I belong to a great group – EtsyBloggers and one of the neat things we do each month is to write about a specific topic.

I chose to write about a favorite food – actually my favorite recipe.

Many years ago when I was a single mom, and had to come up with recipes that would be nutritious and easy to make, as well as economical – I remembered that I had a recipe from my Mom – called Hawaiian Ham.

Recently, I asked her about this recipe to find out where she got it. Haha – she said, I made it up as a way to use left over ham. We both laughed about that. Isn’t necessity the mother of invention?

Ever cooked a whole or half ham, and you find that there’s always bits and pieces left over – not enough for a full meal of ham slices, etc – but enough that you could freeze several bags of it.

And that’s exactly what I learned to do. Make enough for not only 1 meal but several. I carried this through all the years my girls were growing up, and they have carried on the tradition.

This recipe is great with a number of items added – maybe additional leftovers?

Hawaiian Ham
2 cups of cubed cooked ham
1 onion cut into small pieces
3 stalks of celery cut up into small pieces
1/2 green pepper cut into small pieces (optional)
2 cups of pre-cooked rice
1 can of diced pineapple
1/2 can of diced pineapple juice
1 cup of frozen peas (optional)

Saute onion and celery (and optional green pepper)
Add cut up ham
Add pre-cooked rice
Season with salt and pepper (soy sauce optional)
Add diced pineapple and some of the juice
Add frozen peas (optional)
Heat through.
Enjoy!

Sandi