Ladelfina: If I had the luxury of being you, I would have a yummy pasta and tall glass of cafe latte every morning.
P.S. .. and what is stopping you now, wherever you are, from doing just that?
Last I saw (not much more than a month ago) in the (East Coast) Stop&Shop and the A&P there was Barilla/DeCecco/DelVerde pasta and Lavazza ground coffee.
"the luxury of being me".. I'll have to cogitate on that. Depends on what the "deprivation" of being You is!!!
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A GREAT breakfast/brunch dish I could easily countenance (aside from re-heated pizza) is a nice spaghetti carbonara. Anyone in the US can make it. tho' the taste of bacon is a bit different than either "pancetta" or the more traditional "guanciale". Forget CFB's cream.. completely unauthentic and an extra complication.
For two healthy portions:
First, set a big bunch a water a boiling.
Start frying up several slices of bacon cut in little strips or squares (about 4 oz.... 1/4 pound). While this starts you can either a.) ignore it beyond the odd stir or so.. or b.) dice up 1/2 an onion and add it right quick. If you opt for the non-onion version you can try tossing a tablespoon or two of cider vinegar in the frying bacon. In theory this "crisps" it faster. I like both versions yet have never tried BOTH onion AND vinegar.
Then measure out (for 2 good portions) a half-pound of spaghetti.
Some use rigatoni or ziti.
NOW go get a medium or big bowl. This will be the "serving bowl"' or "a" large bowl to be used by one of the commensals. For two people, put in one whole egg and one yolk and beat until homogenous. NOW (the water is boiling, right..? so put in your spaghetti; De Cecco 12 minutes.. AND a half-tablespoon of salt, more or less-- the water should be salty like the sea.) Keep an eye on the bacon! Turn off the heat when it starts getting brown/crispy a bit (to taste). NOW grate into the beaten egg a BIG handful of Parmesan Cheese (almost two handfuls) and mix it in. The consistency should be like a pancake/cake batter. More or less won't hurt, necessarily, but a good medium is "batter"-like. Grind in a nice wad of black pepper. Ignore the (now off-the heat so not-burning, right?) bacon or bacon/onion mixture UNTIL the pasta timer bell rings and the pasta is done and you drain the spaghetti well and quickly throw it into the dish with the cheese/egg mixture and stir like the devil so that the eggs stay nice and silky and don't have time or means to coagulate into little annoying scrambled-egg lumps.. and THEN you throw in your nicely-browned bacon or bacon/onion mix and stir stir stir stir stir and eat and it is heaven!
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Time required (as with all basic pasta sauces) = 20-25min: the time for the water to boil and the pasta to cook. The sauce is done in parallel.
I opt these days for a slice of toasted bread (preferably IMPORTED FROM ROME/LAZIO since Tuscan bread has no salt) with a slice of prosciutto from more or less anywhere in Italy, as it happens, sometimes with "fresh" (packaged) mozzarella.
AND American "long" coffee (Italian DH's choice over the "short" moka/espresso) made in a $19 Braun coffeemaker that cost us about $80 here! Argh. I used to like coffee w/cream but no sugar/sweetener. Now I go for black w/ a bit of sugar. Don't think I could ever get used to "straight" black coffee.
I know what you mean about the sugar. I lost my sweet tooth long ago.