Ham And ?

at Fri, 05 May 2006 22:04:51 GMT in <1146866691.253062.22830
@g10g2000cwb.googlegroups.com>, [email hidden] (aem) wrote :

Quoted message said:

I've got a ham for tonight's dinner -- nothing special but it'll be
pretty good. This afternoon I realized that I'm in a rut: I've served
scalloped or au gratin potatoes the last six or seven times we've had
ham. I'd like to do something different tonight but I'm drawing a
blank. Any ideas? -aem

Grits and/or polenta. Cuts the saltiness of ham very nicely and has a good
texture contrast. Easy to make and cheap as well.

Or hash browns. Not typical for dinner but why not? Ham and hash browns
work great side-by-side.

Also black-eyed peas. In addition to serving with the ham, you can cut up
small amounts of ham and add to the black-eyed peas. Definitely a winner.
I also like ham with chickpeas. Starchier legumes like that work very well
with ham. However, beware that most canned chickpeas have a lot of salt.
Dry chickpeas don't have that problem, but they do take forever to cook.

If you're in a mood to bake, you could also make biscuits. However, this
involves substantially more work than any of the preceding unless you're
prepared to settle for storebought, which are IME invariably soggy and
flat.

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aem said:

I've got a ham for tonight's dinner -- nothing special but it'll be
pretty good. This afternoon I realized that I'm in a rut: I've
served scalloped or au gratin potatoes the last six or seven times
we've had ham. I'd like to do something different tonight but I'm
drawing a blank. Any ideas? -aem

I have to say eggs. If I had children I could say green eggs, but alas...
just eggs.

Jill

Puester said:

tsr3 said:

Gloria--How long do you bake your sweet potato wedges, and what spices
do you use on them. They sound great.--r3

It depends on the oven temp (depending on what else I'm baking at the
time.) But at 350 degrees, usually around 40 minutes or till fork
tender. They are pretty forgiving, but you don't want them too dried
out. Baking with a savory spice really brings out the natural sugar of
the sweet potato/yam.

This spice mix has been delicious on oven baked yams, white potatoes,
other vegetables, grilled steak, chicken, pork, and even salmon.

All Purpose seasoning

2Tsp. salt
1 tsp. paprika
1/2 tsp ground black pepper
1/4 tsp. onion powder or flakes
1/4 tsp. garlic powder
large dash of coriander
large dash of turmeric

Mix well and keep in a spice shaker jar.

gloria p

Thanks so much--will be trying this out this week!

SWEET POTATOES!

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Quoted message said:

I've got a ham for tonight's dinner -- nothing special but it'll be
pretty good. This afternoon I realized that I'm in a rut: I've served
scalloped or au gratin potatoes the last six or seven times we've had
ham. I'd like to do something different tonight but I'm drawing a
blank. Any ideas? -aem

readandpostrosie said:

SWEET POTATOES!

Well, I went with sweet potatoes, cut in wedges, sprinkled with olive
oil, salt and pepper, and roasted. Added some butter at the table.
Maybe routine for many, it was a novelty for us and we liked it.
Thanks for all the suggestions. -aem