#71 - Maryland Stuffed Ham

If we can think of something less appealing that raw beef and onion, it may very well be Maryland stuffed ham. After looking for it already cooked everywhere, we decided that if we were going to eat it, we would have to make it ourselves (another appetizer for the white elephant gift exchange!) Sara pored over recipes to find the most appealing. It was tough. But, one of the benefits of cooking it ourselves is that we could make some with veggie ham. Not any more tasty (and actually probably less) but it works for the challenge!

First - the stuffing - mainly kale (that may be the first problem with the dish). Add some onions, we should have added watercress if we could find it, and some salt and pepper. Instead we threw in some parsley (probably added more taste!) and a little spinach. Cooked it all together for a while. Then we rolled it in both veggie ham and real ham and then cooked it. Actually not bad. (Kate said she loved it - though may have been the only one to feel that strongly about it!) Not as terrible as it probably should have been. But, really not great, and top 100? Maybe not.