Recipe: Blue Cheese and Rosemary Cheese Ball  It's not difficult
to update the tired old cheese ball with fresher flavors and
better cheese. In a continued answer to a question from a
reader, here is one of my favorite party recipes.  It riffs on a
classic combination of flavors: pungent blue cheese, toasted
walnuts, and fragrant rosemary. Highlighted with tiny crunchy
poppy seeds, these flavors meld into a wonderfully deep and
complex treat that sets the idea of a cheese ball on end.  Even
with the addition of cream cheese, the blue cheese flavor in
this is very strong. In fact, this is fairly rich and pungent ,
so do be sure to use the cream cheese.  Blue Cheese and Rosemary
Cheese Ball  makes one 1/2 pound cheese ball  4 ounces very soft
blue cheese 4 ounces (half package) full-fat cream cheese 1/2
cup toasted walnuts 1 tablespoon fresh rosemary, chopped 1
tablespoon red wine Salt and pepper 1/4 cup poppy seeds  Leave
the blue cheese and cream cheese out to soften for at least half
an hour. In a small food