Images from making the Niman Ham at Lobster Gram

Good Friday afternoon to all my Foodies out there! It's been a super busy week for me here, but I wanted to share the pictures from our LG lunch this week when we prepared our NEW Niman Ranch Ham. Didn't even need a recipe for this baby...It came with it's own PERFECT brown sugar glaze. The whole process couldn't have been any easier. Just mix 2 tbs water to glaze powder and heat until sugar dissolves, slather the gorgeous ham in this aromatic glaze, wrap in foil and heat 10-12 min per lb on 325. Easy Peasy people...I can't believe I had never tried this before.
The ham was incredible, and everyone who passed through the test kitchen exclaimed "It smells like Christmas in here!". I kept telling them it was because I had a big oven full of Christmas cooking, but no one believed me. I guess that's the drawback of being sarcastic most of the time haha.
Anyway, enough of my pointless Ham rantings (It's making me hungry to even talk about this ham) Here are the images. Hope everyone has a rocking weekend!

Lobster & Shrimp Scampi Puffs = NOM

Good afternoon friends and foodies! I hope everyone has had a great start to their week. This afternoon I had the pleasure of preparing one of Lobster Gram's newest products being introduced in our 2010 catalog in the test kitchen. It was great to get some relaxing cooking done in the middle of a hectic work day, and the final product was...NOM :)
Lobster & Shrimp Scampi Puffs. Sounds great...tastes even better! These little bite sized appetizers are really fantastic. In fact when we carry them, this is going to be something I keep on hand in the freezer for whenever unexpected company drops by. They are bake from frozen, so there is zero prep time for these gourmet goodies.
The scampi puff is basically Lobster and Shrimp Scampi ( Lobster, Shrimp, Garlic, White Wine, Butter and Shallots) wrapped up in a Phyllo dough. The dough turns a beautiful golden brown when they are cooked and have just the slightest crunch to them. After the crunch, you begin to taste the garlicky, buttery lobster and shrimp bites inside and it's pure seafood heaven. Because these are a new product of ours I had never prepared these before, and decided to capitalize on the opportunity by snapping a few pictures for you guys. SO...here are the pictures, and these will be available from Lobster Gram really soon so keep an eye out!