Black Forest Bake | culture: the word on cheese

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 cup whole milk (room temperature)
• 1 cup light cream (room temperature)
• 1½ cups Gorgonzola dolce cheese (crumbled)
• Pinch white pepper
• Pinch nutmeg
• Pinch salt
• 9 ounces spaetzle
• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
• 1 small shallot (minced)
• 2 cups cooked Black forest ham (cut into ½-inch cubes)
• 4½ cups packed Swiss chard leaves (stems removed and chopped)
• Freshly grated Parmesan (for topping)
• Black pepper (to taste)