Recipe(tried): Blue Cheese Stuffed Celery, Blue Cheese Dip, Blue Cheese Stuffed Pecans, and ideas for using blue cheese

Hi Pat, It is a good thing you do not live closer to us as we would be "raiding" your Blue Cheese!! Our entire family loves it and we have a least 1 lb. at home most of the time. I love to toast English Muffins for lunch and spread with Cream Cheese and Blue Cheese. We also crumble it on most of our cooked vegetables and it also tastes good mixed in with Mashed Potatoes! Ritz Crackers with Blue Cheese is a favorite also. I sometimes top with sliced green pimento olive. Cream Cheese, Blue Cheese and Anchovies is another favorite, on Ritz. We also make Blue Cheese and Tomato sandwiches, with a little Mayo on fresh Italian or French Bread. My husband adds Blue Cheese on his fried eggs, for breakfast. Hope these ideas will help you. Following are a few recipes!!

Blue Cheese Stuffed Celery

1 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese (softened)
3 oz. blue cheese (room temp)
1 1/2 tsp. mustard
2 tbsp. milk
celery (cleaned, and cut in 2-inch pieces)
paprika

Mix together cream cheese, blue cheese, mustard and milk. Beat by hand, until well mixed. Stuff celery. Sprinkle paprika on top. Delicious!

Blue Cheese Dip

6 oz. cream cheese
4 oz. blue cheese
1 cup sour cream
1 1/2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
salt and pepper to taste

2 tbsp. finely chopped shallots
2 tbsp. finely chopped parsley
1 clove garlic, minced
dash Tabasco sauce
assorted raw vegetables of choice to dip

Let cheeses soften. Beat together cream cheese, sour cream, Worcestershire Sauce, shallots, parsley, garlic, salt, pepper, and Tabasco sauce. Blend well. Crumble the Blue cheese into the dip, mixing just until well distributed. Cover and chill.

Blue Cheese Stuffed Pecans
Makes 1/4 cup of spread

2 tbsp blue cheese (room temperature)
2 tbsp cream cheese (room temperature)
8 oz. large pecan halves (1-3/4 cups)

In a small bowl, whip together blue cheese and cream cheese until fluffy. Spread mixture on flat surface of 1 pecan half. Top with another pecan half, sandwich style. Repeat with remaining pecans and cheese spread. If you are pressed for time, you can put cheese mixture out and let guests spread their own.