The traditional way to present a ham, which is already cooked or smoked, is to make a glaze which you can “paint” onto the ham as it reaches about 160 degrees. Placing the ham on a rack works best so that it does not stick to the bottom of the roasting pan. Most recipes recommend that the ham “roasted” uncovered.
Heat the oven to 400 degrees. Lower the temperature to 350 after putting the ham in the oven. The roasting time
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Recipes
Overnight Oatmeal
Thanks to Tiffany V for this. Sounds interesting, and super easy. Let us know what you think.
I wanted to share the overnight oatmeal recipe that I was rambling about at the truck this week. You can find several variations of the recipe online, but here is the ratio I like to use:
3/4 C Rolled Oats
2/3 C Milk (I personally prefer vanilla almond milk for this, but any milk is fine. Preferably full fat so the finished product is a bit
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Maple Oat Muffins
This came up on the Facebook feed from Velvet View yogurt. Since you have oats in your bag, this will be great.
Ingredients:
1 cup quick-cooking oats
1 cup Velvet-View Farmstead Yogurt
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
3/4 cup real maple syrup
1/4 cup butter, melted and cooled
1 egg, slightly beaten
1/2 cup raisins
12 pecan halves
Instructions:
In a large bowl, combine oats and yogurt. Let stand 5 minutes. In a medium bowl, combine flour and baking powder.
Stir syrup, butter, egg, and raisins into yogurt mixture;
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Cauliflower
At our sauce class on Monday, people asked Chef Brandt what they could do with some vegetables they had trouble with. One was turnips. We put several cooking ideas for turnips in this week's newsletter, so if you have not seen it yet, check it out.
Another was cauliflower. I thought I would share some of Chef Brandt's answers and add some of my own. Chef Brandt is the genius behind Pura Vida by Brandt Evans and the guiding force of
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Freedom Ranger Chickens
There are two options for preparing the Red Broiler chickens—also known as Freedom Rangers. You can roast the bird whole or you can separate the parts and use them in different ways.
If you are roasting the chicken, place it on a rack or on a bed of coarsely chopped vegetables—onion, carrot and celery. Place a bay leaf and a teaspoon of dried thyme as well as some salt and pepper in the cavity of the bird.
Set the oven at 450.
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SPICY ROASTED RUTABAGAS
2 Tbsp. olive oil or other vegetable oil
1 – 1½ tsp. chili powder
1 tsp. garlic powder or 1-2 cloves garlic, minced
1 tsp. sugar, honey, or maple syrup
½ tsp. paprika
Dash of cayenne (optional)
4 medium-sized rutabagas, peeled and chopped into pieces about 1-2 inches long and 1 inch wide
1 medium onion, sliced thinly
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Mix oil, spices, sugar, or honey together in a bowl. Toss peeled rutabagas with spice mix, sliced onions, and oil. Transfer to roasting pan
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Rutabaga Apple Salad
Colorful, sweet, and crunchy, this salad is a delicious accompaniment to any meal, and is awesome for potlucks and parties because it makes a ton. I've made it a million times over the last couple of months, sometimes omitting the currants, swapping out pumpkin seeds for sesame seeds, and omitting the maple and using some English Toffee Stevia ilquid instead. Everyone who tries it loves it! Susan Powers from the blog Rawmazing (and a fellow farmers market demo presenter) came
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Lemon-Glazed Carrots and Rutabaga Recipe
From a Taste of Home...
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Ingredients
Directions
Ground Chicken
Ground chicken can be used in the same way as most any ground meat. It cooks quickly. You can form patties or meat balls or mix it into casseroles. Use ground chicken to make patties much like the old fashioned salmon patties—once a staple of Friday’s meatless meals.
Combine ground chicken with 2-3 eggs, ½ cup minced onion, salt, pepper, any kind of fresh herbs—parsley is suggested—and mix well. Add enough bread crumbs to “stiffen” the mixture and then form
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Corn and Chicken Casserole
Thaw a container of corn, mix the corn and its liquid with ground chicken. Break up the ground chicken into small pieces. Stir in ¼ cup of minced green garlic including stems. Add about ½ cup of grated Swiss cheese. Season well with salt and pepper. Pour the mixture into an 8 x 11 baking pan. Bake at 350 for about a half hour.
I never thought of harvesting garlic in mid-winter. It sounds like a great idea. This garlic will
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