Slow cooked shredded ham in a brown sugar and mustard sauce. This is the sort of thing you prepare a day or so in advance so that when you serve it you don't really have to do much of anything at all. Great for times when people will be in and out, eating irregularly all day.
Delicious meat and veggie dumplings combine beef, cabbage, carrot, and onions. Just boil them in water, and serve hot with soy sauce, or add them to a soup.