Night Before Christmas French Toast

1 loaf french bread, sliced 3/4 inch
1/2 stick butter, room temp
1 1/2 cup milk
1/4 cup sugar
2 TBL maple syrup
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 tsp salt
6 eggs, beaten

- spread butter over the bottom of a 9x12 pan
- layer bottom with bread slices in one even layer
-mix eggs, vanilla, syrup, salt, milk together
- pour 1/2 egg mixture over bread
- Flip bread
- pour remaining egg mixture over the second side of bread
- refridgerate overnight

Bake 400 15 minutes on each side

Fire and Spice Ham

Made for Easter 2009

1 5.6-6 lb 33% less sodium smoked, fully cooked ham half
Cooking Spray
1/2 Cup Red Pepper Jelly
1/2 Cup Pineapple Preserves
1/4 Cup Packed Brown Sugar
1/4 tsp Ground Cloves

Preheat Oven to 425

Trim fat rind from ham half. Score outside of ham in diamond pattern. Place ham on broiler pan coated with cooking spray. Combine jelly and remaining ingredients, stirring with a whisk until well blended. Brush 1/3 jelly mixture over ham.

Bake at 425 for 5 minutes. Reduce temperature to 325 (do not remove from oven); bake 45 minutes, basting ham with jelly mixture every 15 minutes. Transfer ham to serving platter. Let stand 15 minutes before slicing.