What to do with leftover holiday ham...

Ham & Potato Soup!

Ingredients

• 3 1/2 cups peeled and diced potatoes
• 1/3 cup diced celery
• 1/3 cup finely chopped onion
• 3/4 cup diced cooked ham
• 3 1/4 cups water
• 2 tablespoons chicken bouillon granules
• 1/2 teaspoon salt, or to taste
• 1 teaspoon ground white or black pepper, or to taste
• 5 tablespoons butter
• 5 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 2 cups milk

Directions

1. Combine the potatoes, celery, onion, ham and water in a stockpot. Bring to a boil, then cook over medium heat until potatoes are tender, about 10 to 15 minutes. Stir in the chicken bouillon, salt and pepper.
2. In a separate saucepan, melt butter over medium-low heat. Whisk in flour with a fork, and cook, stirring constantly until thick, about 1 minute. Slowly stir in milk as not to allow lumps to form until all of the milk has been added. Continue stirring over medium-low heat until thick, 4 to 5 minutes.
3. Stir the milk mixture into the stockpot, and cook soup until heated through. Serve immediately.

Scalloped potatoes

Ingredients

• 5 large potatoes, peeled and thinly sliced
• 3/4 cup chopped onion
• 3 tablespoons butter or margarine
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 3/4 cups chicken broth
• 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• Paprika

Directions

1. In a greased 2-1/2-qt. baking dish, layer potatoes and onion.
2. In a saucepan, melt the butter; stir in flour until smooth. Gradually add broth, mayonnaise, salt and pepper; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thick and bubbly. Pour over potatoes. Sprinkle with paprika.
3. Cover and bake at 325 degrees for 2 hours or until tender.

Baked Fried Chicken

  Start by letting the chicken wings/strips/whatever marinade in milk for 30min.

Mix in a Gallon Size Ziploc or Large Bowl:  

 1 tsp. Salt

1 T Season All

3/4 tsp Pepper

1 c. Flour

2 tsp. Paprika

Dash Cayenne

Dash Slap Yo Mama

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Cut 1/2 stick of butter into a few pieces and place in a 9x13 pan. Melt butter in pre-heated oven.

Spread melted butter around the bottom of the pan. Lightly spray the pan, if needed, to make sure that there are no dry spots.

Shake excess milk off of chicken and completely coat each piece with the seasoning mix. You can either shake the chicken in the bag, until coated, or dip each piece in the bowl until coated.

Place each piece of chicken in the pan.

Cook for 20 min. Turn each piece of chicken and continue cooking for 20 more minutes, or until cooked through.

ENJOY!

Mashed potatoes

• 6 medium russet potatoes, peeled and cubed
• 1 cup warm milk
• 1/2 cup butter or margarine
• 1.5 teaspoon salt
• Dash pepper
• Some garlic
• Dash parsley

Directions

1. Place potatoes in a saucepan and cover with water. Cover and bring to a boil; cook for additional 20-25 minutes or until very tender. Drain well. Add milk, butter, salt and pepper, garlic, parsley; mash until light and fluffy.

Easy breezy pizza dough recipe

Ingredients

• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 (.25 ounce) package active dry yeast (2.25 teaspoon)
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil (I'd sub with olive oil)
• 2 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon white sugar
• 1 cup warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)

Directions

1. Dissolve yeast and sugar in warm water (10 min) in a large mixing bowl.
2. Add in salt, oil and HALF of the flour. Mix.
3. Once that flour is incorporated, start adding flour in bit by bit until you get the pizza dough to the consistency you want: slightly tacky, but when you touch it it doesn’t stick to your hands.
4. Cover and let it rise for 1 hour.
5. Bake at 400 degrees C (190 degrees C) for 15 minutes. 
6. Top as desired and bake for another 10-15.