"Paul M. Cook" > wrote in message
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> "notbob" > wrote in message
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>> On 2014-04-06, Ubiquitous > wrote:
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>>> Casseroles have an image problem.
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>> Interesting article. Even more so, as I didn't hafta login to NYT.
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>> The part that caught my eye was "stratas", a term new to me. Yet,
>> that's exactly what I'd been looking for. I recall eating a French
>> bread and broccoli strata that was quite tasty, yet never really knew
>> it's name, it having been Americanized to "bake". So, I've found a
>> recipe. Yay! I'm familiar with tagines, having cooked 'em many
>> times. I saved the beet/greens/cheese crumble recipe, but may lose
>> the crumble, not being a big fan of oatmeal.
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> When I worked food service in college they had a dish called cheese
> strata. It was the leftover grilled cheese sandwiches that they would
> slice up into squares and lay in a pan and cover with an egg and milk
> custard. Then top with more cheese and bake.
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> That dish did no service to the idea of a casserole.

I used to make cheese stratas as a way to use up leftover bits of cheese and
bread. Angela liked them for a while but doesn't now.