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Double cheese wheel

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Ingredients:
1 lbsCheese, *
3 ozCream cheese, softened, 1 pk 1 ?ts Fresh basil leaves, or ***
1/4 cupMarinated artichoke hearts**
1/4 cupPine nuts, toasted, 1 oz
1/2 tspBasil leaves, dried.***
Procedures:
1* you should get 1 whole wheel of chicuahua or monterey jack cheese ** artichoke hearts should be drained and chopped.
2*** fresh basil leaves should be snipped or dried basil leaves should be ~--- remove any wax coating or rind from chihuahua cheese.
3Hollow out cheese with knife or spoon, leaving a ?inch thick shell on the sides and bottom; reserve cheese shell.
4Finely chop enough of the scooped-out cheese to measure 1 cup (reserve any extra for another use).
5Place 1 cup chopped cheese, the cream cheese, artichoke hearts, 3 t of the pine nuts,and the basil in the workbowl of food processor fitted with the steel blade, cover and process until well mixed.
6Pack mixture into cheese shell.
7Sprinkle with remaining 1 t pine nuts; press lightly.
8Cover and refrigerate until filling is firm, about 3 hours.
9Cut into thin wedges.
10Serve with assorted crackers if desired