Waking up early and cooking, especially if you've had a late night is a pain! I would think it's even worse for women who have to go out and work after that. I have myself never been an early morning person and no amount of coffee will change that for me!
My husband however, has to leave for work at an "Ungodly" hour of 6:00 AM and that means the dreaded 5:00 AM waking up! Why do I have to get up at all? I attribute it to this first year of my marriage that makes you want to "do something nice" on a regular basis. I have been told the novelty will start to wear off right about now (I complete a year next month!) :)
Until then though, I have been and will continue to try & make life just a little bit easier for hubby especially since he never demands it! We will however, play by my rules too :) . So here are the things that have made my 5:00 AM fixes just a little better...
1) Bread, eggs and cornflakes are must-haves in the house. The number of easy breakfast options go up significantly.
2) Pancake mixes are life savers for all kinds of breakfast mornings; especially the 5:00 AM ones! However, it is important to pick up the right one. I usually pick up mixes where I just have to add water ( I substitute it with milk). It is quick, easy and totally yummy.
3) Syrup and spreads are essential to running a household! They go with just about anything on the breakfast menu :)
4) Spend some time every week browsing through the net for easy recipes with leftovers. You would be surprised at the number of things you could cook in 5 mins. ( Watch out for the links of the recipes I use in future posts)
5) As an Indian, I find Poha, Dosa and upma the easiest breakfasts to serve! Keeping a few cut veggies (especially onions) and1-2 boiled potatoes in the fridge go a long way in making these dishes even quicker.
So these are the top 5 of my things to do to make life easy for my early mornings for now. Who knows how many more are waiting to be discovered :)
2) Pancake mixes are life savers for all kinds of breakfast mornings; especially the 5:00 AM ones! However, it is important to pick up the right one. I usually pick up mixes where I just have to add water ( I substitute it with milk). It is quick, easy and totally yummy.
3) Syrup and spreads are essential to running a household! They go with just about anything on the breakfast menu :)
4) Spend some time every week browsing through the net for easy recipes with leftovers. You would be surprised at the number of things you could cook in 5 mins. ( Watch out for the links of the recipes I use in future posts)
5) As an Indian, I find Poha, Dosa and upma the easiest breakfasts to serve! Keeping a few cut veggies (especially onions) and1-2 boiled potatoes in the fridge go a long way in making these dishes even quicker.
So these are the top 5 of my things to do to make life easy for my early mornings for now. Who knows how many more are waiting to be discovered :)
