This meal for us was like a post-Thanksgiving/early Christmas/Holiday season-kind-of-meal. We even had appetizers beforehand of dolmades (stuffed grape leaves) and fire hot hummus which I bought from the little Greek stand at the Farmer's Market, and we ate them with pita chips and Trader Joe's Turkish apricots, which we tried for the first time today and have to say are the best dried apricots we have eaten.
For the main meal, we bought a pre-cooked 1/4 spiral ham from Trader Joe's that has no nitrates, nitrites or phosphates. We then followed the directions to bake and glaze it. It was yummy. I then made a green bean casserole from scratch using a recipe from the 100 days of real food website. I had seen one of my Facebook friends make this, and she said it was really good, so I had to try it. It *was* really good! I made it using fresh green beans, onions and garlic all from the Farmer's Market. The prep for making a green bean casserole this way takes at least 10 times longer than your traditional Campbell's/French's Fried Onions green bean casserole, but if you have the time, it is worth it, and I feel so much better after eating a meal that is less-processed.
Green bean casserole recipe:
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