Also known variously as breakfast casserole and egg dish, strata is an American brunch favourite that, according to the great US chef Sohla El-Waylly, is best described as the love child of frittata and bread pudding, while the dish's name comes from the fact that it's assembled in layers. Like all the best leftovers recipes, those layers are eminently flexible, but what all strata have in common are stale bread and eggs. The rest is largely up to you.
The simple answer is yes, you can technically microwave aluminum foil, as long as the manufacturer clearly indicates that your model can handle the foil in the device's manual. However, there are specific conditions that need to be met. Most importantly, the foil needs to be kept as flat as possible. When foil is bent or wrinkled, a phenomenon known as "arching" occurs.
If you feel like you need a second job just to pay for your groceries anymore, welcome to the club. We... well, we don't have snacks, they're expensive. No, but we do know how to pinch our pennies and find new recipes for whatever is BOGO at the grocery store this week. If kielbasa is on sale, then you'll appreciate these quick and easy kielbasa recipes for weeknight dinners and yummy lunch leftovers.
A great way to make extra-flavourful fluffy pillows of gnocchi is to make them with leftover baked potato. Baking the potatoes instead of boiling them reduces their moisture content, meaning less flour is required, which in turn results in a lighter, less pasty gnocchi.