Pineapple Glazed Ham
Recipe courtesy of Carla Hall
Prep time: 5 minutes
Cook time: 35-40 minutes
Servings: 12

• 1          Specially Selected Spiral Cut Double Glazed Ham
  
• 1          cup pineapple juice from Sweet Harvest Pineapple Slices
  
• 1/4       cup Specially Selected 100 percent Pure Maple Syrup
  
• 1          tablespoon Tuscan Garden White Vinegar
  
• 1          tablespoon Burman’s Dijon Mustard
  
• 1          cinnamon stick
  
• 1          teaspoon whole black peppercorns from Stonemill Peppercorn Grinder
  
• 1/2       teaspoon Stonemill Iodized Salt

1. Heat oven to 375° F
2. In 9-by-13-inch glass or ceramic baking dish, place ham cut side down.
3. In small saucepan over medium-high heat, bring remaining ingredients to a boil. Reduce heat to maintain steady boil and cook, whisking occasionally, until syrupy and reduced to 1/2 cup.
4. Pour hot glaze over ham, distributing evenly. Bake 35-40 minutes, basting every 10 minutes, until well-glazed and heated through.
5. Transfer ham to serving platter. Strain pan sauces; transfer to serving dish. Pass pan sauce with ham.

Ham and Cheddar Cranberry Melt
Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 30 minutes
Makes: 4 sandwiches

• 8 slices bread
• 6 tablespoons butter, softened
• 1 1/4 pounds Smithfield Signature Spiral Sliced Ham, sliced
• 3/4 pound white cheddar cheese, sliced
• 1 cup whole berry cranberry sauce
• 3 cups (2 ounces) salad greens

1. Heat heavy-bottomed skillet over medium-low heat.
2. Butter one side of two slices of bread then turn buttered side down. Top one slice with 5 ounces ham slices and the other with 3 ounces cheese slices; transfer to skillet face up and cook 5-7 minutes, or until bread is lightly browned and cheese is beginning to melt.
3. Remove sandwich halves from skillet and transfer to cutting board and repeat to make three additional sandwiches.
4. Top ham side with cranberry sauce and greens, and place cheese side of bread on top to finish sandwich. Cut in half to serve.

Barbecue Pull-Apart Sliders
Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 4 hours, 30 minutes
Makes: 18 sliders

• 1 Smithfield Sweet & Smoky Pork Roast
• 1/2 cup barbecue sauce
• 18 jalapeno or butter Hawaiian dinner rolls, sliced in half horizontally
• 9 dill pickle stackers, cut in half
• 5 large slices sharp cheddar cheese
• 2 tablespoons melted butter
• barbecue seasoning

1. Place roast in 3- to 4-quart slow cooker. Cook on high 4-5 hours (Low: 8-10 hours).
2. Heat oven to 375 F.
3. Remove roast from cooker; discard juices. Use tongs or two forks to pull pork; mix in barbecue sauce.
4. Arrange bottom half of rolls in 13-by-9-by-2-inch baking pan. Spoon pulled pork evenly over top. Place dill pickle on each sandwich and lay cheese slices on top to cover all sandwiches.
5. Place tops on rolls and brush with melted butter. Sprinkle tops with barbecue seasoning.
6. Bake about 15 minutes until cheese is melted and top buns are slightly crisp. Serve warm.

DIY Gift Toppers
Crafting time: 1-2 hours
Skill level: Beginner

• 12-inch paper trimmer with aluminum cut rail
  
• Cardstock
  
• Adhesive
  
• Twine
  
• Fiskars Label/Simple Double Tag Maker with Built-in Eyelet Setter
  
• Fiskars Banner Thick Materials Shape Punch
  
• Wood veneer
  
• Ribbon
  
• Alphabet stickers
  
• Fiskars Banner/Artisan Double Tag Maker with Built-in Eyelet Setter
  
• 8-inch scissors

Rosette Gift Topper
Use paper trimmer to cut two 3-by-6-inch pieces of cardstock. Fold each piece of cardstock accordion style then fold in half to form fan. Adhere two pieces together to create rosette, and secure at center with twine. Using label maker punch, cut simple label. After punching tag, punch hang hole using hole punch at front of tool. Glue rosette to top of gift box and attach simple label with twine.

Wooden Banner Gift Topper
Use the punch for thick materials to cut banner pieces from wood veneer. Tie thick piece of ribbon around gift box, and adhere wooden banner pieces to top. Apply alphabet stickers to banner pieces to spell a festive word or gift recipient’s name. Wrap twine around ribbon and banner to complete.

Bow Gift Topper
Cut two simple labels out of cardstock using label punch and four banners out of cardstock using banner punch.

Gently roll two simple labels in half, avoiding putting a crease in cardstock. Use scissors to trim flat end to match angled end. Align simple label on top of two banner labels, and trim flat end of banners to match angle of simple label. Adhere trimmed banner shapes to untrimmed banner shapes. Check that untrimmed banners extend beyond end of trimmed banners. Curl up points by wrapping cardstock around scissor blades or a pencil.

Adhere two ends of simple labels together and glue to banner pieces to create bow loops.

Use paper trimmer to cut small piece of cardstock for bow center. Gently roll in half and adhere. Adhere bow sections together and attach to top of gift box.