Sorry it's been a little while, life has been a bit busy with stuff. But I am back today and in a few more days I'll have some more recipes. I'm busy again tomorrow though

Ham, asparagus, and mushroom bread pudding

Recipe:
1/4 cup + 1 tbsp butter, divided
8 oz sliced mushrooms
1 tbsp garlic
8 croissants, torn in to 1 inch pieces
1/2 cup melted butter
3 cups diced ham
3 cups shredded cheddar cheese
1 lb asparagus, cut
2 cups milk
2 cups cream
1 1/2 tspn salt
1/4 tspn nutmeg
8 eggs, lightly beaten

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Grease dish with 1 tbsp butter. Melt butter over medium heat. Add mushrooms and garlic, cook stirring occasionally for 10 minutes. Toss croissant with 1/2 cup melted butter. Add ham, cheese, asparagus, and mushrooms. Toss. Combine milk, cream, cheese, salt, pepper and nutmeg. Heat over medium-low until milk is barely simmering, stirring frequently. Whisk until smooth. Slowly add eggs and whisk. our over bread mixture, let stand 10 minutes. Spoon mixture in to baking dish. Pour hot water in to dish to reach halfway up. Bake 1 hour.



Difficulty: ***

Changes I made:
I halved the recipe, except spices, and it still made plenty.

Thoughts:
So next time, I would avoid adding nearly as much water because the thing took closer to 3 hours to cook, basically took all night, because it was too liquidy. I don't know. Less water added next time.

Verdict:
This was another one for sharky, just the smell of it made me want to gag. But he really liked it and had 3 servings. Just a shame it took so long.