Egg and Mushroom in Ham Cups

I saw these cute little eggs in ham cups and knew I had to try them... unfortunately they didn't work out exactly like they did in the photo.The ham I bought was a little too small and didn't quite form a full cup. The egg runneth over. Thus I couldn't remove them from the cups so they could stand on their own. Oh well. They tasted good anyway.

I added a little bit of shredded cheddar and some chives to go with my biscuits... mmm. Served with roasted potatoes.

Zucchini, Ham, Basil and Ricotta Fritters

Aka: giant savory pancake.

Pretty damn good; makes a meal if you pair it with a salad.

I needed to use up some zucchini and was curious about this recipe... I was nervous about it not having any sauce to accompany it, but it turns out it didn't need anything. Just some salt and pepper at the end.

I sliced the zucchini into very thin discs using the mandoline- I wasn't sure what they meant by long thin strips, but it sounded like a pain in the butt. Also, I used 2 or 3 thicker sliced pieces of deli ham and ricotta left over from my skillet lasagna.

Ham and Cheddar Stuffed Challah: FAIL

I got the idea for this from the source: the Artisan Bread in 5 Minutes a Day blog. They did a stuffed challah with strawberries and cream cheese. I took it the savory route, and spread a thin layer of Dijon mustard, then laid down some thinly sliced cheddar and ham and ground some black pepper in there, too.

Something apparently went very wrong, though, because although the outside looked beautiful... the inside was not fully cooked. And by "not fully cooked," I mean totally raw in parts. No amount of heating was cooking those raw parts, either.

Next time I think I will try this method of rolling it out, which doesn't have any dough in the middle of the filling- just on the top and bottom. I had made the spinach and feta stuffed bread several months ago for a book club, and that method was not a failure.

Well, at least the outside layers tasted good!