T n T - Vegetable Strata (Savoury Bread Pudding)
200g / 8oz of bread, cut into cubes or torn into bits (makes little difference but some folks are pernickity)
200 ml whipping cream
1/2 pt of milk
1 tblsp of mustard (English is nice, Dijon is less harsh)
3 eggs
Whatever vegetables or meat you want in the middle of the strata (about 200g or so but you can go hog wild and stuff it full of goodies if you fancy it)
Cheese to grate over the top, 75g+ (depends if you're a cheese fiend)


Take the bread, put it in a bowl. Take a jug, whisk the milk, cream, mustard and eggs together in it. Pour the mix over the bread. Leave for 30 minutes. Switch the oven on, about a Gas 6 or 180C. Take a wooden spoon to the mix and make sure it is well 'smooshed', it won't look desperately attractive now but it will when it's cooked. Put half the bread mix in a casserole dish. Add all your sliced veggies and meat in one glorious layer. I layered mine with slices of: a courgette, a red pepper, a couple of mushrooms, a couple of big, fat tomatoes, a good handful of spinach and some farmhouse ham. Then cover with the rest of the bread mix. It might not cover right to the corners but it'll be fine. Cover with grated cheese. Cook in oven for 30 minutes, until it bubbles and goes slightly brown.

I liked it with ham but actually think this is a brilliant vegetarian dish that meat could be added to rather than a dish that needs it. This is now going to be one of my staples. :)