Saturday, November 21, 2015

Give me all the bacon and eggs you have

Ron Swanson's "Give me all the bacon and eggs you have."

One of the great scenes in the food themed moments of Parks and Recreation was Ron Swanson's breakdown at the end of "Indianapolis" (Season 3 Episode 6)

After a frustrating day without the meat he craved, Ron Swanson sits at a diner and declares, "Just give me all the bacon and eggs you have." After the waiter nods, Ron continues on to say, "Wait, wait. I'm worried what you just heard was, 'Give me a lot of bacon and eggs.' What I said was, 'Give me all the bacon and eggs you have.' Do you understand?"



So, I'm no Indianapolis diner, but I am going to try to recreate this recipe.

Serves 1 Ron Swanson, or 6-12 people
Ingredients
All the bacon you have
All the eggs you have 

Cook all the eggs you have (scrambled or fried, to your preference)
Fry up all the bacon you have

Serve hot, ideally to a hungry and unamused carnivore.




Monday, October 19, 2015

Ann Perkins' Eggs

I figure my first recipe should be a classic. These scrambled eggs are light and fluffy, slightly sweet and very satisfying. I named them after Ann because they seem like the kind of sweet yet savory satisfaction that she would embody...if she were a plate of eggs.




Ingredients:
3-5 eggs (depending on how creamy you want your scrambled eggs; more eggs= less creamy, fewer eggs= more creamy)
3 tablespoons of milk 
1 heaping spoonful of plain or honey-flavored yogurt (I like Noosa)
Whole wheat toast
Margarine or Butter










Crack the eggs into a small bowl. Whisk together with a fork. Add yogurt and milk.


Add butter to the frying pan. Heat frying pan under medium heat. Add egg mixture to pan and scramble with spatula.



While the eggs are cooking, toast and butter the whole wheat bread. Place the toast on the edge of a large plate.

When the eggs have finished cooking, pour onto the plate.


Enjoy, ideally with a good friend and a funny conversation. Hope they "perk" up your morning!