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photo by Tara Donne Weve got 10 days until Christmas! Its time to start panicking! I must be in complete denial because so far Ive got this weird peaceful vibe going on. I sort of feel like things will just get done when they get done. Or they wont. But Im oddly calm about the whole thing. of course it might also be a side effect from all the spiked eggnog.......... Anyhow, if you are in charge of Christmas or Christmas Eve dinner and youre in the mood for ham, you should make this one. Its tasty and it involves citrus pulp, honey, cloves, and ginger ale.  The Ingredients serves 8 1 (6-to-7-pound bone-in spiral cut smoked ham 1/4 cup honey 1/4 cup spicy brown mustard 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 orange, juiced 1 lemon, juiced 1 lime, juiced 1 cup ginger ale The Directions Use a 6-quart slow cooker. Unwrap the ham, and discard the flavor packet. Place the ham into your insert (flat side down). In a small mixing bowl, combine th...

If you have kids or grandkids who like Dr. Seuss, you might be able to get them to eat kale in this fun version of Green Eggs and Ham. I was one of those kids who grew up with my nose in a book, and my love of reading has continued to this day.  In fact, now that I am officially "retired" and working at home I schedule some time nearly every day to read for a few hours, and look forward to it as a highlight of the day!  But when I was teaching elementary school I realized all too well that some kids don't love to read, and I remember being excited in 1997 when the National Education Association came up with the idea of a national celebration on Dr. Seuss' birthday, designed to get kids to be more enthusiastic about reading. You may not have known that Read Across America was started as an NEA project, but I bet you've seen news coverage of events to promote reading happening in schools, stores, and libraries on Dr. Seuss' birthday, and if you have kids or gran...