Hi all, Nancy here again from The Bitter Side of Sweet. I really can’t believe it has already been a month since I posted these Fried Eggplants!

Where did my month go? Well I tell you, I spent most of the time behind a computer, but I did have a chance to do some traveling.

We went up to Toronto for spring break with the kids, and it was fabulous! I had never been to Canada before so that was pretty cool.

While we were there we had the chance to visit some of my husband’s family who were visiting from Italy! Our kids are bilingual so it was so good for them to be around their cousins hearing Italian all week!

We also enjoyed some pizza together. We ordered out, but don’t tell anyone!

Eating the ordered pizza inspired this pizza! I love adding sausage to my pizza and pairing it with peppers is the best combination! ENJOY!

Print

Sausage Ham Pepper Pizza

Course Dinner

Servings 8

Author Nancy Piran

Ingredients

• 1 9 ounce pizza dough
• 8 ounces pork sausage cooked
• 3 ounces ham
• 1 1/2 cups diced yellow red and orange peppers
• 1 cup mozzarella cheese
• 1/2 cup tomato sauce
• garlic powder

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 415 degrees.
• Roll out pizza dough into 12 inch circle.
• Spray pan with non stick cooking spray.
• Lay dough on pan.
• Spread on sauce. Sprinkle on garlic powder.
• Top with cheese.
• Layer with sausage, ham and peppers.
• Cook on bottom rack for 15 minutes or until crust is golden brown.

Want more pizza? Here you go!

Pizza Dough

Kale Pizza

 Bacon Spinach Pizza

The post Sausage Ham Pepper Pizza appeared first on TGIF - This Grandma is Fun.

It’s so simple and ready in UNDER 20 minutes! The best part is that you can freeze these and pull them out during the week for a great breakfast every single day! I can’t wait to share with you how I did it so…

Let’s Get started!

Easy to Make Breakfast Sandwiches:
*Prep Time:  10 min.  *Cook Time: 90 sec.  *Servings:  12 Breakfast Sandwiches


Ingredients:

•   1 dozen Eggs
• 12 English Muffins
• 12 Slices of Cheese
• 12 slices of Canadian Bacon
• Salt and Pepper

I don’t know about you, but I love the shape of the eggs in the McMuffin sandwich.  I’ve tried MANY different ways to achieve this, but in the end, the muffin pan method beats them all!

Spray your muffin pan with cooking spray, and place a cracked egg into each compartment.  I really like these 12 muffin pans, but any muffin pan will do.

Next season the eggs with a little salt and pepper.

Place the eggs into the preheated oven and them cook for 10-15 minutes.  you want them to be solid and white.  NO JIGGLY CLEAR STUFF!

While the eggs are baking you can prep the rest of the ingredients.

Halve the English Muffins.

Heat a griddle pan and spray with cooking spray.

Place the English Muffins face down on the pan and cook until toasted and brown.

After that, brown the Canadian bacon on both sides.

by this time the eggs should be done.
Trust me.  The are completely cooked through, even the yolks.

Assemble the sandwiches.
Don’t the eggs look so cute!

Put them together and wrap them individually in foil.
From this point you can eat them OR freeze them for later.

To reheat, remove the from the foil and place in the microwave for 90-100 seconds.

And there you have it!  Delicious, ready to go, breakfast sandwiches, for the ENTIRE week!  The best part, I paid around $10 for the supplies, $12 if you could the hash browns I bought.  You can also make these more figure friendly by using egg whites and whole grain English muffins.  What a great way to achieve BOTH goals!  I hope you found this helpful and as always…

Happy reading, Happy Eating, and Happy Living,
~The Kitchen Wife~

Print

Easy to Make Breakfast Sandwiches

Easy to make breakfast sandwiches that can be frozen for a great breakfast everyday of the week.

Cuisine Breakfast

Servings 12

Author Mandee Pogue

Ingredients

• 1 dozen eggs
• 12 English Muffins
• 12 slices of Canadian Bacon
• 12 slices of cheese
• Salt and Pepper

Instructions

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Spray a muffin pan with cooking spray and place one, cracked, egg into each compartment.
• Place in preheated oven and bake for 10-15 minutes, until eggs are white and no longer jiggly.
• In a hot skillet or griddle pan, brown the halved English muffins and brown the Canadian bacon.
• When the eggs are finished assemble the sandwiches.
• Eat or wrap individually in foil and freeze.
• To reheat, remove from foil and cook for 90 seconds in the microwave.

The post Easy to Make Breakfast Sandwiches appeared first on TGIF - This Grandma is Fun.

For Christmas this year we made this DELICIOUS Sweet and Spicy Glazed Ham.  Oh y’all it was to die for. The thing is, there are only three of us in the house and we always have TONS of leftovers.  So this year instead of the usual suspects like my Scalloped Potatoes with Ham, my husband said why not make some Deviled Ham?  I had heard of ham salad, but never Deviled Ham. I did a little research and discovered that it is very similar to my Southern Style Ham Salad.   It’s perfect on sandwiches, crackers, so many thing.  The best part, you have everything you need for it in your fridge! I can’t wait to share this recipe for you, so…

Let’s Get Started!

Southern Style Ham Salad:
Prep Time: 10 min.  *Cook Time: —  *Difficulty:  Easy  *Servings:  2 cups


Ingredients:

• 1 lb, of left over Ham (You can also use deli meat ham for this)
• 4 oz.  Cream Cheese, room  temperature
• 1/4 c Mayonnaise
• 2 Scallions, chopped
• 2 Tbsp. fresh cut Parsley
• 3 tsp. Sweet Pickle Relish
• 2 tsp. Whole Grain Mustard (or plain yellow mustard)
• 1 tsp. Sriracha Sauce
• 1 tsp. Worcestershire Sauce
• Salt and Pepper, to taste

To begin just give the leftover ham a rough chop.
This will help it get going in the food processor a little easier.

Place it into the food processor.

And pulse it until it ‘s finely chopped, but not a paste.
You don’t want it to be come a paste, because you still have more blending to do.

Now add the cream cheese, mayonnaise, scallions, parsley, mustard, and sweet pickle relish to the food processor.

Next you’ll add the sriracha sauce and…

Worcestershire Sauce to the food processor.

Add a pinch of salt and…

Pepper then place the lid on and fire it up!

Blend until it is a creamy, spread-like, texture.

And it’s that simple!  I like to serve this as little tea sandwiches at parties, but placing it in a little ramekin, as I did here, on a platter with raw veggies and crackers is great too. This Southern Style Ham Salad hits all the right notes on your palette too.  Salty and savory from the ham and Worcestershire sauce, but sweet and tangy from the relish and mustard. Oh, and don’t forget that little kick of spice from the sriracha! This ain’t your mamma’s ham salad.  The complex flavors will have your guests begging for more, and no one would ever guess that you made it from your holiday leftovers!  So this New Year’s don’t sweat the small bites, and as always…

Happy Reading, Happy Eating, and Happy Living,
~The Kitchen Wife~

Print

Southern Style Ham Salad Recipe

A delicious recipe for a Southern Style Ham Salad, PERFECT for any get together!

Servings 2 cups

Author Mandee Pogue

Ingredients

• 1 lb of left over Ham (You can also use deli meat ham for this)
• 4 oz. Cream Cheese room temperature
• 1/4 c Mayonnaise
• 2 Scallions chopped
• 2 Tbsp. fresh cut Parsley
• 3 tsp. Sweet Pickle Relish
• 2 tsp. Whole Grain Mustard or plain yellow mustard
• 1 tsp. Sriracha Sauce
• 1 tsp. Worcestershire Sauce
• Salt and Pepper to taste

Instructions

• Give the ham a rough chop and place it into the food processor.
• Pulse it until it is finely chopped, but not a paste.
• Add the cream cheese, mayonnaise, scallions, parsley, relish, mustard, sriracha, Worcestershire Sauce, salt and pepper.
• Pulse until it is a creamy, spread-like texture.
• Serve as a sandwich or with raw vegetables and crackers
• Enjoy!

The post Southern Style Ham Salad Recipe appeared first on TGIF - This Grandma is Fun.

I love a new year and a fresh start. I love to set resolutions and look ahead to where I want to be at the end of the year. So naturally I have been looking at health plans and weight loss solutions just like everyone else. I had a health food post all planned and ready to go, but then winter finally hit Utah.

I’m from Arizona where winter just meant we had to wear a sweatshirt with our shorts and sandals. I’m usually really homesick during Utah winters, but so far this mild winter has made me feel right at home… until Christmas day. The snow finally hit, and it hit hard. Even this Arizona girl could appreciate our beautiful white Christmas, but the snow just kept coming! Then the temperatures plummeted and I found myself in a frozen wasteland.

It was 3 degrees when I woke up this morning. THREE. That’s simply not enough degrees. Obviously this is soup weather, so I changed my whole post to this delicious corn chowder. I pulled out the last of my leftover Christmas ham and threw together a hearty soup that everyone loved.

Print

Ham and Potato Chowder

A hearty chowder with a kick of flavor and a secret ingredient that makes all the difference. Perfect for using up your leftover holiday ham and warming you up on a chilly night.

Course Soup and Stews

Cuisine American

Servings 4 -6

Author FortyEighteen.com

Ingredients

• 4 slices bacon
• 1/4 cup butter
• 2 cloves garlic minced
• 1 cup diced onion
• 1 1/2 cup frozen corn kernels
• 2 teaspoons fresh thyme leaves or 3/4 teaspoon dried thyme
• 2 Tablespoons flour
• 3 1/2 cups milk or more, as needed
• 2 cups potatoes peeled and cubed
• 1 cup diced ham
• 1/2 teaspoon salt or more, to taste
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 cup grated cheese
• 2-3 Tablespoons sour cream

Instructions

• Saute the bacon in a large skillet until brown and crispy. Drain it, crumble it, and set it aside.
• In a stockpot, melt butter over medium heat. Add the onion and garlic and stir frequently until the onions become translucent.
• Stir in the corn and thyme and cook for 1-2 minutes. The thyme should really start smelling good now.
• Whisk in the flour and let it cook for at least a minute or two until it browns slightly. If you don't cook it for a bit, your soup will taste like flour. Yuk. Then whisk in the milk and cook until slightly thickened. Keep whisking it so it doesn't burn to the bottom of the pan.
• Stir in the potatoes and bring it to a boil, then reduce the heat and let it simmer for 12-15 minutes until the potatoes are tender.
• Stir in the ham, sour cream, and cheese. If the soup is too thick, add some milk until it's how you like it. Then salt and pepper to taste. You can stir in the bacon or add it as a garnish to each bowl. Serve immediately.

Recipe adapted from Recipe Knead.

When I first tried this chowder, it was fine, but it was missing something. So I added the cheese and sour cream, and that was the secret! It went from “meh” to “my oh my.” This ham and potato chowder is the perfect tasty dish to warm you up on a chilly night – or a ridiculously frigid night like we’re having here in Utah.

You can find more tasty dishes to warm you up at Forty Eighteen.

Chicken Vegetable Soup

Stuffed Meatloaf Muffins

Sunday Chicken Supper

Sausage and Potato Pie

Find Forty Eighteen on Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Twitter, and Google+.

Thanks so much to Melanie for this yummy soup!  It was SEVEN degrees when I woke up this morning and I’m wishing I had some of this Ham and Potato Chowder already cooking for lunch today!

This post has been shared with Living Well Spending Less.

The post Ham and Potato Chowder appeared first on TGIF - This Grandma is Fun.

With Easter just around the corner, we couldn’t help but select favorites this week that gave us good ideas for our Easter Sunday menus.  Check out some of the recipes we found that will be perfect for breakfast, lunch, or dinner this Easter.

Whole Wheat Carrot Cake Waffles with Cream Cheese Whipped Cream from Baking a Moment

Easy Crockpot Ham from Practical Stewardship

Barley Pomegranate Salad from First Time Foods

Bunny Buns from Amy’s Cooking Adventures

Paprika Sour Cream Red Potato Salad from This Silly Girl’s Life

Jello Easter Eggs from Butteryum

Easy Easter Egg Cookies from Space Ships and Laser Beams

Passover Honey Almond Cake from True Blue Baking

Fancy Carrot Cake from Simply Suzanne’s

Orange Supreme Pie from Serenity Cove

Hopefully these tasty recipes will help you get ready for any Easter or Springtime celebrations you may be having.  Make sure you come back  for our next Super Saturday Link Party, starting at 7 P.M. EST on Friday night! 

The post Share It Thursday from Link Party #39 appeared first on TGIF - This Grandma is Fun.

This Sweet Brown Sugar Baked Ham is SAWEET! As in really good. Very delectable. Give me some more.  No you can’t have some. It is all mine.

Honestly, it is that good.

This recipe is so tasty you are going to make a pig of yourself. Not because you are what you eat. No, because you are going to want to devour every yummy bite. Each morsel of ham is coated in brown sugar glazed, moist goodness. It has the perfect blend of salty, sweet meat.

And tender? It fell of the bone! It shredded with a fork! You may feel that I am overusing exclamation points, but I really feel strongly about this ham. I might be in love. And not the infatuated, twitterpated kind of love. The long lasting, real deal. I made this for Easter last year. I have been waiting all year to make it again. I didn’t make it until Easter. I just couldn’t wait.

You, dear reader, are my excuse. I did it for you. I made ham for dinner, and it was not a holiday. This ham won’t wait for holidays. You will want to make all year long. And every day for the rest of your life.   I have never had ham like this.  It is the most unique way of making ham, E-V-E-R!

And the leftovers. Even people who don’t like leftovers will be happy to eat this for days. Delicious in biscuits, casseroles, soups, and omelets. All of which doesn’t really matter, because there won’t be any leftovers. Unless you are like me and make an entire ham all for yourself and eat it every way you can think of.

Mel at Mel’s Kitchen Cafe has shared what is our new Easter dinner. And I think we might have it for Thanksgiving and Christmas too. But really there are a lot of holidays are reasons to celebrate, I might just need to make it for all celebratory meals. This is an any excuse will do main dish!

You won’t be surprised when I tell you that this pin rocks!

Print

Sweet Brown Sugar Baked Ham

Ingredients

• 7-9 pound precooked bone-in ham - NOT sliced NOT spiral! Make sure it is bone-in. Mine was labeled butt. Shoulder or shank will work as well.
• White distilled vinegar around 1-3 cups
• Water
• 2 cup brown sugar
• 3 Tablespoons ground dry mustard

Instructions

• Put the ham in a large pot and cover with 2 parts water to 1 part vinegar until the ham is covered by at least an inch or two of liquid. Bring to a boil and cook at a vigorous boil for 2 to 3 hours. You will know when it is done because it will shred easily and fall off the bone. Once the water is boiling, turn down the heat to medium Watch your temperature to make sure you keep it at a boil, but not splashing out of the pot. Take care to check the meat at two hours so you do not overcook the meat. If it does not shred easily, continue boiling.
• After the meat is cooked, remove the ham from the pot. Dispose of the leftover water. Let the meat cool enough that you can handle it to shred it. The meat should fall off the bone. Throw out the fat and the bones. Spread half the meat in a 9X13 baking dish. Mix together the brown sugar and dry mustard. Scatter half of this mixture over the ham. Lay the rest of the ham on top and cover with the remaining brown sugar/ dry mustard mixture. cover the dish tightly with foil and bake at 325° for 1 hour. Remove from oven, take off the foil and mix all meat around until it is coated in the juices and brown sugar mixture. It is ready to serve. Enjoy!

Notes

You will smell vinegar when boiling this. I turned on my fan to cut down on the odor. You can also cook it outdoors on a camp stove to cut down on the odor. Trust me, it is worth it!
You can boil it a few days in advance and bake it on the day you will serve it, to save time.

Perfect sides to go with this meal are:

Lipton Onion PotatoesTexas Roadhouse Rolls {Copycat}

Williams Sonoma Cheesy Potato Gratin

The post Sweet Brown Sugar Baked Ham appeared first on TGIF - This Grandma is Fun.

Growing up, I thought I didn’t like ham. Turns out I love it! It is my dad who didn’t like ham all that much, so we didn’t have it often growing up. I look forward to Easter Ham dinner. We had friends and family with us for dinner this year, and it was so much fun. My husband was worried there would not be enough. We had plenty. And then some.  It seems to me that when you purchase a ham it really only comes in one size, huge.  There are lots of recipes for leftover turkey, but not many for leftover ham.  Unless you like split pea soup. I don’t know if I do. That is another thing I have not had much of. A few years ago my sister-in-law introduced me to panini sandwiches. The minute I got home from our visit, I ran to Williams Sonoma and got myself a panini press. It has become one of my favorite kitchen appliances. Once a week I take a night off from making dinner, and we have panini night. Everybody can pile whatever they want in between two slices of bread, put it in the press, and in minutes have a gourmet grilled cheese sandwich. When I saw this idea for a Broccoli Ham Grilled Cheese from Jaclyn at Cooking Classy, I immediately thought of my panini press. I was right, this is a great combo for a pressed sandwich. It is a healthy, flavorful, casual weeknight meal for a family or a quick lunch for one. I love the combination of a crunchy exterior and soft interior. Add to that the salty, sweet combination of flavors you get from ham, cheese and seasonings, and you have a winner. 

Print

Broccoli Ham Cheddar Panini

Sherri at MadeFromPinterest.net put country dijon mustard on sliced white bread and cooked it in a panini press.

Servings 1

Author Cooking Classy

Ingredients

• 2 slices Double Fiber Bread or Whole Wheat Bread
• 1.5 oz Medium Cheddar Cheese grated (about 1/3 cup packed)
• 1/2 oz Parmesan Cheese finely grated (about 2 Tbsp)
• 1/4 cup finely chopped quality ham*
• 6 small broccoli florets steamed then diced into small pieces**
• 1/8 tsp onion powder
• 1/8 tsp garlic powder
• Salt to taste
• Freshly ground black pepper to taste
• 1 Tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil divided

Instructions

• In a bowl, combine grated Cheddar Cheese, Parmesan Cheese, ham, steamed broccoli, onion powder, garlic powder, salt and black pepper.
• Layer mixture over one slice of bread then top with additional slice of bread gently pressing down.
• Heat a non-stick fry pan over medium low heat then drizzle 1/2 Tbsp olive oil into pan and tilt pan back and forth to evenly coat, immediately place sandwich in pan (I don't preheat the oil because the outside would darken before the inside cooks through), cover pan with lid and cook 2 - 3 minutes until bottom becomes golden brown.
• Carefully lift sandwich out of pan with a spatula then add remaining 1/2 Tbsp olive oil to pan and tilt to coat. Carefully flip sandwich returning to pan, cover pan with lid, and cook opposite side until bottom is golden brown and cheese has melted about 2 - 3 minutes.
• Serve warm.
• *Note from Cooking Classy - I put quality ham because I used leftover spiral sliced ham that I had placed in the food processor then processed several seconds until chopped into very small pieces (I always do this with leftover ham and freeze it. It's great for salads, sandwiches, eggs and many other entrees. This recipe is a great use for that leftover spiral sliced ham this upcoming Easter). If you don't happen to have left over ham you could also use deli ham, diced into pieces.
• **Note from Cooking Classy - I use a simple steaming method, I place 1/4 cup water in a microwave safe bowl then add broccoli florets. Microwave on HIGH power 1 minute 30 seconds to 2 minutes until tender, then drain water and dice into smaller pieces.

You will use up your leftover ham in a jiffy with this delicious sandwich.

This Pin Rocks!

Look who we are linking with today: Happy and Blessed Home – Shabby Nest – The Best Blog Recipes – Somewhat Simple – Not Your Ordinary Recipes – Chic on a Shoestring – Simply Sweet Home – French Country Cottage – Truely Lovely – Thirty Handmade Days – Shaken Together Life – The Pin Junkie – The Answer is Chocolate – Just us Four – Delicately Constructed Fridays – Fingerprints on the Fridge – A Little Knick Knack – The Frugal Girls – Craftberry Bush

The post Broccoli Ham Cheddar Panini appeared first on TGIF - This Grandma is Fun.