WHEN IT COMES TO creating a spectacular centerpiece for a party—one that feeds a crowd and is secretly really easy to make—there’s nothing better than a big glazed ham.
I love the tradition of ham for the holidays, even if at Christmas in France and elsewhere we usually eat roast turkey instead. But this hulking leg cut of pork is, first and foremost, practical—more so than turkey, even—because it is uncomplicated and can easily scale up to feed an army. No matter how many people show up, there will always be enough.
Ham is very celebratory because there are so many ways to dress it up in a coat of seasonally appropriate colors, textures, and flavors. During the holidays, we tend to yearn for classics, which are fine, but let’s face it:…
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ELLE DECOR (Digital) - 1 Issue, November 2019