I have a couple of cute dogs, One is a White Westie named Spencer….like the Little Caesar dog commercials! The other cutie is a 1 year crazy Golden Doodle named Chip. So anyway..I have this really great Old whisky barrel that I plant herbs in. They look so beautiful in it! Well one day good old Chipper kept on going over to it trying to get inside it…..I figured he was chasing the gecko’s we have here in Florida so thought nothing about it…Then the next day he was back at it. I was thinking ….what the heck is he up to??
So the next time he did it I went over to my herb barrel. Guess what was in it??? Bunnies! Little tiny baby bunnies! The mama had jumped up two feet to have her babies in the herb barrel!! OMG they were so cute. So we had to try to protect them from my darling little chip. I put some rocks around the barrel so he couldn’t dig in it!
A couple of days later I hear this screeching baby sound! Those little tiny babies were ready to see the world! Well good ol Chip to the rescue….sort of…One of those babies had jumped out of the barrel and Chip now had him in his mouth! It was utter chaos. I was screaming to my hubby to come help, you see Chippers thinks I always want to play with him and he went running around the yard with the screeching little baby in his mouth! Luckily he didn’t hurt him! Hubby came to the rescue and just in time! The other 3 bunnies came hopping out of my herb barrel!. So we made sure they made it out of the yard under the fence!
Did ya like my bunny tale? With Easter coming soon I thought it would be fun to share a couple of recipes I found online
This one I found on the Restaurant Guys Radio Could’t find any pics but sure sounds Delish!
Easter Baked Fresh Ham With Herbs
- 1 14 to 16 lb. fresh, unsalted, uncured ham
- 4 cloves garlic
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 tablespoon crumbled leaf sage
- l/2 teaspoon dried thyme
- salt and freshly ground pepper
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. It is preferable to have the butcher remove the small blade bone–not necessary, however.
2. Cut garlic into 18 to 20 slivers. With the tip of knife, make small incisions all over the ham and insert garlic. Using sharp knife, score the fat side of ham deeply. Place the bay leaf, sage, and thyme on a flat surface and chop with a heavy knife. Chop as finely as possible. Sprinkle the ham all over with the herb mixture, salt and pepper to taste. Rub the seasonings into the ham all over. Use a generous but reasonable amount of salt.
3. Place the ham fat side up in a large baking dish about 12″ x 18″ x 2 l/2″. Place the ham in the oven and bake, basting occasionally, for 2 1/2 hours.
4. Reduce the over heat to 350 degrees F and cover the ham with aluminum foil. Continue baking about 2 1/2 hours or untilo ham is thoroughly cooked. When cooked, should have internal temperature of at least 170.
5. When ham is cooked, remove from pan. Tilt pan and skim fat from gravy. A judicious amount of water may be added to pan juices and brought to the boil for the sauce.
SAUCE FOR FRESH HAM
1. 2 anchovies–smash it very fine.
2. Very little onion and garlic smash.
3. Take 1 egg and mayonnaise and beat with one hard boiled egg mashed very fine.
4. 1 teaspoon capers and mix all together.
This next recipe looks delicious and fun! It is a great recipe with step by step instructions!
To get this recipe goto > http://www.skinnytaste.com/2013/03/skinny-easter-egg-cake-balls.html
I hope you all have a wonderful Easter! Enjoy with family and friends! Do you have any bunny tails? Maybe your favorite Easter recipe to share?
Love and Gratitude!
Jan