The best secret my mother-in-law has passed to me is baking ham. Whenever I serve my creation, people take in a sharp breath and ask me if I made it myself. "Well, it started with a little pig name Pete..." no one wants to hear the rest.
The truth is, it's the easiest recipe I have in my repertoire. Before Paleo, I kept it handy for pretending I knew how to cook when we had company.
Ingredients: Ham.
Yeah, really! One problem, though. Grocery stores frequently fail to carry ham during the off-season. I found out, Costco has them all year round, cheap and beautiful! While you are there, I recommend picking up a stack of "catering" pans - think, foil roasting pans. Really, you don't want to have to clean the pan after a good meal, do you?
Fill the pan with 3 in or so of water. Put the ham face down in it. Sprinkle some love & joy. (That's not a special spice, it has to come from the inside!) Set your oven to 350F, timer to 2 1/2 - 3 hours and take your kids to the park.
When you come back, you'll have a delicious dinner ready for you. I would skip any kind of a glaze - all that sugar! (If you want a sugary treat, pour a little maple syrup over the ham.) It tastes great as-is, with some veggies on the side.
And for the rest of the week, you have a beautiful option for omelets, o'derves, snacks and just about anything else. Oh, and don't forget to save the drippings to add to your ham bone for a delicious soup. (Coming soon!)
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