Makes: about 2½ cups
Prep: 10 minutes
Chill: 1 hour
Assemble: 5 minutes

8	ounces cream cheese, softened
½	cup mayonnaise
5	strips bacon, cooked crisp and crumbled
1	teaspoon dried dill weed
1/8	teaspoon pepper
1¼	cup chopped almonds, toasted

1. Combine cream cheese, mayonnaise, bacon, dill and pepper in a medium bowl.  Mix well.  Cover and chill for 1 hour.
2.  Shape cheese into ball.  Roll in almonds until coated.  Place on serving plate.  Serve with assorted crackers.

Pine Cone Cheese Ball Variation: Prepare cheese mixture as above.  Use whole almonds instead of chopped.  Shape cheese mixture into two small pine cones on serving plate.  Starting at the narrow end, place almonds into the cheese on a slight angle, forming rows.  Garnish with rosemary twigs to resemble pine needles.

Per Serving (about 2 tablespoons): 137 cal., 13 g fat (4 g sat. fat), 19 mg chol., 159 mg sodium, 90 mg pot., 2 g carb., 1 g sugar, 1 g fiber, 3 g pro.