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Redeye Glazed Ham Steak
Simple Couscous Salad
Carrot Coins
Cooking time:  20 minutes for menu
Cooking schedule: see below for "menu" instructions

Redeye Glazed Ham Steak                                          Time: 15 minutes

1 piece of ham, 1/2 - 3/4" thick (1.5cm), about 12 oz total weight (350 gr)
1/4 cup coffee (save some from breakfast or use instant - make it strong)
1 tbs brown sugar
1 tbs whole grain mustard
1 tbs red wine vinegar

Mix sugar, coffee, mustard and vinegar.  Cook ham on the barbecue grill, 5  - 7 minutes per side, basting with the Redeye Glaze until ham is a lovely mahogany color.  Or sauté in olive oil in nonstick skillet for same amount of time - until it starts to brown.

Simple Couscous Salad                                               Time: 15 minutes

1/2 cup couscous
3/4 cup chicken broth
1/2 cup cherry tomatoes
1 stalk celery
2 tbs snipped chives
2 tbs balsamic vinegar
1 tbs olive oil - good stuff
1 1/2 tsp Dijon mustard

Cut tomatoes in half. Chop celery.  Heat chicken broth to a boil.  Put couscous in a medium bowl.  When broth is boiling pour over couscous, cover and let stand for 10 minutes...Do not stir it.  Snip chives.  Add chives, tomatoes and celery to couscous.  Fluff gently with a fork to combine.  Put the vinegar, mustard and oil in a small bowl.  Whisk well and stir into couscous. Serve.

Carrot Coins                                                                 Time: 20 minutes

2 large carrots
1/4 cup chicken stock
1 tsp Balsamic vinegar
1 tsp brown sugar
2 tsp butter

Slice the carrots very thinly.  In small skillet heat the stock, vinegar, sugar and butter.  When simmering add the carrots, cover, reduce heat to low and simmer for 10 minutes.  Uncover and cook off any remaining liquid.  Serve.
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Cooking schedule: 20 minutes
Assemble all food, utensils and serving dishes
Turn on /light barbecue if using
Thinly slice carrots
Slice tomatoes
Chop celery
Snip chives
Make glaze for ham
Get menu, recipes & list from Thyme For Cooking 
Do pantry inventory
Check fridge and freezer 


Check shopping list
Heat chicken stock for couscous
Start to cook carrots
Start to cook ham
Poor stock over couscous
Turn ham
Uncover carrots
Mix vinegar, mustard, oil for couscous
Remove ham
Put carrots into serving dish
Finish couscous
Serve all and enjoy -- TGIF!

 

 

 

 

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