Easter Apricot Glazed Ham

  • -10 pound spiral ham, precooked
  • Apricot Glaze
  • -1 ½ cups apricot preserves
  • -½ cup Dijon mustard
  • -1 teaspoon horseradish
  • -2 garlic cloves, minced
  • -2/3 cup rice wine vinegar

Instructions

  1. . Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.
  2. . Mix all of the glaze ingredients in a small saucepan and whisk together over medium heat. When the jam has totally melted into the sauce, set aside.
  3. . Put 1 cup of water in the bottom of a roasting pan and place the ham inside the roasting pan, sliced side down in the water, skin side up.
  4. . Pour half of the glaze over the ham and then loosely tent the ham with foil. Place it in the oven and bake it for 45 minutes.
  5. . Take the foil off of the ham. Pour the other half of the glaze over the ham and bake another 15-20 minutes until the glaze has melted again into the ham.
  6. . Remove the ham from the oven and gently slice the ham away from the bone and lay out on a platter.
credit:  http://heatherchristo.com/cooks/2013/03/24/apricot-glazed-ham-and-biscuits/

Taco Bell Mexican Pizza - Copycat

http://www.food.com/slideshow/copycat-faves-restaurant-recipes-revealed-67/taco-bell-mexican-pizza-5

Ingredients

    • 1/2 lb ground beef
    • 1/2 teaspoon salt
    • 1/4 teaspoon diced minced onion
    • 1/4 teaspoon paprika
    • 1 1/2 teaspoons chili powder ( Spanish is best)
    • 2 tablespoons water
    • 8 (6 inch) flour tortillas
    • 1 cup cooking oil
    • 1 (16 ounce) cans refried beans
    • 1/3 cup diced tomato
    • 2/3 cup mild picante sauce
    • 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
    • 1 cup shredded Monterey jack cheese
    • 1/4 cup chopped green onion
    • 1/4 cup sliced black olives

Directions

  1. Cook the ground beef over medium heat until brown, then drain.
  2. Return meat to pan and add the salt, onions, paprika, chili powder and water.
  3. Let mixture simmer over medium heat for 10 minutes, stirring often.
  4. Heat oil in frying pan over medium-high heat.
  5. When oil is hot, fry each tortilla for about 30-45 seconds per side and drain on paper towels.
  6. Be sure to pop any bubbles that form when frying so that the tortilla lays flat in the oil.
  7. Tortillas should become golden brown.
  8. Heat refried beans.
  9. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
  10. Stack each pizza by first spreading 1/3 C beans on one tortilla.
  11. Next add 1/3 C meat, then another tortilla.
  12. Top the second tortilla with 2 T of salsa.
  13. Divide the tomato, cheese, onions and olives evenly and top in that order.
  14. Bake for 8-12 minutes.