Motivational Monday 4/15/2019

Motivational Monday
Mark Pickett

Mark Pickett

Happy Monday!

HR Best Practices: Conducting Interviews

  • Start with small talk
  • Asked the planned interview questions (open ended, behavioral questions are the best)
  • Observe Body Language
  • Let the candidate do most of the talking
  • Listen & take notes
  • Allow the candidate time to ask questions
  • Never make promises to the applicant
  • Thank the applicant

 

Safety: 3 Checks for Safety

  1. Do I know how to do the job? Take the time to make sure you fully understand everything you need to be safe.
  2. Do I have the right equipment? There is specific Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and tools for each job.
  3. Is my environment safe? Look around you – safety risks can be everywhere.

 

Culinary: Glazed Ham Day

Here are today’s five thing to know about Glazed Ham:

  1. The Hormel Company of Austin, Minnesota sold the first canned ham in 1926.
  2. Hams are produced by almost every country in the world.
  3. Mainz ham is a German ham that is brined, soaked in brandy or wine lees (or a mixture of both) and then smoked for a long period.
  4. A country ham is much drier than injected-cured hams and has a sharper flavored due to its high salt content.
  5. A pig scratches himself with his right leg, which uses the muscles more often, so the meat will be tougher.  Aim for the left leg if you can.

Fun Fact:

On the Apollo 13 mission, the crew managed to create a functioning CO2 filter out of duct tape and glazed ham.

Chicago artist Dwight Kalb made a statue of Madonna from 180 pounds of ham.

Names of some of the better known hams of the world include: Smithfield, prosciutto, Westphalian, Parma, Virginia, Kentucky, Country, Canned, Bayonne, York, Mainz, Prague, Asturias, Toulouse, Dijon, Black Forest, Bohemian, Serrano, presunto, Bradenham, Estremadura, Prazska sunks, and szynka.

Recipe: Pineapple Brown Sugar Glazed Ham

Rated as 4.43 out of 5 Stars

Ingredients

  • 1 (6 pound) bone-in ham
  • 1 (8 ounce) can pineapple rings
  • 2 (6 ounce) cans pineapple juice
  • 2 cups brown sugar, divided
  • 1 (20 ounce) can crushed pineapple

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Place ham, cut-side down, into a roasting pan. Pin pineapple slices onto ham using toothpicks.
  2. Mix pineapple juice and 1/2 cup brown sugar together in a saucepan; bring to a boil until glaze is slightly thickened, about 5 minutes. Remove saucepan from heat.
  3. Bake ham in the preheated oven for 30 minutes. Pour glaze over ham and pineapple rings; continue baking for 30 minutes more. Sprinkle remaining 1 1/2 cups brown sugar over ham and pineapple rings; continue baking until ham is cooked through, about 30 minutes more. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 145 degrees F (63 degrees C).
  4. Pour the remaining glaze over cooked ham.

Have a great week!

 

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8 Responses

  • Ann Sommers April 17, 2019 at 12:06 pm

    Thank you for sharing, have a great week.

  • Annalissa Merino April 16, 2019 at 11:06 am

    I love all of it! Thank you!

  • Max Knoepfel April 15, 2019 at 2:39 pm

    Thank you Mark

    Great Ham history
    Happy Easter to all

  • Sal Ferrulo April 15, 2019 at 1:37 pm

    Mark,
    Thank you as always!
    I certainly know much more about ham!
    Wishing everyone a Happy Easter!
    Sincerely and respectfully,
    Sal

  • Barbara Foster April 15, 2019 at 10:41 am

    Wonderful quote and fun food facts.
    Thanks!

  • Michael Barrett April 15, 2019 at 10:41 am

    Thanks Mark, way to start the week!

  • Naomi Dugan April 15, 2019 at 10:40 am

    Who would have thought…a 180 lb statue of Madonna made from ham?

    Have a great day,
    Naomi

  • Bob Hough April 15, 2019 at 10:33 am

    Thanks Mark
    I like the quote

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