Ham is a great choice for Christmas dinner. Not only is it a breeze to make (simply warm the roast through and finish with a delicious glaze during the final few minutes in the oven) but it’s always sure to please. Simply pair with a salad and a few festive side dishes and you’ve got yourself a meal that young and old alike will enjoy—and that’s worthy of a once-a-year celebration. There are a lot of ways to dress your ham up but we’re partial to a holiday classic: pineapple rings, maraschino cherries and a glossy glaze made with pineapple juice, honey and brown sugar.

Sunny packs her ham full of flavor with two genius moves. First, she tucks sprigs of fresh thyme in between the slices before she warms the roast. Second, she pours half the glaze over the ham before it goes into the oven — so that the flavor has a chance to infuse every single bite.

Humble ingredients make this slightly spicy, deliciously candied ham look (and taste!) like a million bucks.

There's ham under that golden puff-pastry pineapple! A riff on the iconic glazed ham covered with pineapple rings and cherries, every slice of this show-stopping main course has flaky pastry and salty ham topped with sweet pineapple sauce.