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I am so glad you stopped by. A couple of months ago I saw the movie Julie & Julia, where a young woman decides to take a year and make every recipe in Julia Child's French Cookbook. I enjoyed the movie very much and became intrigued. Maybe I could do something like that, so, I got out my barely used, 13 year old, Better Homes Cookbook and started flipping through. Thus began my cooking experiment.

Cooking is something I have always hated to do, it was a chore for me, not a pleasure. I am not a professional cook, and never will be, but the movie ignited a spark in me and revealed a new discovery, cooking can be fun!

I am learning that with patience, motivation, and good recipes anyone can be a good cook. Believe me, if I can do it, so can you! I hope you will experiment along with me and let me know what you think of the recipes I share.

I will post each new recipe I try along with a picture (I can't stand cookbooks that don't include pictures!) so you can see the final product. I will also share tips that I have learned along the way. For you seasoned chefs, the tips may seem like common sense, but for those of us who are dummies in the kitchen, they are epiphanies.

Happy Cooking!

Nancy

Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Amish Brown Sugar Ham Steak and Scalloped Potato Skillet



We were given a ham for Christmas and though I don't like ham very much, I really enjoyed this recipe.

Ingredients:

1 lb slice of ready-to-eat ham
1 tablespoon margarine (we used to call it oleo!)
1 tablespoon brown sugar

1 (10 1/2 ounce) can cream of mushroom soup
2/3 cup evaporated milk (small can)
1/3 cup water
1/4 cup chopped onion
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
3 cups thinly sliced potatoes
1 cup sliced raw carrot

Directions:

In 10" skillet brown ham in oleo and brown sugar. Remove ham, pour off fat (usually not necessary).

Mix in same skillet, the soup, milk, water, onion, salt & pepper. Stir in 3 c thinly sliced potatoes and carrots.

Cover, cook over low heat stirring now and then, until veggies are tender, about 35 minutes. Lift veggies from the bottom so they don't stick.

Place whole ham slice or cut in serving size pieces and place on top of veggies. Cover and cook about 10 minutes more.

Servings: 5

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None of the recipes posted on this site are mine, they are all taken from other sources, or given to me to try. I am not nearly creative enough or good enough in the kitchen to have come up with any of them.

I also cannot promise that any of these recipes are going to turn out good, or taste good for that matter, so you try them at your own risk.

Enjoy!!! Nancy
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