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Festive Ham with Savory Dressing and Berry Sauce

Contributed by: NAPSA

Entertaining 101-1-2-3

(NAPSA) - Fall can be a wonderful time to gather family and friends for a festive meal. 'Tis the season to spruce up the house, bring out the good china and glassware, maybe that special tablecloth.

It's fun to create a beautiful table with personal touches, but many people are a bit apprehensive when it comes to cooking. No need to be if you keep the process simple, take sensible shortcuts and start with first quality ingredients.

This recipe is an excellent example, based on ready-to-eat ham-or turn leftovers into planned-overs and a second "occasion" dinner. Berries star in the yummy, tart-sweet sauce; packaged long grain and wild rice makes quick work of the dressing bound with rich, mellow Jarlsberg cheese.

Serve the ham with a tossed salad and warm cornbread or biscuits. For dessert, a simple caramelized sauce made by combining milk, apple cider, brown sugar, cinnamon and Gjetost (another unique Norwegian cheese) can be the perfect topping for plain cake or lady fingers with ice cream.

Ingredients:

• Sauce:
  • 1 cup fresh or frozen (thawed) raspberries
  • 2 Tbsp. orange juice concentrate
  • 2 Tbsp. sweet Marsala wine or white grape juice
  • 1 Tbsp. sugar
  • 1 cup fresh or frozen (thawed) blueberries
  • 2 tsp. fresh lemon zest, optional

• Dressing:
  • 2 packages (6 oz. each) long grain and wild rice mixture
  • 1/2 cup golden raisins or chopped dried apricots
  • 1/2 tsp. black pepper
  • 1 tsp. thyme
  • 2 cups (8 oz.) grated Jarlsberg cheese

To assemble, steam 1 lb. of asparagus. Warm pre-cooked ham in oven or microwave. Fold each ham slice over 3 or 4 asparagus spears and serve with dressing. Spoon 1/4 cup sauce over each serving of ham.