i think ham, like honey baked ham, is probably my favorite meat.

i mean i really like me some steak, a naughty filet mignon or new york strip… and of course i’m a chicken girl… but man i could sit in front of a full honey ham and pick at that thing all night…

after easter dinner, or christmas, or thanksgiving…. that’s where i am,
unashamedly scavenging meat with my bare hands like a monster.

 

“are you sure? you don’t want to keep some for your family?? oh ok, if you insist.”
leftovers are my favorite. when they are ham.

so last night i thought of what sounded the most yummy and called my mom for a consult… often my mom and i are like the architect and a contractor…
i come up with an idea for something super random,
and she tells me if it will work and how to do it…

ironically, she had made something very similar with her leftovers so i jotted down what she did, added to it, and here is our ham and frite-tah-tah

 

to be perfectly fair, i had no idea how this was going to turn out… but it was so comfort food-ie and we loved it. everyone had seconds, including the toddler, and husband raved, and immediately packed some up for today’s lunch with giddy fingers… so we are counting this as a huge win and i wanted it saved in the archives for future use!

obviously i used leftover ham for his one, but it would also work with bacon if you don’t have ham…

here’s a menu planning tip my mom taught me too: if you start the week with a huge chunk of meat you can repurpose it for 2-3 meals over the week… {i.e. start with ham, then make this frittata, then paninis, or eggs benedict… or start with a roast, then do tacos….etc.} so make a ham on a sunday and put it to good use!!

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