Baked Ham with Spiced Pineapple Glaze

By Summer

• 1 Smithfield Spiral Sliced Ham
• 1 cup pineapple juice
• 1/4 teaspoon cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/2 cup honey
• fresh pineapple slices, optional

Instructions

Preheat oven to 325°. In a medium bowl, combine glaze ingredients. Remove packaging from ham and score in a diamond pattern with a sharp knife, making shallow cuts about 1 inch apart. Place ham cut-side down in a roasting pan, pour glaze over ham, reserving 1/4 cup to be used when serving. Stud with fresh pineapple slices, if desired. (Secure pineapple to ham with toothpicks.) Cover and roast for 10 to 12 minutes per pound. Allow ham to rest 10 minutes before carving. Serve warm, with reserved glaze.

Black Bean-Pineapple Soup Stew Chil

by SUSANV on APRIL 7, 2011

Black Bean-Pineapple Soup Stew Chili

Add more broth to make this stew more like soup and less to make it more like chili. Or, use even less to make a thick filling for tacos or a dip for tortilla chips.

Ingredients

• 1 large onion, diced
• 1 large red bell pepper, seeded and diced
• 4 cloves garlic, minced or pressed
• 1 15-ounce can diced tomatoes, preferably fire-roasted
• 2 16-ounce cans black beans, rinsed and drained
• 2 cups vegetable broth (or water plus bouillon cubes)
• 1 tablespoon Ancho chili powder (or other pure, mild chili powder)
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• generous grating black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon salt (or to taste)
• 1 pound yellow squash or zucchini
• 1 cup crushed pineapple and juice

Instructions

1. Heat a non-stick pot and spray with cooking spray if desired. Add the onion and cook, stirring, until golden and beginning to brown (a pinch of baking soda will speed up this process). Add the bell pepper  cook until softened, about two minutes. Add the garlic, stir briefly, and then add tomatoes, beans, broth, and seasonings (but not squash or pineapple). Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes.
2. While the beans are cooking, trim the squash and cut into small cubes.
3. Add the squash and pineapple, increase the heat a little, and cover. Simmer until squash is just tender. Check seasonings, adding more to taste, and serve.

Cooking time (duration): 40

Number of servings (yield): 6