Heart: 1  Drinking a lot over a long time or too much on a single occasion can damage the heart, causing problems including: 2  Cardiomyopathy â Stretching and drooping of heart muscle. 3  Arrhythmias â Irregular heart beat. 4  Stroke. 5  High blood pressure.
*In English, au gratin usually means with cheese, whereas in French it's more like baked dish with crusty top.. And according a French friend of mine, le gratin dauphinois, aka pommes de terre dauphinoises, should never include cheese.In English, au gratin usually means with cheese, whereas in French it's more like baked dish with crusty top.. And according a French friend of mine, le gratin dauphinois, aka pommes de terre dauphinoises, should never include cheese.
Published: January 20, 1982. DESIGNATING a dish as au gratin means that it is supposed to have a crusty top, usually consisting of a sauce of cheese and eggs and sometimes bread crumbs. In these dishes, such as potatoes or broccoli au gratin, the crust is the prize. It must be intact - that is, without watery separation - and there must be enough of it to go around; there should not be a mound of potatoes accompanied by a bit of crust.