Do you go to 2 Thanksgiving dinners? Or do you have to attend 4 of them? Can you even face a fourth holiday meal? Instead of running a marathon during the holidays, sit down with your spouse and discuss how to simplify it all. Perhaps alternating years at various relatives can work. I realize that gets complicated if others in the family … [Read more...]
The Real Honey-Glazed Ham Recipe
Here is the one. The ham you can serve for holidays that tastes just like the expensive hams from the speciality ham store.It's up to you if you want a spiral-sliced ham or one you can slice yourself. Sam's Club has a wonderful spiral-sliced ham that is not too expensive. Aldi's often has spiral-sliced hams for sale at a good price right before … [Read more...]
Citrus Slices with Pomegranate Seeds or Dried Cranberries for Mixed Drinks or as a Winter Salad
A fresh fruit salad is welcome this time of year & all the citrus fruit in season makes this a winner.This is a beautiful salad of sliced citrus fruits (your choice) with pomegranate seeds sprinkled over all. There is a vanilla syup drizzled over it & it sounds wonderful. My idea is to use dried cranberries if you don't have a pomegranate … [Read more...]
A Little Magic with Pork Roast: My Dad’s Basting Sauce
This recipe was perfected by my dad over several years of dedication to pork roast! lol He was very serious about making roasts wonderful. You could say he was devoted to his work when it came to roasts. This makes 1 cup of basting sauce & should be brushed on the pork roast every half hour until the roast is done. He had the oven … [Read more...]
Scalloped Potatoes
I love scalloped potatoes. They are the ultimate comfort food to me: tender potato slices in a rich creamy sauce. And they are wonderful with Christmas ham and so many other meats or fish. I love them for many holiday meals, but they are great for every day too.They can be made the day before & reheated easily if you like.Click title for link … [Read more...]