I'm planning to make a honey-baked spiral ham on C'mas Eve., and I don't know why I cannot figure out side dishes to go with this?!
I could use ideas from you all.....some of us like green-bean casserole, but not sure I'll make it. Do mashed potatoes go w/ham?? We all love stuffing too, but doesn't that seem like an "odd" side dish? I make my stuffing in a casserole dish. I don't know how to do a layered (pea, or whatever) salad...never made one.
Right now I can only think of buttered rolls...how lame!!
Help, ladies.
TIA,
Shelly
1|1|Mashed potatoes, definitely!!!|whitmarg|robin@whitmannet.com|10:34:10|12/18/2008|
Stuffing - I think as long as you don't use a chicken or beef stock in it it should be fine. Anything with pineapples in it; sweet potatoes; cold potato salad... just a few things I can think of! 2|2|Thanks! Mashed potatoes...|shelly|shellysue49@gmail.com|10:55:09|12/18/2008|
..are a HUGE fav w/all the kids in the house, so I'll do that for sure. Why not the chicken (never use beef) stock work for stuffing? My recipe DOES call for that. Stuffing's another SURE hit in this house, so my mind automatically went "there", but I wasn't sure it all goes with HAM as well as Turkey, like @ Thanksgiving.
Thanks again,
Shelly
4|3|We love Rutabaga cooked and mashed goes great with mashed potatoes|teener|teenerzacsneenee@yahoo.com|10:59:01|12/18/2008|
>Posted on Dec-18-08 at 10:55 AM (Eastern)
>by 67.236.178.178..are a HUGE fav w/all
>the kids in the house, so
>I'll do that for sure.
>Why not the chicken (never use
>beef) stock work for stuffing?
>My recipe DOES call for that.
> Stuffing's another SURE hit in
>this house, so my mind automatically
>went "there", but I wasn't sure
>it all goes with HAM as
>well as Turkey, like @ Thanksgiving.
>
>Thanks again, Shelly
6|4|Tina....ewwwww!! lol|shelly|shellysue49@gmail.com|11:09:06|12/18/2008|
sorry, no can do....thanks for the suggestion though.
Shelly
9|5|Poor lil Rutabaga so misunderstood lol lol|teener|teenerzacsneenee@yahoo.com|11:18:13|12/18/2008|
>Posted on Dec-18-08 at 11:09 AM (Eastern)
>by 67.236.178.178sorry, no can do....thanks for
>the suggestion though.
>Shelly
16|6|When I went to Maine last month my parents had carrots and turnips that they wanted as a side mixed together, They also had it as the vegetable of the day at the restaurant we went to its not half bad.|sarahjones|s.scottjones@comcast.net|14:58:08|12/18/2008|
Sarah S. Jones 20|5|You know what else is good mashed? Cauliflower! Oh Yum! You cook it and drain it good, then mash it like you would potatoes. :)|saint6811|waylan@comcast.net|15:55:36|12/18/2008|
"Middle age is when you choose your cereal for the fiber, not the toy." 3|2|We don't like sweet potatoes or cranberries...|shelly|shellysue49@gmail.com|10:56:05|12/18/2008|
..so those are "out".....this is why I'm having issues...lol
Shelly
5|1|Ideas...|sunriver|lithiasalt@cheerful.com|11:00:13|12/18/2008|
I'm always obsessing about food, so am glad to think about it for someone else for a change. Dieting sucks, LOL!
I don't eat ham myself, but have family who do. Some sides that come to mind are scallop potatoes, twice baked potatoes, steamed broccoli and carrots (YUM!), corn, fruit salad, and most definitely those rolls.
Now I have to go eat breakfast or I will eat something really awful before I think about it. That all sounds good.
HTH. Vanessa
7|2|Vanessa..thank you!|shelly|shellysue49@gmail.com|11:11:23|12/18/2008|
I like the idea of broccoli (we do it w/cheese on top, dh's "way") and maybe carrots, I love those either just buttered or w/a brown sugar glaze! Yum. Scalloped potatoes sound really good too, think I'll have to decide between those and mashed potatoes.
You really helped, I appreciate it!
Shelly
8|1|i'm making ham too and these are my side dishes...|soccer_mom|jhowarth@wiley.com|11:16:37|12/18/2008|
I make red cabbage (with apple)
mashed potatoes
yams sliced and fried with butter
glazed carrots
10|1|The only reason I said no chicken or beef stock is...|whitmarg|robin@whitmannet.com|11:44:52|12/18/2008|
... I would be afraid of flavor conflicts. I would just use water and season the stuffing with garlic powder, onion powder, pepper. But you know, it's probably fine. Not like you can actually "taste" the stock!!!
I'm hungry!!! 12|2|Ok,. Robin...got it...|shelly|shellysue49@gmail.com|12:41:39|12/18/2008|
...I'm with you, I don't think anyone would actually taste the stock part of the stuffing. I make sage stuffing, so plenty of other spices to take over. I might just make it since like I said everyone here loves it!
Thanks,
Shelly
11|1|glazed carrotts 7 layer salad |gwens29|gwen41539@bellsouth.net|11:45:23|12/18/2008|
7 layer salad is so good lol u can look it up on google it have frozen peas freash broccoli, cauliflower, lettuce, etc very good
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13|2|all sounds so yummy I am having surgery on my tooth today so I can't eat :(|sarahjones|s.scottjones@comcast.net|12:57:48|12/18/2008|
Sarah S. Jones 14|3|We do 7 layer salad.. different than gwen with homemade dressing, and we do more a buffet style so we have taco dip, green beans, corn, and other stuff|Kristy|mi3zons1@yahoo.com|13:01:40|12/18/2008|
"Women should not have children after 35. Thirty-five children are enough." - anonymous (Only 28 to GO!) 15|4|Butternut squash with a little butter and brown sugar and a little bit of syrup in them I also add a little nutmeg as well yum:) and also don't forget the pineapple slices if they arent gonna be on the ham:)|sarahjones|s.scottjones@comcast.net|14:55:29|12/18/2008|
Sarah S. Jones 17|5|Scalloped potatoes are great with ham as well.|sarahjones|s.scottjones@comcast.net|15:03:18|12/18/2008|
Sarah S. Jones 18|6|Ok last idea not sure if you love the greens but swiss chard sauteed with a little garlic, salt , pepper and olive oil|sarahjones|s.scottjones@comcast.net|15:06:16|12/18/2008|
Sarah S. Jones 19|1|If I had ham, I'd make either mashed or scalloped potatoes, green beans almondine, a jello salad (probably orange jello with pineapple and mandarin oranges?),...a second veggie, maybe glazed baby carrots or creamed peas with pearl onions...cresent rolls or dinner rolls. |saint6811|waylan@comcast.net|15:54:16|12/18/2008|
"Middle age is when you choose your cereal for the fiber, not the toy." 21|2|Oh, and apple or cherry cobbler for dessert! :D (Cant leave out dessert, Kristy will be disappointed, lolol)|saint6811|waylan@comcast.net|15:58:04|12/18/2008|
"Middle age is when you choose your cereal for the fiber, not the toy." 22|3|with ham|tarasdream|jumpwoman23@hotmail.com |16:55:23|12/18/2008|
i make potato salad, homemade macaroni and cheese, collard greens, green beans, corn on the cob, a green salad, deviled eggs, pickled beets. rolls squash casserole and desserts 23|4|scalloped pineapple is very good with ham|kthy26|kthy26@yahoo.com|19:29:17|12/18/2008|
you use drained chunk pineapple, cubed bread, milk, eggs and sugar mix it all together and bake it until its golden brown on top oh its soo yummy with ham i'm making this for our christmas dinner
24|1|my Ham men for Cmas day|cathy|coggle@hotmail.com|21:36:19|12/18/2008|
the ham - i always use toothpicks to hold sliced pineapples on the ham, the I use the pineapple juice and mix with
brown sugar to make a glaze which I pour over the ham before baking
baked macaroni and cheese - not the boxed kind, we make it from scratch and its baked in the oven
green beans - slow cooked in a crock pot, usually add crumbled bacon and onions to them
potatoes - not sure I want a dish that I can mix up ahead of time and all I'll have to do is put in the oven....
I vaguely remember a recipe that uses hash brown, cheddar cheese and I think sour cream
broccli and cheese sauce
dinner rolls
I am trying to gear my menu towards being hassel free. Our grankids will be here and I want to be playing with them, not stuck in the kitchen cooking kwim???
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25|2|should say ham menu not men....geez|cathy|coggle@hotmail.com|21:36:47|12/18/2008|
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26|3|thats why|tarasdream|jumpwoman23@hotmail.com |04:08:38|12/19/2008|
i do potato salad because it can be made the day before,it tastes better after sitting all night and you can do deviled eggs the day beforeand i still do homemade mac and cheese too. 27|2|i usually pour |tarasdream|jumpwoman23@hotmail.com |08:40:07|12/19/2008|
quite a bit of regular pepsi over my ham, then i make a paste of yellow mustard and brown sugar, then i put a lot of black pepper on top and then i add pineapple slices, and cherries and sometimes a few cloves. the last 30 minutes of cooking time i baste it with the pepsi juices and it is so good!!!!!!!!! 28|3|I do similar, but use 7Up :)|saint6811|waylan@comcast.net|08:49:06|12/19/2008|
"Middle age is when you choose your cereal for the fiber, not the toy." 29|1|Baked Beans! Cheesy Potatoes, more|dragonmom|sueedelmann@yahoo.com|14:35:42|12/19/2008|
My family and DH's family love baked beans with ham.
And any kind of cheesey potatoes, but my favorite are Julienne potatoes (you can buy the BC box mix or make your own). My boys prefer hash browns, but they're my fussy eaters.
I also love pickled beets with it, and brown sugar glazed carrots.
One of my mom's favorites is potatoes and carrots cooked up with lots of butter and a touch of brown sugar. Boil them til soft, then add lots of butter and the sugar.
My mother-in-law always does potato salad with ham.
You all are making me hungry, and I'm snowed in today and didn't get to the grocery store yesterday. Knew I should have headed out at 9:30 after picking up my son from martial arts, but was really hoping they'd exaggerated the snow.
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30|1|Potato Salad, Potato Casserole, etc|cove|tangle3blue@charter.net|17:51:02|12/19/2008|
Potato Salad
Potato Casserole
Baked or Twice Baked Potatoes
Vegetable Casserole e.g. broccoli cheese bake
Fresh Green beans boiled with new potatoes
Creamed Cauliflower or Rutebeggers
Creamed Corn
Steamed Veggies
hth!
Donna