Chapter 2 and Episode Pairings

As you may have heard, I have officially finished the Mane 6 recipes featuring all of the main characters of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. Since I did the main cast of the show, I decided to separate the rest of the cast into groups or "chapters" based on what their role in the show and the fan base is. Since we covered all of the main characters, the next obvious choice would be the Cutie Mark Crusaders (CMC) and the Side Cast.

The CMC and the side cast are what some call the "Semi-Important" characters or side characters. These pony's (and baby dragon) may not be part of the main cast but still have a big role to the show. In fact, they do have some episodes based on the side character's: some more than others.

Since the CMC is too small of a group to have their own chapter, I would have to combine some of the other side characters to make it a more complete chapter. To make sure that there is no confusion of what constitutes a side character with a vast cast, I decided to use some guide lines for the most significant side character list.

1. They must have an influence to the show. This can include there own episodes or as a speaking part that clearly has an effect of the story.

2. They must have a story to go with the character. An example would be how Apple Bloom met Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle to form the Cutie Mark Crusaders or how Spike ends up being Twilights assistant.

3. It must be a character that has been originated for the show as a speaking part. Through out the entire Brony fan base, there are OC or Other Characters for short and there are hundreds of thousands OC's that the fans created and it would be impossible to make a recipe for every single one. Although, I will create a future chapter for some of the Brony artists and fan inspired characters in the future. For now, I'm focusing more on the show characters to have a base for future chapters.

With the guide lines in place, I am ready to start on chapter 2 of the Brony Chef Project. But before I go, I do want to add a new feature to the recipes that might spice thing's up a little bit. You have heard of wine pairings with food and certain flavor pairings, but now there is a new type of pairing to the food world known as Episode Pairings. It is only fitting for a cookbook project about a show to pair with some episodes from that show. Not only do the recipes match with the character with that focus of the episode but they are also enjoyable to experience with friends and family. Here are a few pairings to go with the Mane Six recipes that was recently completed.

 

Applejack: apple marinated skirt steak and "bucked-up" apples- Apple Bucking season (Season 1 Episode 5) and The Super Speedy Cider Squeezey 6000

Pinkie Pie: white chocolate mocha raspberry truffles with pink sugar- Party of One (Season 1 Episode 25) and Baby Cakes (Season 2 Episode 13)

Rainbow Dash: Sonic Rainboom Stir fry- Sonic Rainboom (season 1 episode 16) and The Mysterious Mare Do Well (Season 2 episode 8)

Rarity: Cucumber Canapé with herbed cream and black berry- A Dog and Pony show (Season 1 Episode 19) and Sweet and Elite (Season 2 Episode 9)

Fluttershy: Vegan Tomato soup- Dragon shy (Season 1 Episode 7) and Hurricane Fluttershy (Season 2 Episode 22)

Twilight Sparkle: Baked Salmon salad dressed in a dill vinaigrette- Boast Busters ( Season 1 Episode 6) and Lesson Zero (Season 2 Episode 3)

These are only the few episodes that pair with each dish, but with any other episode would also be equally enjoyable. I just choose the episodes I believe would be the best to eat as a meal or get-together . For now I believe it is time for me to start the second chapter of this project.

 

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