Breakfast will never be the same
Breakfast was missing something. By that I mean that around two weeks ago I found myself huffing over my black coffee and Metallica morning ritual, being unsatisfied with the thought of a plain breakfast consisting of three poached eggs and bacon over a thick slice of buttered toast. Mind you, I previously loved eating this simple breakfast combo as a quick way to indulge in some morning enrichment, but today, it just wasn’t cutting the mustard. I needed another simple addition to bring some flavour (and gods willing, some nutritional balance) to my morning.
Lo and behold, the next song on my playlist was Otherside by Red Hot Chili Peppers and as the strumming of the bass entered my ears, it occurred to me that some bell peppers would be an interesting and nutritious way to kick up my breakfast a notch or two. The only question was “how?”
I could have taken the more generic and unimaginative route by whipping myself up a sou’wester omelette or I could have simply added some sautéed julienned peppers as an edible garnish to accompany whatever morsel I wanted as I ate. As I pondered this, the next song that came to my ears through the shuffle of my Alexa playlist was Viking Death March by Billy Talent, the imagery of Viking ships came to mind instantly and just as quickly, the boats transformed into halfed bell peppers and my imagination hilariously turned the Vikings howling within it into bacon, eggs, cheese and spinach. With that, I had my brand new breakfast idea and pillaged my kitchen fridge in order to make it a reality.