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Ham with Honey Dijon Glaze

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This is our go-to recipe for ham at Easter (and sometimes Christmas). It looks complicated but it really isn’t.

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Ham With Honey Dijon Glaze

Course: Main Course
Servings: 10

Ingredients

  • 1 ham pre-cooked
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup honey
  • 2 TBL Dijon mustard
  • 1/4 tsp cinnamon ground
  • 1/4 tsp clove ground
  • 4 clove garlic smashed

Instructions

  • Pre-heat oven to 300 degrees. Trim away the rind, leaving the fat under the rind of the ham. Let ham rest at room temperature for 1-2 hours.
  • Line baking tray with aluminum foil. Score 1 inch diamond pattern no more than 1/4 inch deep, pour 1/3 cup water in pan, place ham in pan and cover with foil. Bake for 30 minutes.
  • In a sauce pan, heat butter on medium high heat. Add brown sugar, honey, Dijon mustard, cinnamon, and cloves and constantly stir for two minutes. Reduce heat to just a simmer and add garlic until the sauce is the consistency of room temperature honey.
  • Remove ham from oven and discard foil. Increase oven temperature to 425 degrees. Pour 1/3 of the glaze over the ham. Return to oven and cook for 15 minutes. Brush 1/3 of the glaze and pan juices over the ham, return to oven and cook for 15 minutes. Brush 1/3 of the glaze and pan juices over the ham and cook for 15 minutes. If crust is still pink, broil for 2-5 minutes.
  • Let ham rest 10–20 minutes before slicing.

Pot Roast-Simple and Easy

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This is an easy to pull together recipe that is great for a cold winter day.

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Pot Roast

Course: Main Course
Servings: 5

Ingredients

  • 2-2.5 pound chuck roast
  • 1 TBL vegetable oil
  • 1 tsp Kosher salt
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper ground
  • 1/2 tsp thyme dried
  • 1/2 pound carrot about 5 medium carrots
  • 1 pound Yukon gold potatoes 8–10 potatoes
  • 1 clove garlic minced
  • 1/2 tsp rosemary dried
  • 1 each bay leaf
  • 1 cup dry red wine small bottle is slightly more than 1 cup
  • 1 cup beef broth

Instructions

  • Preheat your oven to 325 degrees. Peel carrots and cut into 2 inch chunks. Peel potatoes and cut into large chunks. Season the chuck roast with the kosher salt, pepper, and thyme.
  • Add the vegetable oil the dutch oven and heat. When it ripples and is hot, add the roast and brown deeply for 4–5 minutes on each side (or if you can, brown in your slow cooker).
  • Add remaining ingredients and do one of the following: 1) Bring just to a simmer on the stove top over medium high heat. Once the broth is simmering, cover and place in the over and bake for 2 hours. OR 2) cover and place in the over and cook for 3 – 3 ½ hours.
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Hiking New Zealand and Exploring Sydney Australia

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Summary: A previously planned trip with REI in 2020 was cancelled due to COVID. This was the replacement trip with Active Adventures to the South Island of New Zealand and on our own in Sydney Australia. The bus tour traversed over 1,700 miles in 13 days. We had 12 different hikes covering 55 miles, one 15 mile bike trip and a 2 hour kayaking tour. In Australia we spent 5 days in Sydney, did two chef led tours and took in a show in the Sydney Opera House.

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