Sheryl Rosen wrote:
> 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.
>


Stick some whole cloves in the ham or in those pineapple rings before
you grill them.

Sweet potatoes go better than just about anything else with ham. I'm
not sure what to do if someone doesn't like baked sweet potatoes. Maybe
some rather heavy fresh rolls would do. Or bake that squash that you
mentioned.

Boiled green beans are good if you can get nice sturdy beans with some
flavor to 'em. Most of the beans I've seen in the stores are picked too
young. I don't know about frozen ones.

You also might make a fresh fruit salad.

Bob