ball; roll in parsley. Wrap in wax paper and chill for at least 1 hour

Wrapped Brie

You'll Need

• 1 large can crescent rolls
• 1 (4 to 6 ounce) package brie
• 1 egg

 Wrap crescent rolls pinched together around the brie. Brush with the egg. Bake at 375 degrees F for 11 minutes

Jalapeno Baked Brie

You'll Need

• 2 (4 ounce) packages refrigerated crescent roll dough
• 8 ounces brie cheese wheel
• 2 tablespoons Tabasco red/green pepper sauce

 Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

Work crescent roll dough into a thin circle large enough to completely wrap the brie. Place brie in center of dough circle. With fork, poke top of cheese several times. Slowly pour 1 tablespoon Tabasco red/green pepper sauce over top of cheese, allowing it to sink in. Add remaining Tabasco sauce, poking cheese a few more times with fork (some sauce will run over side of cheese).

Fold dough over top of cheese, working it together. Brush edges with beaten egg to help seal. Bake approximately 10 minutes, following directions on crescent roll package. Do not over-bake, as cheese will run.

Serve immediately with crackers

Mexican Baked Brie

You'll Need

• Banana
• 1 1/2 cups orange marmalade
• Cilantro
• Jalapenos
• Almonds
• 1/4 cup Grand Marnier
• Puff Pastry Sheet
• Egg

 Slice banana very thinly. De-seed and chop jalapeno. Chop cilantro leaves. Toast almonds until golden.

In a saucepan, combine marmalade and Grand Marnier and cook until bubbly. Set aside one-quarter cup of mixture. Add jalapenos to remaining mixture; until soft. Add cilantro; approximately one minute. Remove from heat.

Slice Brie down the middle, horizontally and place banana slices and small amount of orange mixture on top of bottom half. Top with other half of Brie. Place pastry on oven safe platter and add the remaining bananas, orange mixture and toasted almonds; top with Brie. Wrap pastry in a blanket form and turn over. Vent the Brie and brush with beaten egg yolk. Bake at 350 degrees F until bubbly and golden brown. Let set for at least 10 minutes.

Drizzle with remaining orange mixture. Garnish with mandarin orange slices and orange spirals.

Serve with crisp, salty crackers

Fried Brie

You'll Need

• 1/2 pound brie cheese
• Flour
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon water
• 1/2 cup dry bread crumbs
• 2 tablespoons butter or margarine
• 1 loaf French bread

 Remove and discard paper and plastic wrapping from cheese. Coat all surfaces with flour.

Beat egg with water in a pie plate until foamy. Dip cheese in egg, then in crumbs, coating well.

Heat butter in a small skillet or flameproof stove-to-table casserole just until it foams. Put cheese in pan; cover; cook over low heat about 5 minutes, or until golden brown on one side. Turn over and cook, covered, on other side until golden.

Remove from heat; make a cut in the cheese so it will run. Serve at once while warm with bread that has been cut into small pieces. Pass around while warm - cheese firms as it cools