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Top Ten Side Dishes to Serve with an Easter Ham

July 1, 2025 laurence

Easter is a time of celebration, and what better way to celebrate than with a delicious ham as the centerpiece of your meal? Whether you are having a big family gathering or an intimate dinner with friends, a Kentucky Legend ham is a classic choice for Easter. But what are the best side dishes to […]

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Kentucky Legend’s Ultimate Ham Thawing Guide

July 1, 2025 laurence

As the makers of the #1 selling boneless ham in the country, there’s a very specific nightmare that haunts us every holiday season: home cooks who fail to give their ham enough time to thaw. Believe it or not, y’all, every year far too many holiday hosts, some new to the task, and some who […]

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Reheating leftover ham? Here’s the best way.

July 1, 2025 laurence

Reheating leftover ham doesn’t need to be a mystery. One hallmark of high-quality food is how good it tastes the second, third and fourth time around. Leftover Kentucky Legend ham can be an epic ingredient for assembling sandwiches, salads, casseroles, soups and more. (Need recipe ideas? Click here!) Since all Kentucky Legend hams are precooked […]

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Shelf-Life Guide

July 1, 2025 laurence

How long is a ham good in the fridge? What about freezer? This helpful graphic shows the expected shelf life for Kentucky Legend products.

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The “Mom on the Run” Talks Back to School Meal Prep

July 1, 2025 laurence

It’s that time of year again. Just when you got used to summer’s relaxed pace, the rise and grind of your kids’ school routine is back with a vengeance. From getting the kids out the door on time in the morning, to after-school activities like sports and choir practices, the to-do list in your head […]

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Mutton Glutton Challenge World Record

July 1, 2025 laurence

Kentucky Legend Sponsors First Ever Mutton Eating Contest The best eaters from around the world gathered at 2017 Int’l BBQ Festival Mutton Glutton Slider Challenge. The rules, eat as many sliders as possible in 10 minutes. The purse, $4000. Who wouldn’t want to chow down some mutton sliders for that prize money? Joey Chestnut, the […]

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Exploration Station is On a Roll

July 1, 2025 laurence

Exploration Station is making a difference! Specialty Foods Group is a proud sponsor of Exploration Station. Since it began operation more than 325 children per week have utilized educational services on the bus. While each site offers different services based upon student educational needs, most neighborhood visits feature some combination of reading and literacy skills, […]

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Fighting Hunger in the Tristate

July 1, 2025 laurence

OWENSBORO, March 18, 2018 – Kentucky Legend®, a division of Specialty Foods Group, LLC, have spearheaded their continuous efforts to contribute to the tristate area with providing hunger relief through their “Buy a Ham, Feed a Fam” program. The program has been designed to provide each of their accounts 5% of their incremental sales in […]

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Kentucky Legend Revitalizes Owensboro

July 1, 2025 laurence

Every act of kindness and giving counts, regardless of its purpose, and when one person gives their time or contribution, the act itself is very powerful. Now, to imagine what an entire group can do! As part of our ongoing mission to contribute to our community, Kentucky Legend, and other local businesses, rallied together on […]