Here’s a festive cheese ball for the holiday season:

INGREDIENTS:

• 2 8-ounce packages cream cheese, softened
• 1 small jar of dried beef OR 2 2.5 ounce packages thin sliced beef
• 2 green onions, chopped
• garlic powder to your taste OR 1 tablespoon seasoned salt
  
• dried parsley
• chopped pecans

Chop the beef.  Combine first four ingredients and mix well.  Roll into a ball and coat with parsley and chopped pecans.  Best if prepared the night before.