It's beautiful. I see recipes call for using a "gratin dish" and have wondered just what that was. You knew! Congratulations.

Sally

It's a gratin dish....make gratin! Here's a recipe for potatoes gratin.

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/tyler-florence/potatoes-gratin-recipe.html

I'm guessing you can use it on a cooktop too. Would be perfect for caramelized shallots.

This is fantastic! I sub balsamic for the red wine vinegar.

Caramelized Shallots

I would probably make a pot pie in it because I like to make small ones. I've never made fritattas that small, but it would hold a small loaf of bread, or maybe a deep dish pizza. It seems ideal for cooking for two, or else a side dish for a larger group.

Cornbread! A small cake that you might make in an 8x8. Cobbler.

Jacques Pepin makes a nice little potato gratin. Pre-cooked Yukon Gold potatoes, sliced. A little butter, heavy cream, Parmesan cheese, salt, pepper, nutmeg. Kind of layer things together and bake 20 minutes or so.

You can watch the video here. About at the 3 minute mark.

An 8" x 8" pan is 64 square inches in area; 7" diameter pan is 38-1/2 square inches (equivalent to 6.2" square pan), and so you may have to adjust recipes accordingly. A 10" diameter pan is 78-1/2 square inches, and that is the size I use for my cornbread recipe. If I cut it in half, it would fit in the 7" diameter pan nicely.

Endive au jambon.

Boil your endive until tender, drain well, then give it a good squeeze in kitchen paper. Roll up in a slice of ham, place in your dinky dish and cover with a cheese sauce and bake til golden. Delicious.

This is the type of dish I use for my Greek rice. Which is cooked rice, sautéed with mixed bell peppers, tomatoes, onion and garlic. Seasoned with Greek spice. Top with prawns and feta cheese. You.Are so fortunate to have won this, many uses possible

Congratulations!!

It's cast iron! It's good for just about anything. You could melt butter in it. Make eggs. Make a petite casserole, frittata or quiche. Bake pasta or bread pudding. Heat a sandwich. Saute shrimp. Plus anything else you'd use a baking dish for. :)

Well, since she apparently won it 3 years ago, as evidenced by the date on the original post, I'm sure Jasdip has put it to very good use a lot of the time since then.

Hopefully she'll be back soon to tell us she still loves it...

Annie

ROTFL!! Annie, thank-you for pointing that out! I usually notice zombie threads for what they are but it's been crazy around here today....

That's a beautiful dish.

I had one once, I wore it out, I used it all the time.

Enjoy

I’ve been trying to remember the name of a dish I made which was like super-scalloped potatoes, and DH remembered it for me :-)

Tartiflette! Sooo good! It’s like scalloped potatoes, but with chunks of good bacon, onions, lots of cream and Reblochon or Raclette cheese. I added slices of Brie as well and it was delicious.

I know this is an old thread, but the mention of tartiflette made me hungry --- absolutely love it, with the Reblochon cheese it is terrific! The 3 year old original post would be perfect for a single serving.

I just googled it. Wow!!! I never buy those kinds of cheeses though, even Brie. This looks divine, but I don't need the extra calories, for just me. (I'm hoping to keep the weight I've lost off)

Tartiflette