"gloria.p" > wrote in message
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> Dinner today was late afternoon. The menu was geared toward
> a picky 8 year old, our Dear Grandson.
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> We had wine, cheese and crackers and smoked salmon before dinner.
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> Dinner was:
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> Cook's spiral sliced honey cured ham (it was one of the best ever)
> garnet yam wedges (oven baked with olive oil and spices)
> hash brown potato casserole with a creamy sauce
> sauteed asparagus
> buttered peas
> applesauce
> kalamata and green olives, pickles
> dinner rolls with butter
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> shiraz, sauvignon blanc, water or milk
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> Dessert was sour cream angel food cake (bought, divine)
> topped with lightly sweetened whipped cream and a mixture
> of sliced strawberries, blackberries and blueberries.
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> I heated the ham according to Cook's Illustrated recipe which was included
> in an email I received last week. It called for soaking the
> plastic-sealed ham in hot water for 90 minutes, changing the water at
> least once to heat the ham to room temp, then baking at 275 for
> 15 minutes per pound, covered with foil until the past half hour. It was
> juicy and delicious.
>
> gloria p

Your dinner sounds wonderful. We went to family in Colorado Springs and had
a very good brisket and the asparagus is exceptional this spring!! Sister in
law brought a killer potato casserole. It was like a chunky scalloped
potato with bell peppers. The desserts were over the top good!!

I read a taste comparison a few years ago, and the Cooks spiral sliced ham
won best in a blind taste test, even over the VERY expensive specialty hams.
I like it as it tastes like real ham instead of the overly sweet others.

Even without having any left overs, our dinner was very good and family is
great.

Glad you had a very nice holiday.

Dale P