what to serve with Ham?

[cirquelovers]

We always have Blue Bayou potatoes, scalloped potatoes with heavy cream, garlic and thyme. My parents actually requested them for their house this year! My husband likes some sort of green beans usually with bacon! Of course lots of rolls, they make the best sandwiches the next day or later that evening

My stepmom always has baked slices of sweet potato with pecans on top and some sort of cherry sauce for the ham. I just wish she would pick a cherry sauce and stick to it, some years it's sweet and some years the vinegar will knock your socks off!!

My MIL made mashed potatoes one year and decided to make gravy from the ham drippings. The big problem was it was her first honey baked ham. No one expected sweet gravy!! My husband says my face was priceless, he still laughs to this day if you bring it up!

 

[ShariVT]

We always make the cream cheese mashed potaotes for Le Celliar..Yum! and Ham Sauce Which is crushed pinnapple manichino cherrys maple syrup and cloves bring to boil and thicken with a little corn starch.

 

[Halbleib1]

Mashed potatoes with corn or pork and beans.

 

[Marionnette]

Pineapple casserole (as previously mentioned), rosemary au gratin potatoes ( http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Rosemary-Au-Gratin-Potatoes/Detail.aspx ) and garlic green beans ( http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Garlic-Green-Beans/Detail.aspx ).

 

[crazelion]

mac and cheese, potato salad, sweet potato, collard greens

 

[Feistygirl916]

We are also having ham this year, and my mom is making au'gratin potatoes... I can't stand those!

Does anyone have a baked mac n cheese recipe they could share? We would be so grateful!

 

[Figment1990]

We usually serve potato salad when we have ham for the holidays. And some sort of vegetable. I would say that a rice caserole would also be good, if not wanting potatoes.

Mac & cheese recipe - I make a smoked gouda Mac & cheese recipe that I tore out of a cooking light magazine years ago. It has spinach in it too, so you get your veggies too! yummmmmmm....

 

[robsmom]

I make Mac and Cheese using 3 cheeses. Bag of shredded cheddar, block of swiss greyere - shredded, and a container of locatelli parmagiana romana.

Start with a rue of a a few tablespoons of flour and a stick of butter. Add milk (or light cream if you want it richer). gradually add milk and the cheese to keep a nice creamy consistency.

I use a box of bowties for the holidays. Mix together. I like a creamier version so I only bake for 20 mins or so.

 

[Piglet843]

Sweet Potato Gnocchi with Maple Cinnamon Sage Brown Butter

Recipe courtesy Giada De Laurentiis

Serves: 6 to 8 servings (about 105 gnocchi)
For the Gnocchi:
2 pounds sweet potatoes
2/3 cup whole milk ricotta cheese
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour, plus 1/3 cup for the work surface

For the Maple Cinnamon Sage Brown Butter:
1/2 cup unsalted butter (1 stick)
20 fresh sage leaves
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 tablespoons maple syrup
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Directions
For the Gnocchi: Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.


Pierce the sweet potato with a fork. Bake the sweet potatoes until tender and fully cooked, between 40 to 55 minutes depending on size. Cool slightly. Cut in half and scoop the flesh into a large bowl. Mash the sweet potatoes and transfer to a large measuring cup to make sure the sweet potatoes measure about 2 cups. Transfer the mashed sweet potatoes back to the large bowl. Add the ricotta cheese, salt, cinnamon, and pepper and blend until well mixed. Add the flour, 1/2 cup at a time until a soft dough forms. Lightly flour a work surface and place the dough in a ball on the work surface. Divide the dough into 6 equal balls. Roll out each ball into a 1-inch wide rope. Cut each rope into 1-inch pieces. Roll the gnocchi over the tines of a fork. Transfer the formed gnocchi to a large baking sheet. Continue with the remaining gnocchi.


Meanwhile, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat. Add the gnocchi in 3 batches and cook until tender but still firm to the bite, stirring occasionally, about 5 to 6 minutes. Drain the gnocchi using a slotted spoon onto a baking sheet. Tent with foil to keep warm and continue with the remaining gnocchi.


For the Brown Butter sauce: While the gnocchi are cooking melt the butter in a large saute pan over medium heat. When the butter has melted add the sage leaves. Continue to cook, swirling the butter occasionally, until the foam subsides and the milk solids begin to brown. Remove the pan from the heat. Stir in the cinnamon, maple syrup, salt, and pepper. Careful, the mixture will bubble up. Gently stir the mixture. When the bubbles subside, toss the cooked gnocchi in the brown butter. Transfer the gnocchi to a serving dish and serve immediately.

 

[PatriciaH]

I am going to make a small ham on Christmas eve and make either creamy potato gratin or mashed potatoes, candied sweet potatoes, green beans and rolls.

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/nigella-lawson/creamy-potato-gratin-recipe/index.html

I will use the leftover ham for breakfast on Christmas and for leftovers. I can use the leftover creamy potato gratin for Xmas dinner too.

 

[smkiya]

Cabbage
Baked Mac & Cheese
Sweet Potato Casserole

 

[tinkermom23]

FWIW, I know plenty of people who make mashed potatoes with ham. I guess for those who only like mashed potatoes when there is gravy, it could be a problem as I have no idea what type of gravy you could do with ham.

Ohhhh, I love ham gravy!!! Just make it like regular beef or chicken gravy except use the drippings from the ham. The only meal where I will skip dessert is when I can have ham, mashed potatoes, & ham gravy.
Oh, and I don't like green veggies so I make scalloped corn. And rolls from Ree Drummond (the Pioneer Woman) Yumm... now I'm hungry!!! And we're having lasagna for Christmas...darn it!

 

[Danibelle]

Some kind of potato or potato casserole, green beans, rolls, salad. And all the desserts you want!!

 

[maslex]

Wow, I didn't realize that it was so abnormal to have mashed potatoes with ham. LOL

We've always had mashed with a ham dinner. Also with ham gravy. It's the best. I remember going over our neighbors one Easter a few years ago, and I asked if they were making ham gravy....(they never heard of it and actually told me I crazy for even thinking that it sounded good LOL) Well, once the ham was done, I made the gravy for them and they are now completely new ham gravy lovers.

Basically, I make up a "paste" of brown sugar and pineapple juice. I smear it all over the ham and let it bake. Then once it's done I take the juices from the bottom of the pan, transfer it to a small pan, then add a slurry of cornstarch & water. I stir until thickened. ***depending on the taste, I might add a bit more brown sugar or pineapple juice. THE BEST!!!!

 

[kacaju]

Pineapple dressing
1 can 20oz crushed pineapple with juice
8 slices white bread cubed
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter or margarine melted
2 eggs beaten
mix all ingredients together and pour into a loaf pan
or casserole dish. Bake at 350 for about 1 hour.
This simple recipe is a winner anytime I make it with
ham. I usually have to double it, it goes so fast!!!

 

[scootch]

Paula Dean has a good crock pot mac and cheese on the foodnetwork.com site. We use bowties with it, but you could use any shape.

 

[Rantybaby]

Ham is our traditional Easter and Christmas dinner. We always have the same thing: Pineapple slices (Baked on top of the ham), homemade macaroni and cheese, green beans, harvard beets, corn and rolls/butter plus pickles/olives.

What are harvest beets? And is that corn on the cob or corn souffle?

 

[scrapquitler]

What are harvest beets? And is that corn on the cob or corn souffle?

I have to serve exactly what my in-laws like or they whine continually That said: Harvard beets....they are in a sweet red sauce. Here's a recipe: http://allrecipes.com//Recipe/harvard-beets/Detail.aspx but I make them from the jar (they way MIL likes them). And the corn is just regular corn niblets, straight out of the can, heated up with butter. Cold for my husband.

My macaroni and cheese is defintely homemade...I use the recipe on the Ronzoni pasta box, but I add some American cheese, swiss cheese, provolone cheese and parmesan cheese in addition to the cheddar. I also add some diced onions when I make the roux.

 

[shortbun]

I love my mashed potatoes. Ham is pretty salty so I'd go with a few things that aren't. I like my veggies plain or with a little garlic; I don't go for all that cheese all over everything. So-I vote mashed potatoes and that's what we're having on Christmas Day. Heck, I'd just be happy with the potatoes, skip the ham, lol!

 

[v.t.]

We do mashed potatoes. Of course I put in all the really bad stuff, cheese, sour cream, and a little mayo. I cook it the night before and put in a casserole dish and just warm it up the next day. We also have homemade apple sauce that we serve warm. Yum!
Great, now I am hungry.