Cooking Tips and Recipes

Ham with Cherry Sauce

"There's nothing I'd rather serve for Easter dinner or another springtime occasion than succulent baked ham. My recipe features a rub that add flavor to a meat plus a delicious cherry sauce with a hint of almond. -Lavonn Bormuth Westerville, Ohio"

How to Cook Prime Rib

Put meat in shallow pan, oncovered. Preheat oven to 375°.

Cook 1 hour, leave in oven.

Turn oven off 3-4 hours, DO NOT open door!

Turn oven back on to 300° for 45 minutes. Slice and Serve.

Stuffed Pork Chops

Cover and bake at 350° for 1 hour and 15 minutes. Then remove the cover and back for 15 more minutes.

Options: for the last 15 minutes add a can of cream of mushroom soup over the top.

Bacon Wrapped Stuffed Chicken Breast

OVEN: Bake at 350° for 45 minutes in a covered glass pan with a little water in the bottom then bake for 15 minutes uncoverd to crisp up bacon

GRILL: Place directly on grill for 6 minutes a side then put on tin foil and cook on indirect heat for 30 minutes.

PREP TIME	10 Min
COOK TIME	1 Hour 45 Min
READY IN	1 Hour 55 Min
SERVINGS	8

INGREDIENTS

1 (8 pound) fully-cooked, bone-in ham
1 cup packed brown sugar
3 tablespoons maple syrup
1 teaspoon ground mustard
1/2 cup sugar
3 tablespoons cornstarch
1 cup cold water
1 (16.5 ounce) can pitted dark sweet cherries
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 teaspoon almond extract

DIRECTIONS

Place ham in a roasting pan. Score surface of ham with shallow diagonal cuts, making diamond shapes. Combine the brown sugar, syrup and mustard; rub over ham and press into cuts. Cover and bake at 325 degrees F for 1-3/4 to 2 hours or until a meat thermometer reads 140 degrees F and ham is heated through.
For cherry sauce, in a saucepan, combine the sugar, cornstarch and water until smooth. Add cherries. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Remove from the heat; stir in lemon juice and extract. Serve with ham.