Roasted Garlic Cheese Spread - With fruit

2 heads roasted garlic 1/2 cup dried cranberries 8 ounces cream cheese salt pepper 1 Macerate, i.e.soften, the cranberries by soaking in water (or rum to add[...]

6 cloves garlic (unpeeled) 2 small shallots (unpeeled) 1/2 lb finely grated gruyere cheese (about 4 cups) 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour 3/4 cup dry white[...]