Anonymous
Post 12/12/2022 12:26     Subject: Re:Please help me with Christmas ham :)
Maybe make a pork tenderloin (not pork loin)? It’s still pork, but gives you a break from ham.
Anonymous
Post 12/12/2022 12:15     Subject: Please help me with Christmas ham :)
Honey baked ham is pretty popular with my family. I saw a recipe for hassleback salmon that looks tasty!
Anonymous
Post 12/12/2022 11:46     Subject: Please help me with Christmas ham :)
Why do you feel the need to serve her traditional menu when you will be in YOUR house? Serve what you like. Reflect your own tastes. Make your own traditions. That way, you can stop sneering at hers and being fake when saying that you want to make her happy.
Anonymous
Post 12/12/2022 11:16     Subject: Re:Please help me with Christmas ham :)
Get one from Honeybaked Ham. They're the best!
Anonymous
Post 12/12/2022 11:15     Subject: Please help me with Christmas ham :)
Anonymous wrote:A lot of people obtain cooked hams - not sure where they pick up.

Get a pre cooked one, and you can cook a turkey.

This, except salmon instead of turkey. The Christmas fish. Wasn’t that an Everybody Loves Raymond episode?
If you’re gonna make salmon because one sister likes it, then I think you should make the ham the way your MIL likes it, which is easy and delicious, instead of some alternative “yummy” way.
Anonymous
Post 12/12/2022 11:14     Subject: Please help me with Christmas ham :)
My whole family loves this salmon recipe. The website is annoying but I usually quadruple the sauce and put it on a whole wild caught salmon fillet.

https://www.paleorunningmomma.com/buttery-dill-mustard-baked-salmon/#wprm-recipe-container-17381

And I would stick with the spiral ham if you’re having ham. It’s easy, which is probably why MIL does it. Do something more “elevated” with the sides.

Or ditch ham and do a prime rib.
Anonymous
Post 12/12/2022 11:12     Subject: Please help me with Christmas ham :)
Sorry, OP, but the spiral cut glazed ham is delicious.
Anonymous
Post 12/12/2022 11:11     Subject: Please help me with Christmas ham :)
"Elevated"? Dude, it's a ham. Serve an alternate main dish if you want something more "elevated." Just serve ham, salmon and some side dishes, and calm down.
Anonymous
Post 12/12/2022 11:09     Subject: Please help me with Christmas ham :)
A lot of people obtain cooked hams - not sure where they pick up.

Get a pre cooked one, and you can cook a turkey.
Anonymous
Post 12/12/2022 11:06     Subject: Please help me with Christmas ham :)
I am Southern and grew up eating country ham-or Virginia ham as we referred to it (preferably Gwaltneys or Edwards from Smithfield). I think it may be too salty as a main
course by itself. It’s delicious in biscuits, stews, crab dishes or wrapped around a piece of chicken. Your MIL probably prefers the sweet Costco type, which I agree is spongey. Just serve two entrees. The hams are cheap.
Anonymous
Post 12/12/2022 11:01     Subject: Please help me with Christmas ham :)
My favorite ham recipe, from Alton Brown (Good Eats.)

https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/city-ham-recipe-2013153

Anonymous
Post 12/12/2022 10:36     Subject: Please help me with Christmas ham :)
Anonymous wrote: I don't like city ham, either. It's too sweet and has a spongy texture. You might prefer a county ham, which is saltier and firmer. I order mine from Burger's Smokehouse.

Ham and salmon are both pretty traditional. You can serve with the usual holiday sides.


*Country ham. Not County Ham.
Anonymous
Post 12/12/2022 10:35     Subject: Please help me with Christmas ham :)
I don't like city ham, either. It's too sweet and has a spongy texture. You might prefer a county ham, which is saltier and firmer. I order mine from Burger's Smokehouse.

Ham and salmon are both pretty traditional. You can serve with the usual holiday sides.
Anonymous
Post 12/12/2022 09:24     Subject: Please help me with Christmas ham :)
Anonymous wrote:My in laws are coming for Christmas. My MIL always makes the same thing when we visit her for Christmas - ham. I get this is a traditional thing, but I'm not really a fan, and didn't grow up eating it myself! I'd love to make it, but in a more appetizing way (hers is the spiral with the glaze that comes with the ham). Want to honor her tradition, but also want to eat. Any good recipes for something a bit more elevated? (To be fair, my kids aren't big fans of the ham either, so I swear I'm not being a snob).

The bonus is that one of my SIL only eats salmon (like she will bring her own to Thanksgiving to cook instead of eating the turkey), so I would like to serve that as well.

So my Christmas wish, for anyone who's bored today is to develop a good menu with yummy ham, salmon, and good sides. Thanks in advance!!



Well, I am no ham expert. I am with write Anne Lamott who called it “salty, pink eraser.” Your MIL is probably used to the Costco spiral cut which is pretty well- received when I have served to ham fans. Make it easy on yourself and keep your MIL’s ham and elevate it with sides like Ina Garten’s fennel potato gratin.
Anonymous
Post 12/12/2022 09:01     Subject: Please help me with Christmas ham :)
My in laws are coming for Christmas. My MIL always makes the same thing when we visit her for Christmas - ham. I get this is a traditional thing, but I'm not really a fan, and didn't grow up eating it myself! I'd love to make it, but in a more appetizing way (hers is the spiral with the glaze that comes with the ham). Want to honor her tradition, but also want to eat. Any good recipes for something a bit more elevated? (To be fair, my kids aren't big fans of the ham either, so I swear I'm not being a snob).

The bonus is that one of my SIL only eats salmon (like she will bring her own to Thanksgiving to cook instead of eating the turkey), so I would like to serve that as well.

So my Christmas wish, for anyone who's bored today is to develop a good menu with yummy ham, salmon, and good sides. Thanks in advance!!