Fancy ham glazes

Are you making ham for Easter? Ham tastes good now and then, but it isn't a "strut-your-stuff" dinner for the cook. It's more the thing to make on busy family holidays or for old friends you don't have to impress anymore. Like Terri and George, who came over last Saturday night :-)

I made a plain, on-special supermarket ham, but with a pineapple and chipotle pepper glaze that really perked it up. As usual, the recipe was plucked from the Internet. If (like me) you usually just mix some mustard and brown sugar in a cup and smear it on, this is more work. But everyone liked the warm spiciness of the flavor and the way it coated the entire ham without running off in the pan.

Baked Ham Glazed with Pineapple and Chipotle Peppers

1 cup brown sugar
1 (10 oz.) can crushed pineapple
2 canned chipotle peppers seeded and diced (I used 3)
2 tbs. of sauce from the can
1/4 tsp. ginger
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
2 tbs. cornstarch dissolved in a little water

Place all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. Pour into a small saucepan and simmer slowly until thickened.

Heat oven to 350. Score the skin of a ham and place it cut side down in a roasting pan. Bake for just 10 minutes, then spoon on the glaze. Add a cup of water to the pan, cover with foil and bake until it reaches temperature of 160.