Looking for a new recipe to help use up your leftover Easter ham? Move over egg salad sandwiches and ham casseroles, and let me introduce you to ham balls! If you have never heard of ham balls you are in for a treat! Ham balls are a Pennsylvania Dutch delicacy. As a native Pennsylvanian, I grew up eating these ham/pork based “meatballs” and remember requesting them (along with scalloped potatoes and baked pineapple) for many birthday dinners. They are easy to make, a great way to use leftover ham, and they freeze well (before or after baking) for a quick-to-serve meal.
Ham balls are primarily a combination of ground ham and ground pork. If you don’t have a meat grinder don’t worry. The ham and pork can easily be finely processed in a food processor.
In a pinch, I have even substituted the pork with mild breakfast sausage. The ground (or finely chopped) ham and pork is bound with bread/cracker crumbs, eggs, and milk, and then lightly seasoned with mustard. Once these ingredients are mixed, shape the mixture into a ball about the size of a tennis ball, and place in a lightly greased casserole dish.
I usually get about 6 ham balls per recipe. Next, mix together the ingredients for the sauce and pour over the ham balls. The sauce is an unexpected combination of milk, vinegar, brown sugar, and mustard.
Do not let this throw you off! This sweet, tangy glaze-like sauce really makes the ham balls moist and delicious. From this point you can either freeze and bake later, or go ahead and bake. Be aware that while this dish comes together quickly, baking does take some time.
Initially bake at 350 F for 1 hour with a cover on the dish. After 1 hour bake an additional 30 to 45 minutes uncovered. I commonly baste the ham balls 2 times
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Need to take that plain wooden side table up a notch? Make it Moroccan! In this tutorial I’ll show you how to create a stylish Moroccan side table that will quickly become a conversation piece. This technique can be used to create a variety of designs, so you can apply it to any project you want! Ready to make a side table worth of resting your morning coffee on? Follow my step-by-step tutorial below to get started today!
If you like lanterns and you want to have the most romantic and cozy atmosphere on your patio or porch, don’t throw out your large glass jars. Yes, you read that right! All you need is large glass jars and knitting yarn. I’m sure you have those large pickles jars and I’m sure you have knitting yarn at home. If not my friends, hurry to your grandma's to get some.
One of the most loved holidays, Easter brings together friends and families to celebrate the idea of rebirth, good defeating evil and light breaking through the darkness, as well as end the Lent season with delicious meals.
This archipelago of some 140 islands basks in the Gulf Stream of the Atlantic. The islands’ powdery, white, sandy beaches and warm microclimate, give them a sense of being much further from the rest of Great Britain than they really are.
Kids can have fun in the garden and on a windowsill. It can give them an understanding of food and green issues in a fun environment. Help them grow plants that are easy, reliable and develop quickly to maintain interest. Give them good soil, a sunny location and help so they are not put off gardening in the future. Kids can be turned into enthusiastic gardeners from an early age and with luck it will stay with them for life
Everyone loves falafel—it’s a year-round staple, and the frozen options at Trader Joe’s make it incredibly easy to prepare. But today, you should probably rid your freezer shelves of any Trader Joe’s falafel: In the company’s third food recall this week, on July 28 Trader Joe’s recalled its fan-favorite Fully Cooked Falafel after being informed by the supplier that rocks were found in the food.
Did you know that the tradition of making and hanging a kissing ball dates back to the early Middle Ages? During that time, people used apples or potatoes as a base to create a ball-shaped decoration we now know as kissing balls. The decorations were hung in doorways to bestow goodwill and blessings to all who visited the home. During the 17th through the early 19th centuries, Puritans and other religious groups frowned upon the use of any holiday decoration. Fortunately, Prince Albert, the husband of Queen Victoria of England, revived the tradition of decorating with live greenery and Christmas trees for the holidays in 1840. Kissing balls were hung from doorways and ceilings to encourage romance, and many young women would stand underneath them and hope for a kiss.
The holiday season is quickly approaching, and it will likely look slightly different this year. There may be fewer people at the dinner table and on the backyard football team due to gathering restrictions. However, one aspect is sure to stick around: leftovers. Americans consumed an average of 3,000-4,500 calories per person on Thanksgiving in 2019, using upwards of 46 million turkeys. Despite this high food consumption, much goes to waste. Leftovers have become a significant part of holiday culture. One survey states that 73% of American adults agree that a fridge full of leftovers is the best thing about hosting Thanksgiving. Despite this love for leftovers, most people do not think about the importance of properly storing their holiday leftovers.
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