I meant to post this last week.

This was dinner on the day of the Kentucky Derby!

The Hot Brown

6 tablespoons butter
½ cup plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 ½ cups half-and-half
1 ½ cups heavy cream
1/3 cup grated Romano cheese
1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese
½ cup sweet sherry
2 egg yolks, beaten
4 toast points
½ pound turkey breast slices
4 strips crisp cooked bacon
2 trimmed and fluted mushroom caps
4 tomato slices

In a heavy saucepan, melt the butter. Sprinkle on the flour and stir constantly until the roux is golden and dry. Stir in the half-and-half and the cream. Cook several minutes, or until the flour taste is gone. Stir in the cheeses. Add the sherry and continue stirring until the sauce is thin and the cheese is melted.

Strain the hot sauce into a bowl. Add the egg yolks and blend well. Preheat the broiler. Line 2 ovenproof single serving dishes with 2 toast points. Top with slices of turkey and a generous portion of the sauce. Broil until the sauce is lightly browned on top. Remove and place 2 bacon slices, tomato slices, and 1 mushroom cap on each. Garnish with parsley.