Banana Pecan Toast

20211224, #breakfastdiary 305, 1°C/light mist, 10min/exercise Toast bread in a pan with olive oil. Top the bread with ricotta cheese, the world's most beautiful red banana, crushed pecans, and honey — #BananaOpenSandwich But then, one weekend evening, while idly flipping through a rerun of a variety show, author Kim Young-ha suddenly appeared and saved me. The gist: 'People shouldn't use 100% of their ability. Only 70%. Giving your absolute best is a big mistake. You never know what life will throw at you, so you need to conserve your ability and stamina. I mostly lie down at home. I don't sit up carelessly.' I found myself nodding along. Bae Jeong-han, In Defense of Time Spent Recharging Along with cooking and eating breakfast, I've also been exercising every day (for at least 10 minutes). Of course, I never carelessly give it my all. I felt the same way back when I did CrossFit, a good while ago. 'If I carelessly go all out, I'm going to die.' Ah, though there are the one or two times a week when I do go all out exercising. Let's just call that the minimum necessary measure for stamina.

- 2 slices bread - 2 red bananas - 2T ricotta cheese - 1T pecans - 2t honey

1. Brush bread with olive oil and toast until crisp. 2. Top the bread with ricotta cheese, red banana, chopped pecans, and honey.