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Just Cook It! Greet Easter dinner with glazed ham

In just 10 short days it will be time for yet another major holiday. If you regularly read my columns, and I hope you do, you know that I love holidays. In fact, I’ve even been known to celebrate lesser holidays just for a convenient excuse to celebrate.The holidays are special times ...

Recipe: Mario’s Glazed Ham

Yield: 16-20 servings1 ½ cups Applejack Brandy¾ cup honey¼ cup pure maple syrup1 teaspoon red pepper flakes2 cups water1 12-14 pound bone-in (or semi-boneless) ham12 tablespoons (1 ½ sticks) butter2 cups light brown sugar, packedProcedure:1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. In a medium ...

Just Cook It! Cured verses uncured hot dogs

It’s a good week.I’ve been anxiously awaiting this week for the past six months, and I am glad to say that after all of my (im)patient waiting — baseball is back, specifically Pirates baseball.There’s nothing like baseball. It’s the smell of the grass, the crack of the bat, the cloud ...

Just Cook It: Chefs don’t always eat what they practice

I hear it all the time — “It must be great to be a chef. You’re able to cook exceptional meals for others and yourself anytime.“You have the luxury of being able to eat like a king for every meal of every day. Not to mention the fact that you can take common ingredients, no matter what ...

Just Cook It! Spoonbread is versatile menu addition

Where will you be one month from today?My guess is that you will most likely be the spectator of a hunt. No, I don’t mean you’ll be on your couch watching the latest reality show on one of the nature channels. You’ll be watching children hunt ever so diligently for dyed hard boiled eggs ...

Just Cook It: Foods of St. Patrick’s Day

I’ve heard it said that on every March 17, we’re all Irish. I find that to be ironic considering that St. Patrick himself wasn’t Irish.St. Patrick was born in Roman Britain in the fourth century to a wealthy Roman-British family.When St. Patrick was 16 years old, he was kidnapped by Irish ...