seriously. Cookbook.

Why do I not cook for myself all the time??

Here's my latest culinary experiment:

Spinach Salad with warm ham:


Ingredients:
1 clementine
package salad greens
serving ham steak, raw
3 medium white mushrooms
pancake syrup

Instructions:
wash mushrooms and greens. chop mushrooms into bite sized pieces. (I choose to halve them and then chunk them but whatever works)

Peel clementine. Arrange half of clementine on plate with mushrooms and greens. Leave 4-5 pieces, set aside.

cut ham steak into bite sized pieces.

add syrup to skillet and put over medium heat. Use enough syrup to safely cover bottom of a small skillet. Wait until it starts to really sizzle, then squeeze two or three sections of the clementine into the syrup. Put the rest of the pieces in the skillet.

Add ham and the last pieces of clementine.

Cook in skillet and make sure to flip over- a few minutes on each side. Done when starting to turn golden brown, don't let the meat get too dark!

Put on separate plate for a few minutes to cool.

Add Feta crumbles to plate

Place ham and clementine pieces over top.

Enjoy!

I didn't use any dressing, but if I had wanted some, I would have gone for a nice balsamic or raspberry vinaigrette!

recipe: ham steak bake!

Sometimes, you guys, I have great ideas.

Today, I had one.

And it was so tasty!

I'm sorry I didn't get a picture, but I had to box it up and get to rehearsal. Anyway, here's what I remember of the recipe!

Charis's Potato and Ham Steak Bake
(Like all my recipes, it serves one!)


Ingredients:
1/4 large ham steak, defrosted
1 medium potato, scrubbed
1-2 carrots, peeled
1/3 white onion
olive oil
honey
salt
pepper
oregano
garlic powder
basil

1. Cut potato into slices, then halve.  Add Carrot, chopped into about bite size slices. Add to boiling water ( I used a medium sauce pan) Boil until they easily can be speared with a fork. (About 5-10 minutes)

2. While those are boiling, take olive oil, honey and spices and mix together in a 12x12 baking dish. I used about 4-5 tablespoons olive oil, 2-3 tablespoons honey, and liberal sprinklings of the spices.

3. Dip Ham steak into mixture, coating the outside. Set aside for a minute.

4. once veggies are done, put them in the baking dish. Using a big spoon, gently stir them until they all seem covered in the mixture. Add more oil or honey if you don't have enough. Dish should have some liquid left over. Add onion, in large pieces while stirring.

5. Nestle the ham steak into the middle of the dish, around and slightly under the veggies.

6. Bake at 350 for 20-30 minutes, until onions are getting translucent, and meat is cooked through.

Enjoy!

Time:
prep: 20 minutes
cook: 20-30 minutes