Earlier today I was trying to figure out what I might blog about tonight, and then out of nowhere I thought, “THE HAM! I NEED TO TELL THEM ABOUT THE HAM!”
Because remember how I’ve given away fifteen pounds of Petit Jean bacon a couple of times? Well, not too long ago Misty from Petit Jean Meats emailed me and said something along the lines of, “Hey – would you be interested in giving away a ham on your blog?”
And I said, “Oh, you know me – I don’t really care for meat.”
I KID.
What I really said was that I would love to give away a ham, and today, WHAT DO YOU KNOW, that is exactly what I’m doing.
It’s not just any ham, mind you. It’s fancy ham.
It’s half a smoked spiral ham – about 7-9 pounds (worth 65 American dollars) – and here’s the description from the Petit Jean website.
Every Ozark Hickory Smoked Spiral Sliced ham is individually hand -trimmed and seasoned with a blend of cloves, cinnamon, and other special ingredients before going into our old-fashioned smokehouse. Inside our smokehouse, each ham soaks up the smoke from smoldering hickory chips for at least 16 hours. The result is a ham that is fully cooked, moist and tender through and through, with a incredible smoky flavor that goes all the way to the bone.
Doesn’t that sound delicious? Petit Jean is a great company – and since I know for a fact that they do wondrous things with bacon, I have mighty high expectations for the ham.
I’m gonna leave this giveaway open until Friday morning about 10 central – and then I’ll close it and draw for a winner. Once I get the winner’s address, I’ll coordinate with Misty to see when and how long it will take to ship (that way you’ll know if it’s possible to have it at your house for Thanksgiving – or if it makes more sense to have it shipped closer to Christmas).
I’ll announce the winner here and on my blog Facebook page by noon on Friday.
So. To enter the giveaway, just answer one simple question: What dish do you look forward to the most on Thanksgiving day? Sweet potato casserole? Fried turkey (I see you, Louisiana)? Pecan pie?
Happy Ham, y’all!
This giveaway is now closed.
Thank you for doing such a wonderful giveaway!!!! I honestly love food so much, I’m just going to list the whole meal – the rolls, the cranberry salad, the mashed potatoes and gravy, the sweet potatoes, and pie!!
My momma’s mashed potatoes!
I look forward to pecan pie. My sweet husband (of almost
29 years) passed away last year. He must have married me for my sweet
disposition because it sure wasn’t for my cooking skills! My sweet
friend, Tammy is going to make one for me to take to the
family dinner. Is that not the sweetest thing? Best friends are
truly one of God’s best blessings! (The ham would truly be a great addition.)
Green bean casserole and pumpkin pie!
My mama’s lemon meringue pie. MERCY.
Turkey and my mom’s dressing!
Pumpkin cheesecake.
Thank you!
Although I love sausage dressing and gravy, pecan pie is my favorite.
Cranberry sauce!
My grandmothers candied sweet potatoes. The best!!
Cornbread dressing! I live in the Southwest now, but growing up, I lived in the Midwest where it is very common. Here, not so much, but that’s ok! My family loves it. That’s the important thing! :)
I love my dear mama’s pumpkin pie ~ it’s amazing!
Stuffing! With green olives and raisins!
What a great giveaway! My boyfriend’s initials are HAM, so I can’t not enter.
I always look forward to squash casserole and pumpkin pie.
Cornbread & sage dressing.
My Grandma’s cranberry salad. I love to make it and think about her.
My sister’s receipe for cornbread dressing. Yum!
So hard to choose just one favorite… think I must go with sweet potato casserole as this seems to be the only day of the year I eat it!
My moms cornbread dressing.
My mom’s cranberry sauce/jello salad stuff. I don’t know that it has a name, but it is amazing with turkey!
Stuffing smothered in turkey gravy! Yum!!
My son makes a wonderful corn pudding!!
My mother’s stuffing – I enjoy it more and more every year as we appreciate that she is with us and healthy enough to prepare it for our family!
Sweet potato crunch or the casserole with baked pecans and brown sugar on top……..yum
PECAN PIE
I love dressing so that is probably my favorite, although broccoli casserole runs a close second. Thanks for the chance to win the ham.
I would have to say dressing with gravy — mainly because my mom always made the best plus we only really have it once a year.
cornbread dressing. It’s my momma’s recipe and it’s fabulous.
I love everything about Thanksgiving – but most especially the desserts!!!! French silk pie is calling my name now!
Thanks
dlsinil
The food I most look forward to would have to be sweet potato biscuits. They are wonderful for little leftover sandwiches the next day, too!
Definitely my mom’s dressing!
I love my mama’s stuffing, cant’ wait!
Snow Ghost Cocoa pie – my fave :)
My mother in law’s dressing. Yummy!
The one dish I love the most is my grandmother’s fried okra. I love it!! No one can make it like she does. This ham would be a great addition to our Thanksgiving meal!
Derby pie!! I can’t help it, I love chocolate all the time.
I like making the pumpkin pie from scratch. I like baking the pumpkin and scraping out the flesh, mixing it with spices and baking it in the shell. My kids make the whip cream and it’s amazing; For breakfast, because I’m too full to eat it for dessert.
My favorite is mashed potatoes and turkey gravy!
The dressing….it’s all about the dressing!!!
Casseroles…..pretty much all of them! And the cranberry sauce stuff that I make (with pecans and cream cheese…..I could eat it all by myself :) )
My mom’s dressing! It is the best. Do ya’ll say dressing or stuffing?
I look forward to stuffing and pecan pie.
Green Bean Casserole is a favorite Thanksgiving dish.
I make green beans with tomatoes, onion, garlic and a little bacon thrown in (for good measure). I love those beans. Nobody else in my immediate family likes them, so I only make them on Thanksgiving — just for me!
Pumpkin pie.
Mashed potatoes & Gravy is first on the list! Then of course Pie a sliver of each please.
Homemade rolls! Turkey! Pumpkin pie! I can’t decide
Cheesy potato casserole. Amen.
Homemade cranberry sauce. Yum!
DEFINITELY my mom’s sweet potato casserole–with pecans, butter and brown sugar on top. Can’t wait!!!
The entire buffet table of desserts. I would skip turkey, potatoes, stuffing, etc. for the desserts!
My mama’s cornbread dressing. She makes the “cornbread” from Riverbank hushpuppy mix, and it is divine.
I love the stuffing….
Eating chocolate pie is what I look forward to the most. So yummy!
Just food in general. :)
Dressing. The end.
My dad makes THE BEST smoked turkey. I look forward to it all year long. I love it so much that a few years ago my parents went out of town for Thanksgiving and he smoked one before he left for me to take to my in-laws.
My sister-in-law’s mashed potatoes!
My Mother’s broccoli and rice casserole.
the dressing
Cornbread dressing; bread pudding. Yum!
Mom’s homemade dinner rolls. Especially when you sneak one fresh out of the oven.
Homemade cornbread dressing, if you please!
I love the dressing and enjoy eating turkey and dressing in the same bite. Can’t wait!
Fruit salad…and homemade macaroni and cheese!
I am a pumpkin pie kind of girl!
PASS THE PECAN PIE AND NOONE GETS HURT
My mom’s dressing. Oh I can’t wait. It’s delicious.
Pie! All kinds :)
I look forward to the rolls!
Nothing better than a Petit Jean ham from ARKANSAS!! Sooooooie! But my fav Thanksgiving dish has to be sweet potato casserole.
You read my mind. Sweet Potato Casserole! I’d pick a 2nd helping of that over dessert!
Cornbread Dressing with Gravy!
The dressing!
It’s not what I WANT at the table. It’s what I don’t want. I want our holiday table to be cancer free this year.
Butter Horn Rolls & Sweet Potato Casserole, Yum!
The stuffing, of course!
My Grandma’s macaroni & cheese!
My mother’s cornbread dressing! We’ve spent the last few years at my coastal in-laws’ for Thanksgiving, where they eat oyster dressing. It’s good, but I die a little on the inside every time I eat it. This year, though, we’re headed back to mama’s!! And the Egg Bowl is back on Thanksgiving!!! All is right with the world….
Mashed potatoes and gravy! :)
Homemade cranberry orange sauce with my turkey – mmmm good!
My mom’s stuffing if I have to pick just one. I could make a list though.
Mashed potatoes for sure! Thanks for hosting the giveway!
PIE, pumpkin of course!
My favorite is my Mama’s cornbread dressing !
Thanksgiving = Family. I don’t really care WHAT is served, just WHO it is served with :)
Oh, I LOVE sweet potato casserole….yummmmmmmmmmmm. Once a year, it’s what I look forward to!
Hands down, it’s my mama’s dressing. Mmmmmm!
I’ve never been much for the “traditional” thanksgiving dinner. I’m Italian, so I would rather have pasta, pasta, and more pasta. This year we are tailgating at the MSU/TSUN game (Hail State!) and have ordered the dinner from University Dining Services. They will even deliver to the tent!! I think this year I am most looking forward to the ham. I just hope I feel good enough to go, as I started my first chemo treatment today.
This year, it will be the gravy. I have informed my mother that she is making it, and she makes the best gravy in the world.
My Mom’s broccoli casserole, we’ve had it every Thanksgiving that I can remember, and it goes great with HAM.
Sweet Potato Casserole with Pecan topping…no marshmallows, please.
Cranberry sauce…amen.
Love the fried turkey, but my favorites are cornbread dressing and cranberry relish!
The indulgence that is only allowed on hallowed occasions…stuffing!!
Homemade dressing with just a drizzle of giblet gravy!!!
My dressing, my husband says it’s the best.
Stuffing! Even though we have turkey other times throughout the year, I only make stuffing for Thanksgiving.
Mashed potatoes and gravy!
Stuffing!!! I could eat just that and be happy :)