Well after reading a slew of recipes and not finding one I liked, I did what I normally do with recipes, I made my own. It was for a neighborhood Christmas Party, a brunch of sorts and I would be just one of many, but I couldn't let mine be just another casserole. My mind went back to the first time I remembered eating a breakfast 'strata or stratta' (layers) was 40+ years ago, and it is not a good memory. It was cold in some places and overcooked in others. I had never heard of a 'strata'at that time, norI had I ever thought I would be making one. I have since tasted some that are fine, and in fairness, in the truest sense of the word, lasagnas, frittatas and even some quiches are stratas (stratum), since they are layered baked dishes. As my wife pointed out, casseroles are meant to make feeding many easier, but that was not in the cards for me. It had to be good first, use ingredients I had on hand second, and lastly, be breakfast-like. I am going to present this dish, it's ingredients, and it's instructions in the the order the layers went into the pan and what I did to prepare each layer. The good thing is, I now know what I did right and what I should have done differently. As a PLUS, my wife said mine was by far the best tasting of any of those she tasted! I couldn't agree more and I tried many of them. For details, click below
