5 pistachio cheese truffles Recipes

chevre, softened, cream cheese, softened, cassis or port, salt and pepper to taste, dates, pitted and halved crosswise, pistachios, lightly toasted and ground

cream cheese, at room temperature, powdered sugar, grated fresh ginger, white chocolate, melted and cooled (use dark chocolate, if desired), strawberries, cleaned and hulled, crystallized ginger, finely minced, toasted coconut (see note below ), pistachio nut (or other nuts)

great hill blue cheese (or other quality blue ), water, heavy cream, salt, fresh ground pepper, pistachios, finely chopped, red seedless grapes, washed and dried

seedless white grapes, washed and dried (about 1 1/2 lb), cream cheese or 4 oz neufchatel cheese, softened, blue cheese, softened, port wine, ground nuts (pistachios, preferably)