This post is sponsored by Clifty Farms Country Meats.
Our family loves breakfast. You know, the Southern kind of breakfast that involves ham and biscuits and probably something you may have never heard of before. Grits and tomato gravy. If that doesn’t ring a bell with you, you probably didn’t grow up in the South. We happen to love breakfast for lunch or dinner, so last week, mama cooked up a batch of Southern grits and tomato gravy with homemade biscuits and country ham from Clifty Farms Country Meats.
My dad especially loves country ham. I do too! It’s always been one of my faves growing up. That savory country ham was a favorite of ours and when I got an email from Clifty Farms out of Tennessee about trying out their country ham and doing a giveaway with y’all, well….of course I said yes! We love country ham, what’s not to love about that offer.
Clifty Farms is a family owned business in their 4th generation of curing hams in TN and KY (since 1954). They ship products all over the country now with their online business of hams, bacon, sausage, and barbeque. Their secret recipe curing process, that produces the delicate flavor of a Real Hickory Smoked Country Ham, has not changed from generation to generation.
Clifty Farms is available at many local grocery stores, including but not limited to Kroger, Publix, Wal-Mart in the Atlanta area. Those are stores I shop at all the time.
Clifty Farms Country Meats sent me a beautiful pack of country ham. We only cooked one or two slices for our meal and there’s more for dad to enjoy and for me to share with some of our family.
Stay tuned, there’s a Clifty Farms Country ham giveaway for you all too! Think about Easter coming up. Easter brunch or even as part of your Easter dinner, Clifty Farms could be a great addition.
Back to our breakfast for lunch ham and grits. Mom made up some homemade biscuits too. I can share this recipe with you all later if you’d like. Mom always uses a certain flour and she never measured her biscuits, we we used the recipe on the flour mix. I’ll share it later for you all, but today let’s look at the ham.
Biscuit cutting and ready to cook.
We followed the directions on the Clifty Farms ham package and simmered the ham in water and brown sugar. We also drained off the water and lightly browned the ham at the end.
Mom also made up a batch of tomato gravy and grits, using bacon grease as the base. I’ve shared this recipe several years ago, so go here to see that all shared out and how she makes this Southern delicacy.
Simmering the tomato gravy ready for the grits.
The Clifty Farms ham after cooking and lightly browning in the black iron skillet looks ready to eat.
Biscuits right out of the oven, ready for butter and honey.
And here’s our brunch of grits and tomato gravy, homemade biscuits, and that delicious country ham from Clifty Farms.
Mixing in the tomato gravy and after butter and honey on the biscuit. Wow, did this bring back memories of childhood and growing up! I don’t get grits and tomato gravy all that often anymore, or country ham.
Dad was on cloud nine over this lunch, believe me. I got a picture of him as he was eating so I tried to get a non-chewing photo. He was very intent on eating this deliciousness and didn’t want to stop and pose. When he heard what we were having, he was so happy!
I asked him what he thought of the Clifty Farms ham and he said “it was great, very very good ham”. That’s his direct quote and coming from a Country Ham connoisseur. Mom and dad both loved it and so did my sister and I. My mom mentioned that it’s not as salty as most country hams, which she liked a lot. She doesn’t like too much salt and these hams are not overly salted, but very flavorful and tasty.
I knew you’d enjoy seeing this Southern breakfast food that mom stirred up, food that I grew up on. We were all looking forward to eating this again and it was a good lunch with our parents day. My sister and I make a point to have lunch with them once a week and they love it. If you follow me on Instagram, I share our meals every week over there.
I’m very happy to be able to give one of you a Clifty Farms ham pack too. As I mentioned, think about Easter and how you can incorporate a Clifty Farms ham into your breakfast, brunch, or Easter dinner.
All you have to do is visit Clifty Farms and leave a comment here (add your email address to the Rafflecopter widget below) and tell me what you plan to serve on Easter and how you could use Clifty Farms ham to feed your family too!
That’s it, one of you will win a delicious 5 lb. sliced Half Country Ham package from Clifty Farms. I love sharing good brands with you all and you will be so happy to try out this delicious country ham.
Always have ham for Easter dinner. I usually serve candied sweet potatoes and green bean casserole and homemade biscuits The country ham would be wonderful!
I live in NC and have always eaten country ham. My grandpa used to cure his own and it was so delicious. My daughter and her family now live in Alaska and occasionally I will mail her country ham, Dukes mayonniase and Sundrops. My last visit there I was even able to take her some livermush in my Yeti cooler. I’m trying my best to keep the south in her and she loves it!
Their ham IS delicious – used to get it often in GA. Ham is a staple for Easter dinner in our family, so it would be enjoyed!
I love ham for the holidays and so do the grandkids. We usually have green beans, slaw, a potato dish, deviled eggs and a cake. That ham looks very good. I don’t think I have had this brand before.I looked at the Clifty Ham site and saw the various ham selections available to order.
Love your posts of when your mom cooks and your dad gardens! This one is especially yummy if you’re a southerner!!
I went to their site and left an email. I, too, have an Easter Egg hunt for the little ones and we have a dinner with ham and all the sides that everyone will bring. We love county ham with hot biscuits and redeye gravy!!!
My husband would be so pleased if I won the Clifty Farms Country Ham. He absolutely loves country ham and even though we shop Publix, they don’t seem to carry any here in Florida. It looks so delicious the way your mother cooked it!
Love Lunch with the Parents! I celebrate with you every week so thankful they are still with you. My dad is gone 31 years and my mom is gone 6 years so it’s very special and wonderful to watch them thriving into old age and still sharing meals with you and your family. Also love so many of your mom’s recipes! She’s amazing!
Your breakfast looks yummy, and I’ll bet those biscuits are to die for! I’ve never had tomato gravy and may have to try to make it sometime.
I will be serving ham, broccoli casserole and other sides, and pie for Easter. Oh, and deviled eggs! Thanks for the chance to win a ham!
I would love to try this ham! I grew up eating country ham. My mother makes her biscuits the same way, always uses certain brand of flour and no measuring!
Love, love, love Clifty Farms ham! A couple times a year my mom orders and we have a wonderful country meal with their ham slices and biscuits, gravy, corn and navy beans. Those ingredients are a family tradition! Sometimes we add a sweet potato or home fries but the ham is always the star. I would love to be able to add some for our Easter meal!
We always serve canned tomatoes with our biscuits. Never tried the tomato gravy but sure plan to!
Yes, please please share the biscuit recipe. Can’t wait to try the tomato gravy over grits! Love love a southern breakfast….nothing like it!!
There site made me hungry! Nothing beats a southern biscuit with White Lily flour. Nothing beats time with parents either. Thanks for sharing and for the opportunity! I’ll have to give that gravy a try.
I always enjoy seeing your mom and dad in your blog posts. Our Easter menu varies but we do love ham.
Goodness I haven’t even thought about Easter yet. It always creeps up on me so I have no idea what I’m making yet. ;-D Hopefully our dinner will include a Clifty Farms Country Ham! Looks delicious!
We are having Easter with several friends. This would be a big hit. As would your mom’s delicious recipes!
I would serve the ham with deviled eggs! Yummy!
We always have ham for Easter, and we look so forward to it!
Having Easter Brunch with my two grown kids and husband, would love to include a Clifty Farms ham; it looks delicious as do your mom’s biscuits.