This recipe was disappointing. It was dry and, IMO, unappetizing (I think it may have been the stuffing mix; just too bland). While it may take more time, I'd suggest using crumbled homemade (or even store bought) cornbread or corn muffins as the "base" and I'd use pre-cooked sausage meat rather than ham for flavor. I, personally, use either Half & Half or Heavy Cream rather than "just" milk whenever I make a dish of this sort, so I'd suggest/recommend that. I'd also add at least 2 Tbsp. of Butter and AT LEAST a 1/4 cup of white granulated sugar (unless the sugar is already included in your cornbread/muffin recipe). With apologies, this recipe took too much "tweaking" for me. I probably won't attempt it again.