Brown Sugar Glazed Ham

So, I got cabbage at my CSA pick up last week and that always leads to ham in our house. Alas, I was out of honey, so I set out in search of a different glaze and came up with this very basic, but tasty option. Not surprisingly, I served the ham with sauteed cabbage.


Brown Sugar Glazed Ham
1 3-4 lb. ham roast
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 tblsp brown mustard
1/8 cup water
Place ham on roasting rack. Bake at 350 for full cooking time less 30 minutes (so, assume 30 min per lb). While the roast is cooking, combine sugar, mustard, and water in a small saucepan. Stir until combined and then simmer to thicken. Slather all over the roast and return roast to the oven for final 30 minutes of cooking. Once ham is to temp, remove from oven and let rest for 10 minutes before slicing.

Felishki

Alright Andrej, you might be the only other person I know who has ever heard of this dish. If you have and you know how to spell it, let me know. Apparently this is a Czechoslovakian dish that my parents learned from my dad's family. It's not a terribly exciting dish, but it's really tasty and an excellent use of leftover ham if you, like me, happened to make an 8 lbs ham for three people. I always loved the noodles that would get crispy on the top. Yummy!

Felishki

1/4 bag egg noodles

1 1/2 cup leftover ham, cut into bite size chunks

2 eggs, beaten

3/4 cup milk

paprika

salt and pepper

Cook egg noodles according to package directions. Combine noodles and ham in a medium casserole dish. Combine eggs with enough milk to total 1 cup of mixture. Add salt and pepper to taste. Pour egg mixture over noodles and ham. Sprinkle top with paprika to your taste. Bake at 375 until casserole is set and top is lightly browned. 

Ham and Cabbage

So sad. I just realized that my last post was almost an entire month ago. I've been getting pretty tired of standing and the kitchen and cooking as the third trimester has been moving along. It's just not as much fun when your giant belly keeps hitting the pots on the stove as you reach for things on the top shelf of the spice cabinet. So, the recipes will be even easier than normal for a little while.


One of my favorite fall dishes is ham and cabbage. It can't get much easier either. And it's one of Kevin's favorites. He gets as excited for it as he does gourmet dinners! You gotta love a guy like that!


Ham and Cabbage
1 head cabbage, sliced
3 large white potatoes, cut into 1.5" cubes
1/3 cup water
1 small onion, sliced
3 large carrots, sliced
1 large ham steak, cut into 1" cubes
salt, pepper, paprika to taste
olive oil
Add cabbage, potatoes, and water to soup pot. Bring to boil. Add onion and carrots. Cook until potatoes and carrots are tender. The water should mostly evaporate by this time. Add the ham steak and cook until heated through. Add salt, pepper, and paprika to taste. Drizzle with olive oil. Adjust seasonings and enjoy!