Ham and Yam Festival

We went to the Ham and Yam Festival in Smithfield, NC  www.hamandyam.com .  This was a little longer drive then we normally do to go to a festival.  It sounded interesting so we went.  It was very nice with lots of vendors selling crafts.  There even was a stand with someone selling stamps from a company called "Stampin Up"  www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/crazystampcreations.  If you like to make cards or even use stamps for your scrapbooking, this is a neat company.

We walked around for some time checking out all the vendors.  We then had a barbeque sandwich which was very good.  Lot of barbeque here in the south is a little to strong with vinegar.  This sandwich was mild (which I like) or you could add extra sauce (which Greg did).

There are always a few wine vendors at each festival so we checked them out.  We then found a street that had a lot more food vendors on.  It was on a back street of the festival so you really didn't know it was there unless you walked back that far.  To my surprise they had a large grill with Yams.  I really like yams so I had to get one.

There was also a stand selling Ham and Biscuit sandwiches so Greg decided to try one.

On the way home we decided to stop by the Kinston Barbeque festival in Kinston, NC  www.kinstonbbq.com.  We were going to go there first but decided to go to the Ham and Yam first.  Thank goodness we did because we could not believe how little was at the Kinston festival.  The website made it look like a great event, I don't know if it was we got there a little later but it was very disappointing.  We bought a sweet tea and a jar of salsa.  Watch a group of women do a belly dancing show.  I think the total time we were there was 30 minutes.

We headed home and looked forward to our next adventure.

Till next time....

Hugs & Blessings
Jennifer