Do you eat strata?

Do you even know what strata is? We have a Californian in the newsroom, and he asked me, in all honesty, what strata was. Now, having grown up in West Side Cincinnati, this was a bit of a shock to me. (Well, not really). But it's the kind of thing we ate for special events in grade school in the church undercroft. How could you not have heard of it!

(And a digression - yes, it did take me until midway through my freshman year in college in Minnesota to discover that the rest of the world did not eat their chili with spaghetti. I couldn't figure out why they thought that was so weird!)

For the uninitiated, strata is a releatively simple breakfast casserole of eggs, milk, bread and cheese, usually meant to feed a crowd.

Got a great strata recipe?

We’re looking for the best, make-ahead breakfast "strata" or casserole recipes, perfect for holiday entertaining.

Please include your name, neighborhood and daytime telephone number.

E-mail to cmartin@enquirer.com

I need to try some of these: sausage strata, ham and apple strata. Just wow. And if you need more choices, this B&B web site has recipes for everything from artichoke and seafood strata to grits casserole. I'm saving that link.