today's breakfast: oatmeal, with untried possibilities.

this dish is good but makes poor photography, so as a result: no photos attached.

• 1 1/2 cups oatmeal, old-fashioned or steel-cut,
  cooked in a bath of boiling water, then drained;
  
  
• 2 big spoonfuls of unsweetened applesauce;
  
  
• a drizzle of honey;
  
  
• a few shakes of garam masala
  

remarks:

1. i'm not opposed to milk or cream or soy milk; it's just that i didn't have any in the kitchen.
   
   
2. i have no real loyalty to garam masala, either. it's just that i was unable to find the cardamom this morning.
   
   
3. cut, fresh fruit would probably be good in this, but nothing too acidic. maybe really ripe peaches.
   
   for something more exotic, sweet red beans and condensed milk (in place of honey) could work really well. any takers?