The Eight Days of Ham

- The Wrap-Up?

This year it seemed as if the Eight Days of Ham

would never end.

Perhaps that is because after eleven days

we still have ham left?

Yeah, that could be it.

 I was left alone on New Year's Eve,

so I had a ham loaf sandwich

on the Seventh Day of Ham.

(We had ham sandwiches for lunch

and we went out to eat for dinner

on the Sixth Day of Ham.)

 On the Eighth Day of Ham

I stuffed some ham in boneless pork loin chops.

 First I cut slits in the pork loin chops

and then placed a bit of the ham and some

honey mustard in the slit.

 Then the pork loin chops were seasoned with 

kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper.

These were sauteed in a bit of olive oil 

over medium high heat until the internal temperature

reaches 140 degrees.

Remove from the heat and cover with foil.

Allow to rest and to bring the temperature 

up 5 to 10 degrees.

If desired, deglaze the pan with a bit

of white wine or sherry.

Pour over the pork loin chops.

Moist and tender and perfectly cooked.

Served with coleslaw and this is my take

on the traditional German good luck

New Year's meal.

I was asked to make ham salad

with the remaining ham.

And so I did.

By this time I was so tired of ham

that I neglected to take pictures.

But by now you know

what the ham salad looks like.

We still have ham salad left.

Hopefully, someone else

with eat that ham salad for me.