Ahhh, you just uncovered my ham sandwich exception. It's the muffaletta. I haven't eaten one in many years, but there was this place in New Orleans that had shaved ham on theirs and it was an exceptionally delicious sandwich.
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Andy M.
Certified Pretend Chef
Here the store brand/off brand turkeys are $0.59/Lb. I buy one for parts to make stock for Thanksgiving. For the main meal I buy a FRESH Butterball - no additives/injections.
Yeah, I've only cooked a Thanksgiving meal once since 1992.
Kathleen
Cupcake
I love cooking the Thanksgiving meal. It's always the same as what my grandmother/mother, etc made. Basically, I relive family memories with food.
I dont mind it, it's just that when I moved to Ohio, my husband's aunt hosted Thanksgiving up until her husband died. It's just how they did things. I hosted once, and my southern dishes weren't all to everyone else's tastes, and missing dishes or foods that were prepared differently were commented upon.
After that, my MIL hosted it up until she got ill. She passed away last year. We only have room for 12 people so we would have to make a choice on which family members would be "cut" from our invitation list. That's an unpleasant task. Our nephew and his wife have a 3k sqft house so we did holidays there so no one felt left out.
After that, my MIL hosted it up until she got ill. She passed away last year. We only have room for 12 people so we would have to make a choice on which family members would be "cut" from our invitation list. That's an unpleasant task. Our nephew and his wife have a 3k sqft house so we did holidays there so no one felt left out.
blissful
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We haven't had that many good deals lately! Aldi's has button mushrooms for $1.29/ 8 oz.
Last week we had reduced produce of $1/cucumber, pear, avocados, 3 apples, and $1/4 large yellow and red peppers, lastly $1/ bag of bananas. Turkey is usually a good deal before thanksgiving.
Last week we had reduced produce of $1/cucumber, pear, avocados, 3 apples, and $1/4 large yellow and red peppers, lastly $1/ bag of bananas. Turkey is usually a good deal before thanksgiving.
Nice haul bliss!
My comment on Ham. Ham is ham. Even tho prosciutto, salami, nor any other cured meats is made from pork - to me they are not HAM. Half a ham, full ham, slab of ham (with a bone for soup later, works fro single people) that is ham.
My comment on Ham. Ham is ham. Even tho prosciutto, salami, nor any other cured meats is made from pork - to me they are not HAM. Half a ham, full ham, slab of ham (with a bone for soup later, works fro single people) that is ham.
You don't consider prosciutto ham? What is it about prosciutto that makes it not ham? Is it because it is raw? Is it because it is cured?
In A Pickle
Senior Cook
Different look, taste and texture?
It’s almost closer to an uncooked bacon that ham!
It’s almost closer to an uncooked bacon that ham!
In A Pickle
Senior Cook
I understand the texture thing. I sometimes buy what I call plastic ham for Mr IAP and the boys because they like it but I don’t eat it myself. The dextrose and starches they use on that type of meat isn’t my favourite.
If I want ham for something like a pizza I’ll buy one of these two type of thing -
The ham hocks are the best value. I leave out the including apple sauce of course and shred them. As they’ve already done the hard work for me it cooks quickly and takes moments to break them up, there’s no slimy texture. It’s the same texture you expect from other shredded meat.
These things are pretty much never on offer though!
If I want ham for something like a pizza I’ll buy one of these two type of thing -
The ham hocks are the best value. I leave out the including apple sauce of course and shred them. As they’ve already done the hard work for me it cooks quickly and takes moments to break them up, there’s no slimy texture. It’s the same texture you expect from other shredded meat.
These things are pretty much never on offer though!
@taxlady Have you ever sat down to a prosciutto dinner? With the host standing with carving knife asking everyone would they like it thin or thick cut? It is not a meat served on its own. It is part of a dish as on a pizza, could be in a quiche or wrapped around melon or asparagus. Same with a salami, etc.
Another point on ham. I remember when first preparing meals in my own kitchen being reminded by mom to always check the label on the Ham. Some still needed to be cooked before eating. I don't see them now-a-days. They are all fully cooked.
Admit haven't 'baked' a full ham in years so perhaps I'm just not looking at the right ones. Now I just usually purchase ham steaks for the frying pan.
Another point on ham. I remember when first preparing meals in my own kitchen being reminded by mom to always check the label on the Ham. Some still needed to be cooked before eating. I don't see them now-a-days. They are all fully cooked.
Admit haven't 'baked' a full ham in years so perhaps I'm just not looking at the right ones. Now I just usually purchase ham steaks for the frying pan.
I don't recall if our smoked hams were ever labeled as cooked or not. It was a given that if it was smoked, it was fully cooked. Or to me anyway. But I've always purchased Smith's hams, just like my parents did. It might be on the wrapper somewhere.
Or maybe that is why we have "fresh" hams. Which denotes it has not been smoked and cured.
Or maybe that is why we have "fresh" hams. Which denotes it has not been smoked and cured.
Doesn't that suck?
I remember going to my GF's house for dinner and the plan was, I would pick up the "Greeks". Greek hot dogs, hamburgers, fries...
At that time there were five Greek diners in my city and I had been to them all, so had a favorite. And the comments didn't stop at, This isn't NY Lunch, is it?
And really, when it comes to cheap meat and fries with Greek sauce poured all over them, does it really make a difference?
Who goes to someone's house for a meal and criticize? Family or not that is just so horribly rude! By the same token - don't ask someone to bring something to a meal and then tell them it is a bad choice! WOW! Hope your answer was that next time they could fetch it (and pay for it?) themselves!
@Jusa - my table can stretch to almost 24 people (crowded but fun). If having more than that I turned it into a buffet style meal. The food was lined up on one side - the other side was left free for those who needed an actual table to eat from (elderly or impaired) the rest moved around to other chairs. A small table for the little guys. It's great. Works very well. Everyone still mingled and talked.
Growing up when we usually had holiday meals at Grandma's, we were all around the table. Mom started hosting sometimes and kids were often at a smaller table. Worked for us!
Growing up when we usually had holiday meals at Grandma's, we were all around the table. Mom started hosting sometimes and kids were often at a smaller table. Worked for us!
I just don't have the space, unfortunately. We built an addition with a new kitchen, master bedroom, etc.years ago. But when our kids turned into adults, 2 moved out and 2 were in college still living at home, so we put up a wall between the old part of the house (where the living room is located) and our side to give them (and us) privacy. Middle daughter graduated from college and moved out, but our son still lives over there. Our dining room is attached to the kitchen, but we have no living room, so no place for people to sit and hang out after dinner. There's no place to put an extra table. Out table seats 8 and we have room for 4 more at the bar,but it's tight. It's cold outside in Ohio in November so can't go sit outside. It's easier to go somewhere else where there's room for everyone.
Linda0818
Executive Chef
That's the way I like it as well.
It's also good as a replacement for bacon in sandwiches, like turkey clubs. I bake whole slices in a 350 oven for about 10-15 minutes until crispy. Takes your sammie to a new level, in my opinion.
I like watermelon and that's the only melon I like, and of course it's too watery for that. I'm guessing you mean honeydew and catelope types of melon. I've seen that, but not for me. I also won't eat Prosciutto that hasn't been cooked.
CharlieD
Chef Extraordinaire
Both Sam's and Costco right now are having amazing deals on rib roast, right now.
