I baked a half a ham shank for New Year’s dinner, going with the southern tradition of collard greens, cornbread, and blackeyed peas as well. I’ve basically been happy with every ham I’ve baked and the only changes I make are with the different glazes. The maple syrup/brown sugar/mustard glaze is delicious but I felt…
Winter
Welsh Rarebit with Beer
In sticking with the theme of my CheapCooking I decided to go pedestrian and offer up one of the kids’ favorites, Welsh Rarebit (also called Welsh Rabbit), for my first Is My Blog Burning entry. Perfect for a weekend that has managed to change seasons mid-stride, from baking hot to cool and rainy! It’s really…
Cream of Broccoli Soup
The days suddenly turned from spring-like to rainy and windy again, as they do so often after a first little false-spring weather that tricked all the daffodils into coming up! The blossoms are all out on my fruit trees and do look beautiful against the contrasting dark grey skies! But we went from barbecues and…
Ham and Swiss Cheese Noodle Bake
Leftover Ham? Let’s see, there’s scrambled eggs with ham, quiche, ham and Swiss cheese sandwiches, split pea soup, macaroni and cheese with ham, grilled cheese and ham sandwiches… Oh, the list could go on and on. This is similar to macaroni and cheese but is made with egg noodles and Swiss cheese. I cut the…