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"Boursin-style cheese can easily be made at home. Not just more economical, but fresher and tastier. Rub all the dried herbs used between your fingers before adding."

Ingredients: chives, cream cheese...

"This savory variation belongs in every serious cook's repertoire. Serve these to a crowd you want to impress! Caution..This makes alot, the two small balls are as big as baseballs! I have been making these for years from a recipe I clipped from a magazine and they are always a hit. Cook time is chill time."

Ingredients: pepper, crackers, cream cheese...

"A friend shared this with me last year. I have made a batch a month since then. It is an adaptation of a famous restaurants signature cheese. Everyone likes it. It makes a great present. It will keep for extended periods when refrigerated but mine has never lasted more than a week. Enjoy."

Ingredients: horseradish, hot sauce...

"Warp-Speed because you make it in the microwave - no all-day cooking for this spicy-sweet spread! My kids like to put it on their toast, and pretend they're having pumpkin pie for breakfast! It does taste like pumpkin pie filling, and makes a wonderful hostess gift. Make sure your recipient puts this right into the refrigerator! NOTE: Don't..."

Ingredients: cinnamon, cloves, ginger...

"This recipe comes from Paula Deen. It tastes exactly like the boursin cheese sold at stores, for a fraction of the cost! I like to serve this spread with buttery crackers. You could also use it to make sandwiches, etc... The prep time does not include softening of cream cheese, butter or the refrigeration time."

Ingredients: cream cheese, dried basil...

"You would be surprised at how good this tastes and how versatile it is."

Ingredients: cider vinegar, fresh raspberries...

"Serve this with chips or spread on a variety of crackers."

Ingredients: cream cheese, shrimp...

"My sister-in-law brought this to our beach house this summer, where we had a tapenade taste-off. This was the winner. I had this on seafood, with chips, with veggies, on bruschetta, and even used it as a sandwich spread!"

Ingredients: marinated artichoke hearts, fresh lemon juice...

"family favorite"

Ingredients: cornstarch, dry mustard...

"Elegant, easy appetizer."

Ingredients: cognac, pepper, eggs...

"This recipe was posted in answer to a message board request. It is from an old cookbook I have (the cover is missing, so I can't tell you which one). Since I don't own a crock pot, I haven't tried it, therefore the "cook time" is an estimate on my part (it was not specified in the recipe)."

Ingredients: cinnamon, sugar, lemons...

"This a great recipe to give as gifts at Christmas-tasty and easy to make!"

Ingredients: sliced apples, fresh lemon juice...

"This salsa has a slight twist to it! Why Smoking? Besides the heat from the hot peppers you have a smokey flavor going from the chipotle peppers. This makes nice little gifts, just pack a basket with it and some chips, avocados, cheese, beer or margarita mix etc."

Ingredients: cilantro, chipotle chiles in adobo...

"This is a "more traditional" pumpkin butter recipe, since it is cooked. Its very yummy as a spread, or used as the pumpkin layer in "pumpkin cheese pie". In a fancy canning jar, it makes a tasty gift. (Cook time includes 10 minute water bath.) You can use Libby's "Solid Pack" canned pumpkin, or your own homemade pumpkin..."

Ingredients: pumpkin pie spice, white sugar...