Homemade semolina sesame bread toasted with cheddar cheese and topped with sour cream, salsa, and a soft boiled egg.

There's a common misconception that all vegetarians are health nuts, and I enjoy my quinoa and tempeh along with the best of them. But I enjoy things like this more. An herb and onion french toast sandwich filled with buttery hash browns and a cheese sauce that, once cooled, essentially became a block of cheese again. And a slice of tomato, for the sake of appearance.

corn fritters with fake bacon, homemade apple sauce, scrambled eggs and maple syrup.

hash browns with salsa, parmesan cheese, and poached eggs.

lemon chocolate chip pancakes with butter and brown sugar.

9/4/10 in Somerville: Laura's (on right) last breakfast in Somerville before flying to Japan. Western-style three-egg omelet (stuffed with cheese and delicious sweet potato chili made by Laura and Aimee the night before for a party) with battered homefries, orange juice, and canteloupe. Bye Laura. :(

9/6/10 in Somerville: three-egg omelet with tomatoes, chili peppers, fake chicken strips, provolone cheese, and fresh corn. I'm pretty sure that that list of ingredients sounds really tasty, but it was a disappointment. Just bland. Should've put some garlic and nuts and other seasonings, even salt and pepper, in there. Oh well...black tea and orange juice on the side.

Before...

After!

A pretty classic breakfast. Two fried eggs, sunny side up. Two (fake) sausages (courtesy of Laura Giorgio!), packed with parmesan cheese and crushed garlic. Two slices of seven-grain toast (also Laura, with her Lightlife dad and her Bloc 11 job and whatnot), with butter and peach jam (courtesy of Becca Weaver!). An orange and a cup of Barry's Tea on the side.

The fat of the land

8.26.10 in Somerville: Fake sausage patties stuffed with parmesan cheese, home fries with crushed garlic and spices, and buttered foccacia. Apple juice and tea on the side.

Happy September! 9.1.10 in Someville: Open-faced breakfast sandwich that I was a particularly big fan of for flavor, nutrition (so-to-speak) and satiation. Maybe I'll come up with some neat name for it. From bottom, toasted and buttered foccacia bread, thick layer of spicy Monterey jack cheese, sauteed red peppers, two black bean burgers, two fried eggs, fresh sliced grape tomatoes, and topped with Japanese-style vinaigrette. Black tea and orange juice on the side.

The man and the boy in the bomb shelter

From The Road by Cormac McCarthy, when the travelers on the road discover a well-stocked bomb shelter and have breakfast:

"The boy went past, his hair matted with sweat. What is that? he said.
Coffee. Ham. Biscuits.
Wow, the boy said."

Catch-up, with ketchup

6/11 in Somerville: (it has been awhile) Homemade bread, toasted with butter, homemade oatmeal (meaning not from a little sleeve) with vanilla yogurt, brown sugar, and slivered almonds, and black tea

7/19/10 in Somerville: Toast bagel with a lot of butter, homemade oatmeal with brown sugar and dahl yogurt (sour more than sweet), black tea in a fun mug and orange juice from the bottle. Ed, Ruth and Will make a guest appearance.


8/3/10 in Somerville: four egg-omelet with two different cheeses, garlic, broccoli, walnuts, and chili peppers from the front porch (I think that's all. I consider this my first-ever successful omelet.)


8/5/10 in Somerville: similar omelet, with mushrooms this time, and a glass of orange juice

















8/6/10 in Somerville: another four-egger, this time with cherry tomatoes, garlic, spinach, and leftover mashed-up black bean burger. Beer on the side.



















8/10/10 in Somerville: Omelet time again. This time with cherry tomatoes, black beans, tons of cheese, walnuts, garlic, spinach, and maybe some mushrooms? Black tea and water on the side.

8/13/10 in Somerville: The big, fried picture. Currently cooking are a black bean burger, an egg to go on top of it, and some breaded French fries. This bordered on lunch in terms of both materials and time of day, but it was the first meal of the day.
8/20/10 in CAMPBELL COVE, PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND: A typical camping breakfast for us. Scrambled eggs with sharp cheddar cheese, and maple syrup baked beans (from a can) with fresh sweet corn and butter. Apple juice and black tea on the side.
8/24/10 in Somerville: Gimme Lean Sausage pattie (thanks Laura's dad!) pack with parmesan cheese, toast with butter, and homefries with crushed garlic, pepper and Cajun seasoning

7/29/2010 in Orono

Fried eggs with a toasted whole wheat roll and slices of watermelon. Black tea, water, and antibiotics on the side.

6/9 in Orono

scrambled eggs and chocolate cherry (mini) muffins courtesy of Kerstin

6/2 in Orono

Grilled English muffin with honey and scrambled eggs.

6/1 in Somerville

Homemade oatmeal, the very last of my Darjeeling from Paris, and half an everything bagel with butter.


I really recommend this combination. Rolled oats, brown sugar, slivered almonds, strawberries, and the first spoonfuls of Stonyfield cream-on-top yogurt. This was satisfying.

5/28 in Somerville

Pretty much the same as the last, plus raisins.

5/27 in Somerville

A new trend. Doesn't look pretty but it's delicious and filling. Cooked rolled oats, milk, brown sugar, toasted corn, slivered almonds and chunks of apple. Only plastic spoons available in a messy kitchen.

5/20 in Somerville

Homemade black bean burger, provolone cheese, scrambled eggs, sliced tomato and avocado, ranch dressing. I particularly recommend this combination. This really made the whole day fantastic.

5/18 in Somerville

Pretty much the same as the last one. Sorta needs the avocado or something else to add creaminess. Earl Grey tea, milk and orange juice, again in matching glasses. Not intentional but makes me feel pretty cool and upscale.

5/17 in Somerville

Bread, cheese, eggs in scrambles, salsa, and avocado. Orange juice and milk in matching glass. Gigantic cat and proud owner on screen.

5/10 in Somerville

Homemade bread, butter, cheese, fried egg, salsa and avocado.

5/7 in Somerville

Homemade cinnamon raisin English muffins with peanut butter and banana.

5/4 in Somerville

Cinnamon raisin English muffin preparation.

5/1 in Somerville

Blueberry pancakes and broken orange pekoe tea..

4/30 in Somerville

Here's the beginning of some major backlog.


Leftovers provided by Laura. Rice and beans and sweet potato. Mmmm.

Then some homemade toast with butter (too much...made me a bit ill) and Raisin Bran with vanilla yogurt and bananas sliced on top.

a grand return

3 egg parmesan omelet with sauteed tomato and garlic.

4/30/2010 in Orono

Grilled cornbread, chili, grated cheese, and two fried eggs.

It's been a long time

It's the last week of classes and I've constantly missing the most important thing: family. Scratch that: breakfast. This morning I ate some chocolate in bed while finishing up my work and had to wait until I had a break on campus to get a burrito. So I have no new photographs...

here's a nice present, though.

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4/28/10 in Somerville

Made a bit of time this morning to make something a bit more interesting, though it was helped by ingredients I'd made on previous nights. This is: homemade chili cheddar bread, butter, homemade black bean burger, scrambled eggs (a bit extra, apparently) and Newman's Own Roasted Garlic Salsa. (though speaking of Newman's Own, this is a bummer but not unexpected: http://wcbstv.com/topstories/organic.labeling.cornucopia.2.1660070.html)

4/27/10 in Somerville

Same ol' Raisin Bran, whole milk and French vanilla yogurt, this time with bananas! Because they're going bad!


Meanwhile, Frank was all cute lying on the bed behind me.

4/26/10 in Somerville

Long absence. I'm a bad blogger. In my defense, I've been incredible busy and my breakfasts have been boring. BUT...well, here I am getting back on the horse! Naay naay!

On the left is Raisin Brain and whole milk with a dollop of French vanilla yogurt, on the right, a store-bought toasted biscuit with butter on one half and peanut butter on the other, and behind, a cup of strong black tea and orange juice from the carton.

And beyond those, my two computers, each fulfilling their role. I'm really happy that, if you look closely at the screen on the left, you can see I was studying regression analysis. Serious stuff, ladies and gents, and it requires a serious, high-fiber, no-nonsense breakfast. And a heart mug.

4/25/2010 in Orono

I woke up earlier than planned so thought I'd try something different before hitting the library. I've tried to make poached eggs a few times before and was always left with a soggy, white mess in the pot that looked more like a monotone egg drop soup. I'm always told how simple they are to make- even my roommate, a self-confessed terrible cook, can make them. This morning I was determined to master the poached egg. So, I popped on the new Tallest Man on Earth album, and...

Success! On the fourth egg. As far as I can tell I did nothing differently the fourth time around so I'm convinced it's a matter of luck. Oh well... any advice would be welcome. Served on homemade toast with spinach, grilled tomato, and cracked black pepper with some strong black coffee and orange juice.

4/24/2010 in Orono

A lonely and hungover morning, which I tried to remedy with sweet things: pancakes, strawberry jam, syrup, and lots of butter. Tea and maple milk on the side. Induced a satisfying three hour post-breakfast nap with the windows open.

4/23/2010 in Orono

Bad photo and an aesthetically failed breakfast. An attempt to make egg in the basket, or whatever it's called, with some egg overflow and an unseemly ketchup splatter. Tasted yolky and buttery though so all was well.

4/22/2010 in Orono

A green Earth Day 3-egg scramble with peas and broccoli.