Do you have ham on your Easter or holiday menu? Of course you do! Ham is one of the the essential centerpieces for a festive table full of asparagus, glazed carrots, and creamy potatoes au gratin. What we think of as “Easter ham” is actually a spiral-cut city ham and many of them are sold…

There was a time when lamb was the meat of choice for Easter, although the abundance of pork and its lower price eventually gave ham the advantage. Centuries ago, ham worked well in spring festivities because the pigs would be butchered in fall and salt-cured and smoked to last through the cold season. Good timing!…

When you think about your holiday feast, your mind likely wanders to a tender brisket, prime rib or a juicy turkey. But there is one protein that deserves more than just being thrown in the oven and then on a platter, and that’s ham. The popular weeknight staple is something you typically add to your holiday table, but it’s rarely the…

The first thing that comes to mind when you think about Thanksgiving is probably turkey. But for every turkey recipe out there and every turkey fan, there are some people who just plain don’t like the stuff. If that’s you, this orange clove ham is a great alternative to turkey, especially if you plan to scale down your Thanksgiving dinner…

The New South Wales (NSW) Cancer Council’s “ditch the ham sandwich” campaign for students’ school lunches has been met with intense backlash from around the Australian state with critics slamming the advertising campaign as “politically correct messages” that had gone “too far.” The NSW Cancer Council’s leaflets on the “ditch the ham sandwich” campaign were sent…

OK, maybe you went a little crazy cooking up a glorious, 12-plus pound bone-in ham for a party of six this Easter. Luckily, ham lends itself well to sandwiches, frittatas, hashes, salads and more, but there’s one more part of that ham you need to use in all its glory: the bone. And that’s where the wonderful post-Easter tradition of ham and…

The day might start with painted eggs, chocolate bunnies and a trip to church, but the centerpiece of many Easter Sunday meals is the ham. In addition to the many questions you may have about Easter traditions, have you ever stopped to wonder why Americans eat ham on Easter when the majority of the world eats lamb? The…

Do you have ham on your Easter menu? Of course you do! Ham is one of the essential centerpieces for a holiday table full of asparagus, glazed carrots, and brightly colored Easter eggs. What we think of as “Easter ham” is actually a spiral-cut city ham and many of them are sold packaged with their…

Orange bags of Hawaiian rolls are the first thing that greet me at my local grocer, so it’s no surprise that sliders are regulars on my meal plan. This week I’m serving a classic: ham and cheese sliders. These sliders have it all: sweet slices of ham, irresistibly gooey Swiss cheese, squishy Hawaiian rolls, and…

If you’re looking for a too-easy-to-believe appetizer, then this recipe is for you. It requires a mere three ingredients and just minutes to prepare. The asparagus is easily assembled in advance and ready to pop into the oven or on the grill when you are ready to serve. They make a great appetizer to pass…