Cheddar cheese strata
Shred a little cheese, break a lotta eggs, make strata tonight. This
egg-cellent dish is prepared the night before, so you can rise, shine
and dine.
1 pound ground sausage OR 1 cup faux sausage
8 eggs
3 cups of whole milk
2 Tablespoons flour
2 Tablespoons butter, melted
1 teaspoon dry mustard
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1 8-ounce package mushrooms, sliced
1 8-ounce package frozen asparagus spears, sliced into 1-inch pieces
2 cups cheddar cheese, grated
1/2 cup parmesan cheese, grated
8 cups sourdough or italian bread, cut into 1-inch cubes

1. Meat: Cook sausage, drain and set aside to cool.
OR
1. Vegetarian: Cut sausage into small pieces and set aside.
2. In large bowl, whisk together: eggs, milk, flour, butter, mustard,
salt, thyme and pepper.
3. Stir in sausage, mushrooms, asparagus, cheddar cheese, parmesan
cheese and bread.
4. Pour ingredients into an ungreased 9 x 13 pan (preferably glass).
Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.
5. The following morning, preheat oven to 350°. Bake strata in middle
of oven for one hour.

Serves 8

Below are some alternative strata suggestions. Be creative, combine
ingredients that are in the fridge, or are at the peak of the produce
season.

White cheddar, garlic and sun dried tomatoes
Spinach, red pepper and feta cheese
Bacon, swiss and onion