"Sheryl Rosen" > wrote in message
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> My friend was waxing nostalgic for an old-fashioned ham dinner.
> So that's the plan for tomorrow when he comes over. A nice dinner
and then
> we'll watch the Red Sox game.
>
> I've got a nice, 1lb ham steak and some pineapple rings, and I'm
planning to
> grill them on my George Foreman.
>
> I've got various frozen veggies (pretty much everything except
spinach,
> brussels sprouts and asparagus, all of which I prefer fresh) and in
the
> fridge, I've got butternut squash and carrots. I also have
potatoes, rice
> and pasta in all shapes and sizes, including egg noodles.
> My first thought was scalloped potatoes, but he doesn't like
scalloped
> potatoes. Nor does he like mashed or au-gratin potatoes. He doesn't
eat
> sweet potatoes, either. He's a funny eater--eats every vegetable
under the
> sun, but he doesn't like potatoes! (except baked, french fries, home
fries
> and roasted.) Those don't seem like the "go", to me.
>
> I could do something with noodles, I could make rice pilaf, I can do
just
> about anything with those two things, i have a well-stocked pantry.
But the
> question is, what?
>
> I don't really have any experience whatsoever planning meals around
ham, so
> my creativity isn't here for this one.
>
> Is there some kind of gravy or sauce that goes with ham? I'm
grilling it
> with pineapple rings, remember.
>
> Any ideas would be helpful. Thanks

Maybe some biscuits or cornbread. Then the home fries and green beans
would round it out for me.