ellaella on Sep 16th, 2008Ham and potato soup
I’m trying to remember which day was summer. It was the coldest, rainiest summer I’ve ever experienced and it’s already time for soups, stews and chilis in New England. This is the sort of hearty, casual soup I like to serve in a mug, whether it’s on the deck in the weakening sunshine admiring autumn […]
ellaella on Feb 27th, 2008Creole glazed ham
This will be on my Easter table along with the divine roasted asparagus in the photo. Their flavors complement each other well. I’ve made Coca-Cola Ham for years but decided to try something new and this fits the bill. Its gives the ham a more complex taste, less sweet, and there’s a perfect amount of glaze for a […]
ellaella on Apr 5th, 2007Coca-Cola ham
About a decade ago, a cyberpal who is a very good cook raved about making ham with a Coca-Cola glaze, as she was about to do for Easter. It was a popular method, she assured me, even though word of this hadn’t reached me in Manhattan. I was a bit skeptical, but she’d never shared […]
