Friday Night Challenge 8: Brunch Time!

Decided to change some things up for the Friday Night Challenge and asked for ingredients for a brunch. Here's the list:

• sausage
• prosciutto
• eggs
• asparagus
• mushrooms
• mimosa (to drink along with the brunch)

Since brunch is such a great "anything goes" meal, I decided to make it a combination. First I made a creamy asparagus/porcini mushroom soup with shredded crisped prosciutto. Reconstitute 1 ounce of dried mushrooms--this takes about 30 minutes. Then take 2 cans of asparagus (NOW you know what to use the slimy stuff for!) and 2 cans of chicken broth. Bring these to a boil--turn down to a simmer. Once the mushrooms are reconstituted, pour them and the broth into the asparagus/broth mix. While the soup is simmering, shred up a couple of slices of prosciutto and fry carefully until crisp.

The other part of the brunch--a sausage frittata. This is just a basic recipe. I fried 1/2 lb. of loose sausage. I then added 5 beaten eggs and let them do their magic. I finished it in the broiler. Quick and easy.