Hate the Morning No More

Generally my idea of a great weekend morning takes place outside of the home at a local where nice people come by and refill your coffee mug every five minutes. However there are times though when a leisurely breakfasting après home is called for. I am not what you would call a morning type person, particularly in the kitchen: messes in the morning make me frazzled, cranky and generally put off for the rest of the day (oddly enough the same mess at noon has no effect at all). So in the aim of domestic bliss I’ve created a routine that can – with little fanfare – create a full meal (pancakes, bacon and scrambled egg) using minimal effort and dishes. Let me share.

Pre work – make pancake mix one day when bored. Honestly this takes about four minutes out of your day and pays dividends later. Use Nigella’s recipe. It’ll change your life.

Step 1 – Lay bacon on a tinfoil lined baking sheet. Put in oven. Turn oven on at 350. Forget about bacon until kitchen is heavy with bacontastic smells.

Step 2 – In a large liquid measuring dish scoop about 1 cup of pancake mix. Add one egg. Add milk to desired constituency (I prefer a thicker batter resulting in heftier pancakes (I also don’t measure in the morning). Add whatever berries, fruits or chocolate appeal to you.

Step 3 – Put pan over med heat and melt about 1 tblsp of better. Swish around to coat pan and dump excess into pancake batter and mix in.

Step 4 – Pour batter from measuring cup onto pan in dollops. Flip when bubbly and the edges look singed. Repeat.

Step 5 – When finished all pancake batter use the same pan to fry/scramble an egg (only do this if you have The Banker or a teenage boy to feed. Otherwise pancakes and bacon should suffice).

Step 6 – Take out perfectly golden bacon from oven. Marvel at your brilliance. Plate with pancakes and an obnoxious amount of maple syrup.

Step 7 – Enjoy while reading the New York Times and drinking copious amount of coffee.

Step 8 – Make others do the (minimal) dishes.