Well, it's almost 2007! What better occasion for a cheese casserole? This week on the show I'm making one of my favorites - the Crown Roast of Cheese. It's just delicious and so simple:
You'll need:
 cup of butter
7 slices of bread (about Â
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inch thick each)
1 cup grated cheddar cheese
2 eggs
1 cup milk
1 tsp salt
 tsp paprika
Pinch of cayenne
 tsp dry mustard
Preheat the oven to 350. Start by buttering both sides of all slices of bread with half the butter. Cut two into triangles (cut across the slice in an "X" pattern) and cut the rest into cubes. Then line the bottom of a buttered casserole dish with a handful of bread cubes and on top of that toss a layer of grated cheese. Repeat until you've used up all the cubes and cheese. Place the triangles of bread around the outside of the dish to create your "crown" and set aside. Combine all remaining ingredients except for the remaining butter in a mixing bowl and mix well. Pour the mixture over the casserole, then dot with slices of the remaining butter and bake for 25 minutes. Serve immediately.
This dish is just delish with a lovely dry white wine.
On my NPR podcast this week I'm talking about what to do with all that great smoking paraphernalia now that smoking is off limits. Be sure and have a listen!
For those of you on the west coast I'll be in Las Vegas for the Mondo Lounge Atomic Frolic talking about how to live the retro lifestyle. I hope you'll join me!
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