2014年12月31日
the ham leftovers
A few weeks ago I made a ham in the slow cooker. We don’t normally eat hams here, mainly because it’s just the two of us. And a ham equates to A LOT of food.
Plus, in our family, hams are usually reserved for special occasions like Christmas and Easter. (That’s my Instagram ham below.)
Mr. B and I were talking the other day, reminiscing about Christmases past. Not our Christmases together but the ones from our childhood. And we realized that both of our families ate hams for dinner.
On TV and in Christmas movies, I see families eat a goose or duck. Or a fancy roast. And both of our families have always eaten ham. I’m not really a pork person (bacon doesn’t count) but on Christmas, because it’s a special occasion, I give in and eat some. And I enjoy every bit of that Christmas ham.
Well, today and Tuesday’s recipes are for the other ham families out there and are stuck with leftovers. I think we’re more common than what you see in the movies. And you can only eat so much ham on its own after Christmas is over.
I called my dad to see what he does with his leftovers after Christmas – cause I know my dad is like me and doesn’t waste a thing. He said, that for the most part, he freezes his. And we did freeze a little bit.
But the day before I planned to freeze the rest of the ham leftovers, I got really hungry. While digging around in the fridge, I found a jalapeno and some green onions and this ham jalapeno green onion quesadilla recipe was born.
Straight out of the pan, this quesadilla is delicious. But to recreate the picture, you’ll need to cut up some additional green onions and slice up some more jalapeno. Then, drizzle sour cream on top of the uncut quesadilla and sprinkle extra shredded cheese and the green onion and jalapeno.