Well, readers, it's that time of year. Tonight is the big night for Santa and his band of merry elves and avian reindeer, and all the little children will lay slumbering with dreams of sugar plums and ...

Knowing how to cook a ham can make the difference between a glistening glazed ham that will wow a crowd and a main that tastes bland and dry. When prepared properly, it serves as an impressive ...

Time-consuming, but worth it. Fresh hams (from the hind leg of the pig) usually must be ordered from a butcher. Wegmans often has them at this time of year, but it's best to call ahead. If you are ...

This time of year, turkey gets a lot of attention. But let’s be real, turkey is massively overrated. It's dry. It’s flavorless. And cooking it wrong can burn down your house. Enter: ham, the ...

Ham is one of the most versatile meats. Who doesn’t love to ham it up at breakfast with eggs Benedict or a side of thick Canadian ham? Then, there’s lunch. Sinking our teeth into slabs of ham ...

Few hunks of meat scream “holiday” like a burnished ham that glistens with a flavorful glaze. It’s no wonder why it’s the centerpiece of so many tables for Easter and other celebrations. Most people ...

A good ham doesn’t happen overnight. To get each bite just right requires at least six or so months of curing, but closer to a year to develop a richer flavor. The Darden family of Smithfield has been ...

It’s ham time. On Easter, many people have kielbasa or lamb, and then there are the fans of fowl both goose and duck, but most people prepare ham for this particular holiday. The problem is that there ...

Grandma Odom's Fresh Ham With Cloves and Brown Sugar. (Matthew Mead/The Associated Press) By ELIZABETH KARMEL When I think of spring menus, I instantly think of asparagus and the fresh ham that my ...

Norman Van Aken, the Miami chef and restaurateur, will spend Easter weekend in Key West this year with family, he said, in the town where his career began. On the menu: “Ham for a horde.” “It’s an old ...