The Miracle of The Panini Press

One of the most difficult things about living in a family is deciding what to eat for dinner.
Both my mother and I are hardcore epicureans, dedicated to organic and locally centered living, while my brother is a staunch carnivore who only eats meat and cheese bi-products, coupled with the sometimes addition of my moms boyfriend (an almost vegan vegetarian), and you have an interesting delimma at 6:30. I feel sorry for mother, in her struggle to unite us at the table, we have probably half-starved my little brother at times. He more then makes up for this lack of nutrition however, in the utilization of our spankin' new Panini Press...40$ at Target.
Almost everyday when I get home from softball, I invariably find the kitchen covered in an explosion of cheese and pepperoni crumbles all over the place. Cooking in our beautiful stone floored kitchen is always a spatial challenge, as I try to navigate a sauce pan full of stock around the smoking little grill, with its sides slathered in melted cheddar. This post is dedicated to my little brother, in his never failing rebellion against the kale stews and tomatoe gazpachos of our kitchen, a battle fought with Kraft, Dominoes and the develish little impliment that is our Panini Press.
My favorite of his cholesterol raising creations would have to be a tie between the mozzerella-pasta-pepperoni panini (say that five times fast) and his breakfast dish fondly called "Burgers'n'Bits." This thing will kill you, unless you are blessed with a healthy lifestyle and a 11 year old boys metabolism. Its basically a crapload of eggs, butter, ground beef, and ketchup in a sauce pan. I think he's tapping into some latent substream of American cuisine few find in their life time.
Anyways here it is, my little brothers favorite meal to end all meals.

HARRISONS BURGERS'N'BITS

- four eggs
-half-lb ground beef
-tbsp butter
-grated american or cheddar cheese
-salt and pepper
-ketchup

Beat eggs till scrambled. In a sauce pan, heat up butter till melted, add beef and fry till slightly browned. Mix in eggs and stir till combined and beginning to set. Continue to cook until the eggs are almost done, sprinkle cheese on top and season accordingly. Serve with ketchup and any more grease you can imagine would taste good.

*go get a hell of lot of excerise and drink water.