

Who knows if a new recipe might be something everyone insists on each year. Stir to make sure all the spices are mixed into the chicken stock. I like to mix it up with making ones I know are hits and new ones for a change. Set your slow cooker to low (six hours) or high (3-4 hours) and toss in the ham hocks, chicken stock, water, snapped green beans, garlic, onion, kosher salt, black pepper, and red pepper flakes and vinegar, if using. What side dish is a must for your holiday table? I have several family favorites and one of them is creamed corn. A sprinkling of sliced almonds on top gives a lovely contrast and adds a delightful nutty flavor. Add the beans, broth, ham hock, bay leaf, thyme, and ground black pepper to taste. Add the garlic cook for 30 more seconds, stirring constantly. Add the onion and celery cook until the vegetables start to soften, about 5 minutes. I used the thin French ones also known as haricot verts. Heat olive oil in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. It’s sweet, salty, and has a crunch from crisp-tender green beans. Then again, double chocolate is great so why not double ham? Anyway, what blends this dish all together is a balsamic dressing spiced up with a hint of cayenne pepper and a touch of sugar. It would probably go nicely with ham too, however that would be ham with a side of ham. Green Beans with Country Ham and Onion goes nicely with turkey. Step aside bacon because country ham is the star of this one. Line a baking sheet with foil, and spray with non-stick cooking spray (or line with. I pulled out my holiday cookbooks and found just the right recipe. Ham Steak & Green Bean Recipes Directions: Preheat oven to 425 degrees. First there is holiday meal planning and I wanted to feature something different this year. I’m bringing up boxes of decorations and will get to all the ornament hanging soon. He diligently worked on the lights because a whole lot of them seem to mysteriously not work after being put away. My husband brought up the four trees from the basement this past weekend.

It’s the time to decorate for the holidays and I go all out. There are empty trees inside my home too.

I wanted to have plenty of room for an extra helping of those tasty beans. There were some Green Beans with Country Ham and Onion in my very near future. What could I do? Nothing except to keep blowing and working up an appetite. It was as if Mother Nature was messing with me and laughing as she sprinkled leaves on what was a tidy lawn. About half-way through a breeze blew and scattered more around and a few even landed on my shoulders. Well, hanging on until I decide to do leaf blowing. Most of the leaves have fallen and yet some are still hanging on.
