Ham and Squash

Grew up with beans. Always a crowd pleaser.

Easy dinner

This is a delicious dish that I grew up with as a good side to almost anything that you wish to eat. I hope you enjoy, if you try these out.

Ham and Eggs

Not sure if this is a Pennsylvania Dutch thing or not, but we make this all the time as a way to use up the fresh green beans.

Let's face it, after large meals or holiday meals who wants to cook more. Or, what do you do with all the leftover ingredients? Quiche is a perfect vehicle for leftovers. This easy recipe utilizes a lot of leftover ingredients from holiday meals or that large family dinner. This recipe makes one deep dish ready made pie crust. Add your favorite or leftover veggies and meats! Just use the same amounts listed but use what meat and veg you have leftover. Now you have a completely new meal for another dinner or a nice brunch.

A hearty delicious breakfast! I love the Herbs De Provence. It oh so good in bread, soups, and eggs. I hope you give it a go!

This isn't the most traditional way of making ham and bean soup but still has amazing flavor. I didn't use ham hock, ham shank or bacon which seems to be common. We used a homemade ham stock that we had in the freezer made from the bone of a spiral ham. For the ham chunks I used a combination of leftover ham from a holiday meal and the last bit of the ham I smoked this past summer. If you don't have smoked ham or double smoked in my case you can use a smoked turkey leg and let it simmer in the pot. Or even a drop or two of liquid smoke just to give the extra depth of flavor. Also used the dehydrated onion in place of fresh chopped because it seemed like it would just get lost in there. The only thing I might do differently next time is add spinach or another green to the party.