Baked Ham with Cherry Glaze

 I have been wanting to try this ham recipe for a while.  Now seemed like a good time with all the hams in stores right now. 

This ham has lots of flavor and is very moist. 

Just because the ham comes with a glaze packet you don't have to use it.  I saved it because I might find a use for it later. 

We are going to make the glaze first.  Start with 1 cup cherry preserves/jelly.  Now mine had whole cherries in it and the recipe said to put in a blender to chop up but I didn't want to dirty any more dishes so I didn't.  

Add 1 Tablespoon brown sugar

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon allspice

1/2 teaspoon nutmeg

1 teaspoon ground mustard

1 teaspoon salt

the zest of one lemon

juice of one lemon.  

Whisk all the ingredients in a saucepan.  It smells so good with the spices.  Bring the sauce to a simmer on the stove and let simmer for a couple of minutes while you get the ham ready. 

Make a plus sign with foil.  I used heavy duty foil. Place the ham in the center.  Put cut side down. 

Line a roasting pan with foil.  This will also help with cleanup.  Add a couple cups of water to the bottom. 

Baste the ham with about half of the glaze. 

Wrap tight. 

Put it in the roasting pan.  Add to a preheated 325 oven.  Cook for about 15 minutes per pound. 

Take out of the oven and unwrap.  Increase the temperature of the oven to 400 degrees.  

I turned the ham on it's side so I could get the glaze in between the slices.  Use the rest of the glaze.  put back in the oven.  The recipe says for 30 more minutes, but after 20 minutes it looked like the edges were getting too done so I took it out. 

Now take it off the bone.  It is really good. I hope you try it and enjoy it too.

Cherry Ham Glaze Recipe

1 cup cherry preserves

1 Tablespoon brown sugar

1 lemon- zested and juiced

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon allspice

1/2 teaspoon nutmeg

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon ground mustard

Bake ham at 325 for 15 minutes per pound.  Remove from oven turn temperature up to 400 degrees. Glaze and bake for 20-30 minutes.

Chicken Pot Pie Rice-A-Roni Casserole

 I have tried several of these recipes that use rice-a-roni.  They are easy to make and you can keep the ingredients in the pantry for those nights when you need to throw something together in a hurry.

You could serve this with a nice salad for a very healthy dinner. 

If you wanted to make it even quicker you could use canned chicken. 

Start with one can of cream of soup.  You can use chicken or mushroom.  I intended to use chicken but pulled mushroom.  It doesn't matter which one you use. 

Add 1 1/2 cups sour cream

1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

1/2 teaspoon onion powder

12 oz thawed frozen mixed veggies. 

Cooked chicken.  I used two chicken breast.  Mix all this together.  

Take one sleeve butter crackers.  I placed mine in a zip lock bag. 

Now take out some of those frustrations on the crackers and turn them into crumbs.  

Cook the rice-a-roni per the box's directions. 

Melt 1/4 cup butter.

Add the rice to the mixture.

It's all mixed together. 

Grate 1 cup cheese.  Use whatever kind you like or happen to have.  Add it to the mixture. 

Spray a 9x13 baking dish.  Pour the mixture into the dish.  I added just a little cheese on top. 

Add the crackers to the melted butter.  Mix. 

Add the cracker to the top of the dish.  Place in a 350 preheated oven.  Bake for 30 minutes. 

And enjoy.  It is also great reheated for leftovers. 

Give this recipe a try.

Chicken Pot Pie Rice-A-Roni Casserole Recipe

1 box chicken flavored rice-a-roni

1 can cream of soup either chicken or mushroom

1 1/4 cup sour cream

1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

1/2 teaspoon onion powder

4 cups cooked chicken

12 oz frozen mixed veggies

1 cup shredded cheese

1/4 cup melted butter

1 sleeve crushed butter crackers

Preheat oven to 350 and bake for 30 minutes. 

I think next time I might finely chop onions and add those instead of the onion powder. 

Game day Cookies

 I found these new Nestle football chocolate chips and had an idea for a new cookie.  It is based on the recipe on the back of the bag of chips.  You can tailor make it with your team's colors by why would anyone want to use anything other that red and white.  Those are the best colors.  Make them for gameday or make them for a victory celebration. 

I should have saved a few of the footballs for on top of the cookies because you can't really tell they are footballs.

This is a basic sugar cookie. 

This is what the football chips look like.  I only found them at Walmart. 

Start with 2 softened sticks of butter.

Add 1 1/2 cup sugar.  Beat well. 

Add 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

1 egg

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1/4 teaspoon salt.  Mix well. 

2 1/2 cups all purpose flour.  Add a little at a time and mix well. 

1 cup sprinkles in the colors you want.  Like I said you can't beat red and white.

This is what the footballs look like. 

Add the sprinkles and the football chips to the batter. 

Scoop the dough.  Place in a preheated 325 oven.  Bake for 8-10 minutes or so.  The baking time depends on how big you make your cookies.  These are small so I baked for around 8 minutes.  They won't look done but they will set when the cool. 

Now go celebrate that victory.

Game day Cookies Recipe

2 sticks softened butter

1 1/2 cups sugar

1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

1 egg

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1/4 teaspoon salt

2 1/2 cups all purpose flour

1 bag football chocolate chips

1 cup colored sprinkles

Preheat oven to 325 Bake for 8-10 minutes based on size.