*This is a sponsored post with HoneyBaked Ham. All my opinions are my own and not swayed by outside sources.*
Okay let me break down this information for you- I am currently 27.5 weeks pregnant and will be hosting Easter dinner at my house in exactly a week and a half. Aside from being that very tired pregnant girl, I decided I was going to take responsibility for hosting Easter dinner. Oh and let me add, there will be 50 people at my Easter dinner- that is what you get when you marry into a HUGE Italian family! So, I really need ways to make Easter dinner preparation and the day totally seamless.
I compiled a tip list of 5 strategies I am going to use to make Easter Dinner a Smashing Success this year:
1. Make a thorough list of the ingredients you will need in advance, along with getting a head count of how many people are actually coming a week in advance. So if Easter is next week, that means the list needs to be made STAT! If you make your list a day or two in advance, I can assure you that you will be left with nothing but stress, anxiety, and headaches. By making a list in advance, you will be organized and know exactly what shopping, needs to be done. Also by making people RSVP to you a week early, you know you won’t be ordering unnecessary food or getting extra products that you might not need.
2. Make sure you ask for help in preparation of the big day! The key to having a successful Easter meal is to delegate chores and tasks to everyone who is there. Don’t be afraid to ask for help in putting appetizers out or the big ham on the table and equally asking another person to help clean the dishes. Don’t think it is all on you if you are hosting Easter dinner. By allowing people to help pitch in, you will not only have a much smoother meal but you will feel a lot less stressed. I already got my 5 year old on tablecloth duty- of course though, she picked out the bright yellow one for the table!
3. Get as much done the night before! While I still tend to get up wicked early to begin preparation for our Easter meal, I make sure our table is all set the night before, with the wine/water pitchers put on the table. We are going to use around 6 tables so this equates to a ton of chairs. I always make sure to have all the tables set up and the folding chairs in order for the next morning. It is a lot less stressful for me to see the table all done up the next morning. It gives me one less thing to do!
4. Use paper products! I know Easter is a special time and a time when you want to pull out that fine china that is just sitting in your curio. However, trust me when you have 50 people coming, that equates to at least 100+ dishes with all the various courses. By using paper, I can try easily dispose of them after and not have to worry about cleaning up. I am very big on the environment and tend to use recyclable products all the time, but you can readily find recyclable paper products for your celebration.
5. Make sure you buy HoneyBaked Ham and their Smoked or Roasted Turkey Breasts! There is nothing easier than buying a fully cooked and ready to serve ham and turkey breasts for your Easter celebration. Last year, we bought HoneyBaked Ham for our Easter celebration and it was a smashing success. It cut so much time out of cooking and allowed me a healthy, delicious, affordable, and easy meal! What could be better?! Honeybaked also offers a variety of delicious side dishes and desserts, all of which also come fully cooked as well. You can do a full Easter celebration with only Honeybaked products to make your life much easier! Trust me, everyone will thank you once they taste how delicious the dinner is! Be sure to check out Honeybaked to learn about their awesome products and find out where you can buy them for your upcoming Easter dinner. Talk about convenience of making an Easter dinner wonderful
Win it: One winner will receive a $50 HoneyBaked Ham Gift Card for their Easter dinner. This giveaway is run via rafflecopter so click read more to see the actual giveaway. The only mandatory entry is to tell me what you like best about HoneyBaked products in the comment section proceeding this post. While the other entries are optional, I highly suggest filling them out to increase your chances of winning. US only.
My mother always bought a honey baked ham every year for Easter dinner when we were growing up. It’s the best ham I have ever had.
I love that they are easy to make and taste wonderful!!
They taste yummy, and I don’t have to do any work. It’s especially great for the holidays when I need more time to work on other things for my get-togethers.
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HoneyBaked Hams make dinner so so so easy! Perfect for Easter when you want a memorable meal but still want to spend time w/the fam.
They are perfect for Holidays when you don’t have a lot of time to prepare everything.
I like honeybaked ham, because it’s conveniently cooked.
I have never had HoneyBaked Ham before, but I love ham and think this would be a great way to have a dinner catered. Thanks for these tips!
I love Honeybaked Hams because my family has been eating them for years! They are delicious and so easy to prepare!
I’ve never had a honeybaked ham. But I seriously want one! That would save me so much time cooking a meal and more time to enjoy with the family!
I’ve never baked a ham before even tho its my favorite meat! Thanks for sharing the tips!
great tips. I could never cook for 50 people!!! just cooking for my family of 5 is enough
I never really had a big dinner or anything on Easter, but it is a good day to have fun with family. Thanks for the review, it sounds delicious!
I like the great quality of Honeybaked products, their boneless ham are the best. I also like their green bean casserole as side dish.
I like Honey Baked products because they are always fresh and so delicious! I also love their products because it saves me from having to cook!
Oh, boy, I love their sandwiches! Actually very affordable for lunch!
I like their roasted turkey breast the best.
I love their glazed ham! All of their food is yummy and their sides are so fresh!
I like the easse of preparation and the food tastes really good.
Love the actual store where you can get lunch
We also order the ham for holidays often.
I love honey baked hams so much. Sometimes I stop at the local store and get a ham sandwich for lunch. So good on the croissant!
The best thing is the taste and it is delicious and the second thing is the convenience of buying the sides also and taking them home for dinner.
We love Honey Baked Ham! They are sooo good! Plus tons for leftovers! I think we eat ham for a week!
Yum! I want to win for my sister-in-law because that store is available in their area.
I love their ham–the coating is to die for!
I love their turkey breast. It is the only turkey I eat.
They are so yummy. WE love the ham and sweet potato casserole.
I do like them! i love the way the ham tastes and especially being able to have a delicious meal with so little work!
I have never tried this type of ham before. I do make a ham for Easter and would love to try this.
I like HoneyBaked Ham products because they sound and look delicious.
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I have never tried their products. Their sides look delicious though. I would love to try the Cornbread stuffing.
I love honey baked hams and what I love best is that I wouldn’t have to cook!
love the taste of the ham it can’t be beat
I love the quality of them merchandise! We especially love the sides, my favorite is their Broccoli Rice Casserole, Yukon Mashed Potatoes, Green Bean Casserole selection.
I have never tasted on of these hams but they look delicious and juicy
huge huge fan of honey baked ham we visit them for the holidays all the time.
Honeybaked ham is our favorite and not just the ham. We love their side dishes too! It absolutely without question, is the best ham out there.
Honeybaked always has a stand in the grocery store near me. Their hams are so delicious. They would make any holiday better to be honest!
I enjoy the lunch menu they offer as well as the main dishes.
I love the original Honey Baked Ham. It brings back memories of my childhood.
I’ve never had honeybaked ham before but it looks so good. I like that they do they work.
I havent tried any of their product yeat so my answer would be I like teir options and I also like how convenient they are!
They taste yummy, and I don’t have to do any work.
I love that they have so many choices1 I don’t eat ham but they have Turkey and all those great sides!
I log their ham. It stays so moist and I love the sweet crust. yummy.
I would love to say what I like best but I have never had them. I would love the opportunity to try them. I just discovered that they ship their products so I guess since there is not one close that would be my favorite thing.
I love their ham and what I like best is the crusty delicious coating!
The original honeybaked ham is my favorite. Reminds me of family dinners!
I adore their ham! I love going there for lunch sometimes and getting their tasty sandwhiches
I like them because they are high quality.
These are great tips! My favorite thing about Honeybaked ham, is that I didn’t have to bake the ham myself, but no one judges you, because everyone loves a Honeybaked ham and would rather eat that anyway!
My mom used to always get HOney Baked Ham for Christmas. It was always so good! I like their Turkey Rolls even more!
…to be honest… I’ve never tried a honeybaked ham… but, lets face it… it’s hard NOT to love ham!
What a nice looking easter spread. Those look so delicious
So grateful that we go to family for holidays and don’t have to cook.
i like honeybaked ham because it’s so good and has a unique flavor….it’s kind of sweet and great hot or cold.
Honey Baked Ham is delicious and I don’t have to do any work!
i love the flavor of the hams. that is what we eat every year for Easter.
I love Honey Baked Hams, what a great giveaway. I am going to share this with my friends. Crossing my fingers that they will win.
I like the fact that they are so easy to prepare.
I love that their hams are so moist and tender. The flavor is wonderful too!
i like quality and it is easy to prepare.
I just LOVE their honey turkey breast. It’s so good
Their honey baked ham! Our favorite for Easter! So easy and my favorite!
We LOVE Honey Baked Ham! Any time there is a large family gathering, we grab a ham – they are always delish, and we find we have excellent customer service, as well!
Thanks for sharing great tips! Sometimes those big dinner gatherigs might be really stressful.
Honey Baked Ham looks really delicious!
They taste great and makes meal prep very easy
Great list of reminders for hosting easter. The list includes making the list which is most important.
I love honey baked ham because it taste better than any other ham.
I would love taste their ham. What a beautiful easter meal!
We always have ham and a turkey or chicken for Easter because the rest of my family likes ham and I don’t. We’ve never gotten a Honeybaked Ham before but I bet they’d love to try it!
That meal looks so delicious! And the flowers make for a great centerpiece.
I love the taste. They are always high quality and lots of great flavor.
I haven’t had honey baked ham in so long! Send some my way?
I love the hams. They are sweet and delicious.
We loved HoneyBaked Ham! It just wouldn’t be Easter without it.
I like it because their ham tastes the best!
I like the delicious taste of the ham & I love the ease of preparing it
I’ve never tried their products but everything looks delicious.
Ive actually never tried Honeybaked!
don’t believe i ever had it unless i was at another person’s house for a holiday and didn’t know it was honeybaked!
I’ve never tried their products, but I would look forward to.
I’ve never tried their products and have just recently heard of them.
I love how good the food tastes! I also love the large variety of food to choose from
I love their Hams, and I have for many Holiday’s now! I love the quality of the food and the friendliness of the staff!
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I like Honey Baked Ham products because they are quality made and yummy. I like the variety of products that I can purchase like dinner for 4, box lunches, ham with apples and all the other sides to make my life easy.
They just have a better flavor than regular hams!
I’ve tasted this brand once, and I gotta say I wanted more. It was so yummy!
I love that they are the same great quality product my family has been enjoying for 30+ years.
My family loves the ham. We order one for every holiday.
The real question is who doesn’t like honey baked ham? It is the sweetest best ham in the world
I like them because they taste good and are convenient.
I love Honey Baked Han! I need to order ours for Easter Dinner soon!!
We love Honeybaked ham. We get it for Easter every year. I love the taste and they are always so helpful when we go in.
I like that the Honey Baked Ham has a store where I live and they do not just sell ham, but turkey and Roast Beef. They also have wonderful side dishes like Garlic Mashed potatoes and Green Bean Casserole. This would sure save me a lot of time getting my dinner here.
I’ve tried making hams from the grocery store, but they never turn out as good as Honeybaked hams! I love the sweet, crunchy glaze. mmmmm so delicious!
I love that their food is always delicious and so fresh and also their customer service is awesome!
i’ve honestly never tried them but they sound very convenient
I love it because it’s the best tasting ham out there. My fave is the crunchy glaze….I could eat it 24/7.
I love the quality of the food!
My favorite thing about HoneyBaked products are the quality of flavor!
they taste so good and they do the work for me!!!
i love the taste of the hams as well as the fact that i don’t have to cook them myself.
I love that they are no fuss and taste delicious!
I like their products because it’s one of the only things my son likes to eat. He is very picky but will always eat a Ham. Lol
I like that its already prepared! Don’t have to cook
I love The ham! It great to be able to get it and go, and its always a hit!
love the flavor of their ham and the crust is soooo good!
I love Honeybaked Hams. There the only ham for our family!
I don’t think I’ve used Honeybaked Ham products before, but it sounds really convenient and delicious!
Honey baked Hams are delicious! My mother in law always gets them!! The taste and quality are great!!
Love the taste and how much easier they make entertaining!
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Why do you like HoneyBaked products? What do you like best about it?
mosly ham..i love ham sanwiches..thanks
THey have the best ham I have ever tasted!
I love their ham.Add their delicious sides you have a fantastic dinner without the work or mess!
I like their ham
I love the taste of the hams~So good and easy to make!
Because it’s awesome! And delicious. And now I’m hungry.
I like the way its spiced.
I love the quality of the ham and the sweetness the honey flavor adds to it.
Honeybaked products taste great and saves me work
These hams ARE SO GOOD. I can never afford them! LOL But my sister and father can- they ALWAYS have one for their holiday feasts. So I drool over them and eat heartily when I am there! I sure hope I win this! Then I can make MY kids drool over it too. I LOVE spiral sliced, you do not even need a knife for these.
These are the best hams you can get, I’m fortunate to have a store right down the street. And they’re sandwiches are just as good.
I love the crispy outside! Nothing like it!
I like the taste of their ham.
I think Honeybaked products are delicious.
I love Honeybaked products. They make serving holiday meals so much easier!
I like the quality and the taste
I have not tried a honeybaked ham, but I would like to try it. It looks delicious and would make a good main course for meals.
I love the that it makes serving a wonderful meal so easy!
I love how easy it is to cook!!!!
I love how delicious they are! That signature glaze on the ham and turkey is soooo good.
Its one of my favorite lunch spots! They have great sandwiches and wonderful soups! Also the staff is always very nice!
I like sneaking and picking some of the glaze off the Honeybaked Ham.
I have never had honey baked ham but it sounds delicious and I am excited to try it!
I love their ham. For a very short time during easter, they sell their product at Walmart. I love it because its so much easier to get too!
Honey baked is definately juicy & tasty. Love the products!
I like the convenience of a home-cooked meal ready to order
I like the excellent quality and my favorite product is the Fully prepared, spiral-sliced, HoneyBaked Ham.
I like HoneyBaked products because they remind me of the holidays.
they are already cooked and delicious!
I like HoneyBaked products because they are sweet. I like the sweet and juiciness taste the best.
I like that theres not really any work to have to prepare it
I like the great quality, reasonable price and easy to prepare.
Other than the amazing taste, certainly the convenience is fantastic.
I like how delicious they are! And they’re convenient for putting together a big dinner!
I like the sweet crunchy glaze that is on the honey baked ham, I also love how easy they are to prepare
Honeybaked Hams are the best!! We had a non Honeybaked ham for Easter and, WOW, you could taste the difference !
I like the quality and taste of the many foods that Honey Baked Ham offers.
I haven’t tried their products yet, but the review sounds delicious!
I love their delicious items. You can’t get much easier than buying a people-pleasing Honey Baked Ham for a special occasion!
I love the honey basting!
Ham is one meal everyone will eat at our house!
They are so easy to prepare.
Honey Baked Hams can always be counted on to be dependably delicious. The confidence of knowing you will be serving a quality meal is priceless!
They taste amazing!!!
You can get a whole meal [like mom cooked]. Ham is always great.
I’ve never actually tried them but I hear good things about their hams, sides and desserts!
When I think of Honey Bake Ham I think of quality bake ham. In other words its a brand that I trust will be good for my family to eat and enjoy
Love the taste and their pecan pie.
Tasty and convenient.
Their spiral cut ham is oh-so-delicious, and easy to make!
They are delicious! And I swear no matter where I am there is always a HBH store nearby!
Their ham is so tasty!
Their food is delicious.
HoneyBaked products are easy to prepare and they taste great anytime of the day.
My family loves Honey Baked ham…it seems to melt in your mouth!
HoneyBaked products taste amazing!
I have never tried Honey Baked Ham but I have heard great things about them. I would love to try it out for myself!
I love the quality of their products.
I love Honey baked hams! The best part is the left over ham, it makes delicious sandwiches.
I love them because of the quality and taste, they are so delicious! I love love love the honeybaked ham its addictive
I love that they are high quality with a name you can trust! I have never had a bad Honey Baked ham and I’m sure the rest of their products are the same, great tasting!
I like Honey Baked hams because they are sliced so thin and are tender and not dry and make excellent sandwiches.
I have never tried their products before, I’d love to though!
I like how flavorful their hams are.
Thanks for the contest.
the flavor is soo good!!
Everything is so delicious, and easy!
I like their spiral ham.
I love HoneyBaked products because they are very good quality & so tasty! Thank-you for a great #giveaway
I love Honey Baked products because I know that it’s something my whole family will eat. No complaints which isn’t always the case. Thanks for the chance to win.
My mother discovered these hams about 25 years ago and always had them at christmas time. They are delicious.
We love to eat Honey baked hams b/c they have the best tasting hams! SO Good!!
i like that there is a honey baked ham within walking distance. and they have lunch boxes to go!
I really like how flavorful their food is and that it is good quality food.
I like the taste!
i love the taste of the honey baked hams. we had one this year for easter and the brown sugar crust on the hams make them so yummy
I love the absolute incredible quality of their products. I swear there’s nothing like the sweetness of their ham!
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I love their hams and especially leftovers after having one!
Their ham tastes wonderful.
HoneyBaked products make it easy to serve a very lovely meal for guests, special events and occasions, and when you just don’t have the time to cook. We love their spiral ham, sides, and desserts.
I have never tried any of their products (yet) but they sound delicious and easy.
I love how great their ham taste and also the side dishes in case I ever run out of time.
We’ve used their boxed lunches for work events, and they are a fantastic option! So good and wholesome!
I love how yummy it is!
I have only tried the honey baked ham and it was so delicious. I would love to try some of their other products.
I love that it is so easy to get a whole delicious meal – appetizers, side dishes, main courses, desserts – all in one place.
My family & I all love Honey Baked Hams products! We especially love their Ham! The crunch, yummy coating on their ham is the absolute best!
Honey baked ham products are fresh and family pleasing. It not only tastes good but helps keep me out of the kitchen and spending time with family
The flavor of their hams can’t be duplicated, I’ve tried!
The flavor is the best
Love the honey glazed turkey breast – makes a great sandwich!
I love the quality and the convenience of Honey Baked products, I am a big fan of the turkey and my family loves the ham.
I like the convenience of a home-cooked meal ready to order
I do like the taste of the honey baked ham. Spiral sliced is best for a dinner
The smoked ham is probably the favorite.
A must have at holidays and sandwiches
The Spiral cut is great Perfect slices
I love how moist they are and the flavor is incredible!
I love the moist ham.
The HoneyBaked Ham is the best quality I have found, it is our holiday favorite!
I haven’t tried honey baked yet.
I just love the quality and taste of the ham.
The ham is infused with such great flavor that is hard to find!
I have never had a honey baked ham but we do have one locally I do like knowing that if you don’t like ham they also have turkey.
the ham is divine and the easiness
I like that they are so convenient.
I like the spiral sliced ham because it’s delicious, easy to prepare and easy to serve.
I absolutely love their spiral ham, I’ve tried many different brands of ham and none of them have compared to HoneyBaked Ham
the taste is awesome
They make meals so easy!
I love the Honeybaked Ham Store and ALL of their products. My favorite is their Pecan Pie.
I love HoneyBaked because the taste reminds me of past happy holiday dinners!
I simply love their ham, the taste is so delicious and outstanding
I like the turkey breast- so yummy
Honey baked ham makes it easy to get dinner on the table quick. Not much more is yummier
I love their Ham, because it tastes so good and smoky flavor
Love the taste and it is so juicy..yummlicous
I love everything.. the smell, the taste… bringing the whole family to the table for a great meal.
I love their products and their ham is so good