Sweet and Sour ham (great for leftover ham)

Lightly brown 2 and 1/2 cups diced ham and 1/3 cup chopped green pepper in 2 TBS oil. Mix 1 and 1/2 TBS cornstarch 3/4 cup water, 1/2 cup pineapple juice, 1 and 1/2 TBS vinegar, 2 TBS brown sugar,, 1 and 1/2 TBS prepared mustard, and dash of pepper. Add to ham, cook and stir until transparent. Add 1/2 cup pinepapple tidbits. Serve over rice. Easy and delicious.

Oven roasted green beans

Ingredients
1 1/2 pounds green beans
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Directions
Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.

Trim the ends of the green beans and add to a large bowl.

Toss with the extra-virgin olive oil, salt and pepper and spread out evenly on a parchment lined baking sheet.

Roast, stirring once halfway through, until lightly caramelized and crisp tender, 12 to 15 minutes.

chocolate mint pie

INGREDIENTS
1Pillsbury® Pet-Ritz® frozen deep dish pie crust1
1/4cups milk1package (4-serving size) chocolate pudding and pie filling mix (not instant)
1cup semisweet chocolate chips
4oz cream cheese, softened
1/2cup powdered sugar
1/4teaspoon peppermint extract
3to 5 drops green food color
2cups frozen (thawed) whipped topping
2thin rectangular chocolate and green mints, unwrapped.
DIRECTIONS
1 Heat oven to 400°F. Bake pie crust as directed on package for One-Crust Baked Pie Shell. Cool completely, about 30 minutes. 2 Meanwhile, in 2-quart saucepan, stir together milk and pudding mix; cook as directed on package. Continue cooking over low heat while adding chocolate chips, stirring until melted. Set aside. 3 In medium bowl, beat cream cheese, powdered sugar, peppermint extract and 1 to 2 drops of the green food color until smooth. Gently fold in 1 cup of the whipped topping. 4 Spread cream cheese mixture in shell. Top with chocolate mixture. Refrigerate at least 2 hours until set. To color remaining 1 cup whipped topping, in small bowl, stir together whipped topping and remaining 2 drops food color. Garnish pie with whipped topping. Chop mints and sprinkle over whipped topping. Cover and store in refrigerator. .

edible ornament cupcakes

Ingredients
Cupcakes
Colorful frosting
Red and green candy such as M&Ms
Mini Reeses Peanut Butter Cups
Pretzels


Instructions
1.To make them, frost a batch of cooled cupcakes (baked from your favorite recipe) with colorful frosting.

2.Decorate with festive icing and candies (we used red and green M&Ms Minis), then top each one with a miniature Reeses Peanut Butter Cup and a pretzel piece for an ornament hanger. Don't forget to save one for Santa.