Glazed Ham

I think I've mentioned a time or ten I'm cooking through the Pioneer Woman Holiday Cookbook.  No time restrictions, just as the reason arises.  Instead of retyping the recipe, I'm just adding a few tips I learn along the way, and I'm not planning to blog the 200 plus recipes, just my favorites.  These are the ones I know I'll make again (probably this Easter), and a few things I wanted to remember that didn't make the cookbook b/c it's probably more a 'Christy thing.'  Here is where the original recipe lives for this ham.  

Here are the two things I learned.  1.  When you are making the glaze-watch it closely!  Mine boiled up and over (thanks to that Dr Pepper) really quickly.  I turned my back for a second and.....hot mess on the stove that resurrected itself the next morning and involved the fire alarms b/c of the sticky glaze I didn't get off all the way.  2.  I also bought a precut ham and I still studded the top with the cloves.  I just poked them around as much as possible, and then I removed them after.  I'm not sure if you are supposed to, but....I did.  The ham came with it's own glaze pkt, but I tossed that.  It was a noticeably more delicious ham!

Football Food: Hawaiian Sweet Roll Ham Sandwiches

This is one of those recipes I've seen floating about, but I didn't try it out until some of my coworkers were raving about the recipe at work.  They were right, it's DELICIOUS.  It makes 12 little mini ham sandwiches....perfect for a football watching party, AND you can make it in advance, then pop it in the oven when your guest arrive.  Win.  Win.  The recipe is originally from the blog beyerbeware.
Hawaiian Sweet Roll Sandwiches
Ingredients:  1 pkg 12 Hawaiian Sweet Rolls, 1 onion (grated), 1 stick of butter, 3 T Dijon mustard, 2 t. Worcestershire sauce, 3 t. poppy seeds, 1/2 pound shaved ham, 8 slices of Swiss cheese. 
Instructions: 
1.  Melt butter in a skillet and add onion, mustard, Worcestershire sauce and poppy seeds.  Simmer for several minutes. 
2.  Slice rolls length wise.   Place on foil lined baking dish.   Place half the onion mix on the bottom of the rolls.  Top with ham and then cheese. Place stop on rolls. 
3.  Top remaining rolls with spread.  Cover with aluminum foil and place in fridge until you are read to bake/eat. 
4.  Bake covered by foil for 20 minutes at 350 degrees.