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.