So, if you're looking to improve hearty dishes like delicious collard greens, bean soups, or a great-tasting stew, you can use smoked ham hocks to really up your game. Even though most people grab ...

Making this slightly smoky bean stew is very easy: Just saute vegetables; add water, ham hock, and beans; then let everything simmer. Mixing in a garlic mayonnaise and bitter greens at the table ...

If you've got ham hocks or leftover ham bones, it's easy to make this fragrant broth — you don't even have to do any chopping, save for halving a couple onions and thickly slicing a celery stalk!

If you don't have a leftover ham or a ham hock, you can use ½ pound of smoked sausage or bacon instead. If you want a thicker ...