Sticky Sliders and Millionaire Pie

Quick, I have to eat this pie before it melts! 

Impossibly Easy Ham and Swiss Pie and Shortbread Spritz

Do you have a love for easy recipes? 

Scalloped Potatoes and Ham

My daughter sent me home with the ham bone from Easter.

Ham and Potato Soup

 

 On my table today, I'm using my Target lantern decorated with a sprig of berries, pine cone and greenery. The vintage salt and pepper shakers were given to my Mom from a good friend and she gave them to me.  I just love their sweet faces and how they go arm and arm. 

 

I used a red charger from Wal Mart with my special Target dishes that my beloved  hubby and I searched for over twenty years ago.  The Big Star Quilt that I made, I've shown before, but I love getting it out at Christmas time. 

 

 
I've tried this recipe twice now, and the original one from Allrecipes can be found here.   Since I wanted a thicker soup, I've added more potatoes and ham. If you have some leftover ham, this is an excellent recipe to use.   Here's my revised recipe:

4 1/2 cups peeled and cubed potatoes (about 6 medium)
1/2 cup diced celery
1/3 cup finely chopped onion

1 1/2 cups chopped, cooked ham
3 1/2 cups chicken broth
salt and pepper to taste

5 T. butter
5 T. flour
2 cups milk

shredded cheese for garnish

Directions

1. Combine the potatoes, celery, onion, ham and chicken broth in a stockpot. Bring to a boil, then cook over medium heat until potatoes are tender, about 10 to 15 minutes. Stir in the salt and pepper.
2. In a separate saucepan, melt butter over medium-low heat. Whisk in flour and cook, stirring constantly until thick, about 1 minute. Slowly stir in milk as not to allow lumps to form until all of the milk has been added. Continue stirring over medium-low heat until thick, 4 to 5 minutes.
3. Stir the milk mixture into the stockpot, and cook soup until heated through. I use a potato masher and mash up some of the potatoes.  
4. Serve with some grated cheese on top.

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Green Eggs and Ham

Sprinkle the eggs with some chopped chives

Last Spring, I saw this great idea for coloring deviled eggs after they are hard-cooked, on happierthanapiginmud.blogspot.com/.  Lynn always has fun ideas for food and great recipes.  I tried it last year and I thought this would be perfect for a fun Green Eggs and Ham meal.  It's just TOO FUN of an idea not to share,  for Spring time meals, or any time, for that matter.

Here's how I did the eggs:
                                                                                                
To cook the eggs:

For eggs, put the amount you want into a saucepan, cover the eggs with an inch of water over the tops; bring to a boil.  When the water comes to a boil, remove the pan from the heat, cover and let sit for 10 minutes.  Remove the eggs from the water and immediately plunge into a bowl of ice water.  I usually roll them around to crack the shells and let them sit for about 5 minutes.  They then can be easily peeled.

To color the eggs:

You will need about 1 t. white vinegar, food coloring and about 1 cup of hot water.  For 5 eggs and wanting them all green, I used 1 T. white vinegar, green food coloring and 3 cups water.  I put the peeled, hard-cooked eggs sit in the water for about 7 minutes, as Lynn suggested.

To make the deviled egg filling:

I used a wavy food cutter to slice the eggs, popped out the yolk into a bowl and used a pastry blender to smash up the yolks.  Usually  people like the filling that their Mom  made and I'm no exception!!  I use a little vinegar & sugar, salt and pepper, a little milk to make it creamy (but not too creamy), a couple of tablespoons of mayo and stir it all up.  You then can spoon into the white of the egg or pipe it in.  I used a Wilton Dessert Decorator that you can buy at Wal Mart.  It's great when you don't have a huge amount to decorate.

The Wilton Dessert Decorator

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