Lunch: G. Garvin's Glazed Ham

This recipe includes fertility superfoods such as:

Cinnamon, Honey, Pineapple

Health and fertility benefits of G. Garvin's Glazed Ham

Cinnamon is one of the best ingredients that someone with insulin sensitivity can eat. Half a teaspoon of cinnamon per day has been shown to be very effective at normalizing blood sugar levels. Cinnamon contains hydroxychalcone, which is thought to enhance the effects of insulin. It has also been suggested that Cinnamon prevents post-meal blood sugar spikes by slowing the gastric emptying rate - meaning that food digests slowly. (Reference: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11506060). One tbsp of honey has a glycemic index (GI) of 55. Pineapples are loaded with vitamins and minerals including vitamin A, vitamin C, calcium, phosphorus, and potassium.

Ingredients

2 cups chicken stock
2 cups orange juice
2 cups pineapple juice
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup honey
1 teaspoon ground allspice
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
4 to 5 whole cloves
2 to 3 tablespoons olive oil
One 8- to 10-pound bone-in fully cooked smoked ham

Instructions

For the glaze: Combine the chicken stock, orange juice, pineapple juice, brown sugar, honey, allspice, cinnamon and cloves in a medium saucepan and mix well. Reserve 1 cup of glaze mixture to add to the pot with the ham. Bring the remaining mixture to a boil then lower heat and simmer until reduced and thickened to a glaze, 15 to 20 minutes. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Heat the oil in a Dutch oven just large enough to hold the ham over high heat. Place the ham in the pot, flat-side down and cook until golden brown, about 2 minutes. Using 2 forks, turn the ham and brown on all sides. Arrange the ham flat-side down and add the reserved glaze mixture to the pot. Bake the ham in the oven until heated through, about 1 hour, basting the ham with the remaining thickened glaze every 15 minutes.

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