Remember the nut-covered, pink-colored cheese balls served at grandma’s house for the holidays? Well, these are not your grandma’s cheese balls.

Updated for contemporary tastes, Michelle Buffardi’s cheese balls come in both savory and sweet flavors, like

• cheddar
• blue cheese
• Buffalo wing sauce
• Bing cherry
• rum
• pecan

And cheese balls are just part of the story. Many of the recipes, photographed in gorgeous full color, are in adorable shapes for all kinds of occasions, such as

• Easter egg
• Thanksgiving turkey
• Christmas ornament
• a football for a Super Bowl party.

Other designs are just plain fun, like the

• Nacho Cat
• Wise and Cheesy Owl
• one that looks like a pizza fresh from the oven

There is so much interest in bringing old-fashioned foods back into style, and this is no exception. Perfect for food lovers with crafty flair or anyone who loves to entertain, this book, with more than fifty inventive recipes and designs, is sure to be turned to again and again.