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Prosciutto & Asparagus Strata

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Proscuitto & Asparagus Strata

Made with multigrain bread, eggs, milk, white wine, dry mustard, fresh grated nutmeg, salt & pepper, extra-virgin olive oil, onions, leeks, minced garlic, asparagus, scallions, Virginia ham, Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, fresh parsley, fresh mint, and lemon zest.

I’m not sure what the difference is between a strata, frittata, and quiche but they’re all the same to me—gunk baked inside some eggs.  Once again, I used Virginia ham instead of prosciutto in this recipe.

And I really love those round doohickies of fresh nutmeg, too.  I like those suckers so much better than the already-ground nutmeg.  Talk about FRESH and POTENT stuff.

Layer onions, leeks, and garlic.
Layer with asparagus.
Layer the meat on top.
Sprinkle with cheese.
Bake till done.

Recipe for—Prosciutto & Asparagus Strata

So, if you have nothing else to do today, make a nice strata, frittata, or quiche of sorts and buy some fresh nutmeg just for the sheer fun of grating it.

Take-Away Life Lesson:  Fresh nutmeg can be some powerful stuff.

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Capellini Al Forno

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Capellini Al Forno

Made with capellini pasta, chopped prosciutto, shredded smoked mozzarella cheese, grated parmesan cheese, bread crumbs, fresh flat-leaf parsley, eggs, butter, salt & pepper, and a drizzle of olive oil; served with marinara and tomato-basil sauce.

Well, this recipe called for a springform pan of which I did not own.  So this forced me to go shopping—as only I love to do.  I’ve never used a springform pan before and never knew what you’d need to use one for.

I figured if you had a round baking dish, why not use that?  But NOW I understand.  It all started to sink in after I used the little dillymajoogles on the pan to snap and unsnap it.  How cool is that?!  (It’s the little things that excite me.)

I love when I ‘live and learn’ something new all the time.  Of course, I’m totally in love with my springform pan now.  Now, hmm, what else to make in it?

This recipe didn’t have much flavor on its own for my taste buds so I definitely needed lots of the marinara sauce to go with it for flavor.  If you wanted to eat it without the sauce, you’d probably need a little more salt or prosciutto to give it a little more oompf.

Recipe for—Capellini Al Forno

So, if you have nothing else to do today, find something that you can make inside a springform pan and have some fun unsnapping and snapping it into place.

Take-Away Life Lesson:  Apparently springforms are for those recipes you can’t just turn upside down or there’ll be a big mess to contend with in some cases.  Springforms keep the pretty shape all nice and neat.