The rules have changed.
Period.
I love a good home-cooked meal.
But so many times, I see readers, friends, and loved ones, who stress out about the cooking of a “family meal”, that they miss the most important word in that equation…FAMILY.
I’ve said it over and over again…do what you love and buy the rest.
And so the rules have changed.
If you love to cook side dishes and the main course, but hate to bake cookies and pies…then buy them.
If you love to make cookies and pies, but hate side dishes and the main course…then buy them.
Because honestly, sometimes the “purchased” product is better than a “good-attempt” at homemade.
With the world’s best ham, HoneyBaked Ham is already the number one choice for holiday meals all over the country. Famous for spiral slicing and sweet, crunchy glaze, HoneyBaked hams and turkeys are the centerpiece of dinner tables in 2-million homes during the holiday season.
And there prices are fair…they have a deal right now where you can get any three heat and serve sides for $21.99.
To find a store near you – here.
And because HoneyBaked Ham wants to make it easier on your for the holidays…they are giving one KCM reader a $75 Gift Certificate to HoneyBaked Ham.
Here’s How To Enter The Giveaway
(Remember, each comment is considered a entry – so leave a separate comment each time.)
Leave me a comment and tell me your favorite holiday dish. (Ex. Sweet Potato Casserole)
Additional entry: Become a email subscriber to Kansas City Mamas. (I promise, I won’t spam you.) And then leave a comment and let me know.
Additional entry: Become in Like with Kansas City Mamas on Facebook. (We have fun, I promise.) And then leave a comment and let me know.
Contest will be open till end of day on December 19, 2012. Winner will be notified by email and has 48-hours to respond before another winner is chosen. Good Luck.
Disclosure: HoneyBaked Ham provided the giveaway prize and KCM with a like prize, but I was not compensated in any other way. The written remarks are entirely my own. Want more information – check out my full disclosure statement.





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Can’t beat green bean casserole and it has to have Frenchs onions on top. YUM!
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My favorite holiday dish is my Grandma’s macaroni and cheese.
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Green bean casserole.
Smoked turkey is my favorite. And pumpkin pie. I can’t choose.
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The sweet potato casserole is amazing! My favorite.
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My favorite holiday dish is a pretzel strawberry layered dish…YUMMY!
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My favorite is sage and onion stuffing
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My favorites are sweet potato casserole & ham- and honey baked ham is the best!
Oh there are so many favorties!!! Okay, first thing that came to mind was my mom’s cinnamon pears for Christmas. My grandma use to make them too and who know’s before that! LOL 🙂 I took them last year to my boyfriend’s family’s Christmas dinner and they all loved them and said they’d never seen such a beautiful dish!
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Green bean casserole.
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Turkey with good gravy and mashed potatoes!
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I am from france and turkey with chestnut is very popular. LOVE IT!
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Fav holiday dish … probably dessert! Does that count? A nice cheesecake or pie. But I also really do like ham… 🙂
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I love my dad’s stuffing!! Look forward to it every year!
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Sweet potato casserole (I could eat it all by myself) ….lots of butter, brown sugar, and pecans. No marshmallows!
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I just love green bean casserole! Easiest thing in the world to make, yet I never do unless it is the holidays! Just not the same any other time of year! LOL
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My favorite is sweet potato casserole. I will make it for myself this year because no one else likes it.
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My fave holiday side dish is my Grandma’s stuffing. I can eat the whole pan myself.
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My favorite dishes – ham and potatoes au gratin. Yum!
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I know with it being a prepackaged year round store item it doesn’t ound so “holiday” anymore, but my father in law’s homemade Chex Mix is to die for!
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We always make Emeril’s spinach and artichoke stuffing recipe… Yum!
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My favorite holiday dish is my grandmas cranberry dessert. She used to make out and now my kids help me make it as I tell them about their great g-ma.
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My favorite holiday dish is my aunt’s peanut brittle! Yum!
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Favorite holiday dish – sweet potato anything! I love me some sweet potatoes!
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Kale and Brussel Sprouts salad. Seriously. So good and hearty and makes you feel a little better about all the other stuff you ingest during the holidays.
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Jimmy Dean Holiday Brunch Casserole Christmas morning!
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Home-made apple or cherry pies!
Please save me from myself and my monumentally high expectations for a great holiday meal.
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One of my favorite holiday dishes is my mother’s cherry coke salad. She always made it for Christmas every year. It has a bottle of coke, cherry jello, marshmallows, pecans and other goodies in it. Yummy!!! 🙂
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Green bean casserole!
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