Tangerine Pecan Pomegranate Cheese Ball

This Tangerine Pecan Pomegranate Cheese Ball combines three kinds of cheese: smoked cheddar, goat cheese, and cream cheese. The combination of dried and fresh herbs, garlic, and smoked paprika balances out the sweet notes while pomegranate arils make it look festive. Indeed, this is the perfect way to wrap this year up!

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Hello, my friends. It might hard to believe but another year is almost over. I won’t repeat those obvious things that it has gone way too fast. We don’t need to dwell on the year and regret about anything today, right? (However, some of us will probably regret about life choices made in December when communicating with their scales in January…But again, we are not talking about bad things today! Also, remember that the scales tend to lie in January.)

I don’t feel like summing up this year a lot, but I should mention that I am proud of myself for making and introducing some desserts from my childhood to you. I am talking about this Napoleon Cake, this Medovik (And a few twists on it), Peach Cookies, and Nut Cookies. I have also shared recipes featured Rowan Berries (Aka dogberries in some parts of Canada), and I hope next year you’ll pick some berries and use them in a recipe. Updating photographs of old recipes has been another huge project, and I will definitely continue it next year (Gosh, I already want to re-take some photos taken a few months ago!)

This year I have discovered that tea pictures can be fun (although super challenging), and I do believe next year I’ll have more ideas for tea and other drinks. By the way, check this Christmas Tea Collection which is perfect for the winter time. There’s my first New Year’s resolution: more drinks next year. And more candles of course.

And I do believe I have found my new passion this year: cheese balls! I have only made it twice, but I have plenty of ideas for 2019. I hope you’re excited about this part too. There’s my second New Year’s resolution: more cheese balls and similar appetizers in 2019.

However, there’s one disturbing fact which for some of you (David, I won’t mention your name as I don’t want to embarrass you) might be a positive trend. Lavender. I have shared only one lavender recipe this year. What’s wrong with me?

Tangerine Pecan Pomegranate Cheese Ball

There’s my last New Year’s resolution: keeping in touch with my old friend Lavender. Perhaps even making lavender tea or a cheese ball. What do you think? In a meanwhile, you should definitely celebrate the end of this year with this Tangerine Pecan Pomegranate Cheese Ball. All the flavours and its appearance scream loudly: “I am a perfect appetizer for a New Year’s Eve celebration!”

It is savoury, sweet, nutty, and zesty at the same times with a lovely smoked note coming from smoked cheddar and smoked paprika.

I hope you like this cheese ball, and you will it a try soon! If you make it, let me know in this post or send me an Instagram message or share you photos adding the hashtag #havocinthekitchen.

Cheers!