Country Ham Breakfast Strata - The Local Palate

Ingredients

• 1-pound loaf sourdough bread, cut into 1-inch cubes, about 3 quarts
• 8 eggs
• 2 1/3 cups half-and-half
• Butter, for the pan
• 6 ounces country ham, diced
• 2 tablespoons bacon grease
• 2 cups julienned collard greens
• 1 small red bell pepper, stem and seeds removed, chopped,
• 5 scallions, root ends trimmed, thinly sliced
• 3 ounces parmesan, freshly grated