As we are approaching Easter weekend, for many of us, ham is sure to be on the menu. There are so many ways to prepare a ham, with all the different glazes, sauces, and methods. So, if you are at a loss on how to prepare your Easter ham, look no further. I have worked to perfect this recipe over the years, and I am even willing to share with you my secret ingredient, Coca Cola.
I am not a big soda drinker, but I purposely keep a little stash of Cola in my pantry for this purpose. The cola adds a nice sweetness to the ham, as well as a nice deep flavor.
{Secret Ingredient Ham}
3-7 lb ham [I don’t usually get the pre-cut kind, because it doesn’t seem come out as moist, I also prefer bone-in, as the flavor is a little better] 1/2 cup brown sugar 3 cups coca cola 1 cup crushed pineapple with juice 1 tbsp dijon mustard
-place all ingredients but the ham in a bowl and whisk.
For crockpot: place ham in crockpot and pour mixture on top. cook on low for 4-8 hours or high for 2-4 hours. Pour juice over the ham every so often
For roasting in the oven: place ham in a roasting pan, and pour mixture over the top, bake in oven covered in a roasting pan, 18-24 minutes per pound of ham at 350 degrees. Pour juice (baste) over the ham every so often. Uncover the ham in the last 20-30 minutes of roasting. *more tips on cooking ham here. *if you are using a larger ham, just increase ingredients accordingly.
———————————————————————————————————————————– our guest post today is by kylie of lifestyle crafts. i have had the pleasure of working with kylie, and lifestyle crafts over the past six months as a member of their design team. i have had so much fun using all of their products! today they are giving one of my lucky readers a letterpress combo kit, with everything you need to start doing your own letterpress from home! i recently got my hands on one, and wow, it is so much fun! i can’t wait to share with you some of the upcoming projects i have planned using the new letterpress tools! thanks again kylie and lifestyle crafts for guest posting today and for the amazing giveaway!
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Caroline has been such a great addition to the Lifestyle Crafts design team! You may have seen her feature some of our products here on her blog. Lifestyle Crafts is a company focused on developing products that enable creativity for all of life’s events. With L products, you can create all sorts of projects from letterpress stationery and invitations to birthday party favors, scrapbooking, and home decor. Caroline has been using the die-cutting portion of the L Letterpress system on the following projects.
Caroline has recently been playing around with the letterpress portion of the tool and we can’t wait to see what she comes up with. With her excellent taste, we know she’ll come up with something amazing. We’re working with her to create baby announcements for her new addition via the custom printing plate program. That’s right, you can create custom letterpress printing plates! Here are a few of our favorite letterpress projects. All of these projects are made with our printing plates and some have elements of custom plates as well.
1. Thank-You Card with the Lifestyle Crafts Jubilee plate
2. Custom Birthday Invitation paired with the Lifestyle Crafts Splendor plate
3. Custom Wedding Invitation paired with the Lifestyle Crafts Jubilee plate
4. Happy Birthday Card with the Lifestyle Crafts Blossoms plate.
5. Custom Wedding Invite paired with the Lifestyle Crafts Petals plate
Because we know Caroline’s readers would appreciate the convenience of letterpress in the home, we’re offering one reader our Letterpress Combo Kit! To enter the giveaway, leave a comment on this post. You can also ‘like’ Lifestyle Crafts on Facebook here. Check out the L Blog for more letterpress projects from Lifestyle Crafts.
We’re also offering all readers 20% off their entire purchase on lifestylecrafts.com. All you have to do is enter the code ARMELLE at checkout. Happy crafting!
Thanks for having us Caroline!
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1. To enter the giveaway, leave a comment on this post.
2. For an extra entry, become a follower or subscribe to this blog. (be sure to post another comment saying you are a follower)
3. For another entry, become a facebook fan of armelle jewelry.
4. For another entry, become a fan of lifestyle crafts on facebook.
*up to four entries are available per person (be sure to comment for each entry)
5. Giveaway will close this Sunday, April 24th at midnight.
6. Winner will be announced Monday, April 25th.
Good Luck!
* to receive 20% off any items from lifestyle crafts, use the code ARMELLE at checkout!
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Hi readers! I’m Molly from My Favorite Things. Caroline was so sweet to ask me to guest post and I am completely honored. I adore Armelle Jewelry. I actually have on a lovely little necklace as I type.
When Caroline asked me to guest post, she left the topic up to me. Eeep! I hate making decisions. So I put it off, and then put if off some more. And then I realized, I better get to writing or I wouldn’t meet my due date! Seeing as Caroline has already given birth to baby number three, I thought I would share a few thoughts on motherhood.
I am a mom to three, three fantastically wild, completely imaginative, super cuddly boys. Occasionally I wonder what it might be like to mother a girl but I quickly realize that I was made for boys. My first two boys (Tyler + Benjamin) are 19 months apart. The whole first year of Benjamin’s life was a blur. It was super hard and exhausting. So I waited a few years until I knew I wanted one more. Sweet Nicholas Gray was born last year on Halloween and life hasn’t slowed down.
Being a mom to three has made me more confident. Some days I feel like I could conquer the world, where in reality, if I could just conquer the laundry – that would be a small miracle. Motherhood is all encompassing and with each child my heart has grown and stretched in ways I can’t quite describe. Each little guy has woven his tiny spirit into the very essence of who I am. They make me a better person and teach me small things I would never learn, if not for them. But being a mom is hard work and so I thought I would share a few of my favorite newborn essentials that help the transition go a bit smoother. Well, maybe.
