Yam recipes

Quick turnovers use biscuit mix and apple juice for an easy hand-pie dough, filled with jam and baked or fried in minutes. A 30-minute pantry-staple dessert recipe.

Ham and corn custard: a Depression-era egg custard baked with diced ham, sweet corn, and sauteed onions. A tender, savory supper that turns leftover ham into something special.

Breakfast spaghetti tossed with beaten egg, butter, and grated cheese over low heat. A quick, savory morning pasta like a simple carbonara for breakfast.

Glazed smoked ham roasted with a jalapeño jelly and cilantro finish. Foolproof holiday ham technique with temperature markers and a spicy-sweet twist on tradition.

Ham and waffle sandwich topped with caramelized honey-butter apples and a warm honey-apple syrup. Sweet, savory, and ready in 25 minutes using frozen waffles and deli ham.

Microwave glazed baked ham with brown sugar, dry mustard, pineapple rings, and whole cloves. A retro holiday ham done in under 30 minutes of cook time.

A thick, hearty steakhouse potato soup loaded with ham, carrots, celery, and sharp cheddar cheese spread. Chunky, warming, and big enough to feed 10 hungry people on a cold night.

Bauernfruhstuck, the German farmer's breakfast: sliced potatoes pan-fried with bacon, then bound with eggs, ham, and tomato wedges. A hearty one-pan breakfast skillet meant to fuel a long workday.

Hickory smoked ham on the grill with a simple maple-Dijon mustard sauce. A pre-cooked ham slow-smoked over indirect heat with soaked hickory chips for deep, smoky flavor.

Char's pasta salad with shell pasta, cubed ham, chopped hard-boiled eggs, and a Dijon-garlic mayo dressing. A simple, hearty cold salad that comes together in 40 minutes.

Ham dinner slices is a meal-prep guide for freezing and reheating cooked ham center slices. Pull from the freezer for fast weeknight protein in 20 minutes oven, 3 minutes microwave.

Fried country ham with red-eye gravy: the classic Southern breakfast of thick-sliced salt-cured ham fried in its own fat, deglazed with hot coffee. Two ingredients, pure tradition.

Orange-glazed ham for two in 10 minutes flat: sliced cooked ham and celery microwaved with mandarin oranges in a quick cornstarch-thickened ginger sauce. Weeknight dinner, dorm-room friendly.

Buttery quick bread loaf swirled with raspberry or strawberry jam and topped with a warm fruit glaze. No yeast needed for this tender, lightly sweet bread that's ideal for brunch or afternoon tea.

Apricot filled cookies are buttery thumbprint cookies with a glistening pool of apricot preserves in the center. A classic teatime cookie with a tender shortbread base, makes about four dozen.

Irish gammon steaks grilled with butter and served with a whiskey, brown sugar, and onion gravy. A classic pub-style ham dinner ready in 25 minutes. Serve with peas and sauteed potatoes.