Caramelized plantain and yoga for an emotional release
Welcome to installment #29 of GetSomeJoy’s Daily Breakfast Situation, your morning check-in with recipes, joy-flavored stories, and wellness tools.
Last week, we featured the supreme syrup sister, French toast. I learned so much. Before we continue our bread and batter voyage into the world of pancakes, let’s veer off down this crescent-shaped side road right quick because every breakfast production has supporting cast and crew, each responsible for a little piece of the magic.
Enter: A serious, sturdy, dynamic member of the banana clan.
Plantain.
A world without it sounds like a joyless wasteland with few redeeming qualities. The Dustin Diamond of existences. So welcome to Plantain Week, dedicated to a versatile global favorite that brings joy at all stages of life, in all forms.
Fried, dried, or stuffed up inside. She never disappoints.
You better work, plantain.
First up, caramelized plantains by Nashi Foods, a Panamanian writer, food photographer, and recipe developer. Most Latin American countries have their take on a sticky, sweet, ripe plantain moment. In Panama, you can find both delicious and disrespectful “plátanos en tentación” all day long, both as part of an ensemble or starring in a snack role.
If you see it on a menu, it’s usually a safe bet. Unless there are sunburnt “expats” in the kitchen. Then you’re on your own.
Get more ideas via my Pinterest breakfast situation.
A few things to moisturize your spirit:
- Black Yogi Nico Marie has a 20-minute yoga flow for busting those emotions open.
- Thanks to her new book, Feeding the Soul (Because It’s My Business): Finding Our Way to Joy, Love, and Freedom, carrot bacon enthusiast Tabitha Brown is now a best-selling author.
- When your toddler is secretly rehearsing for their debut performance:
- Elsewhere in the Plantain Cinematic Universe: plantain lasagna.
- Here’s what happens when Black grandparents and grandchildren connect to discuss how far we’ve actually come.
- Here’s how Sinclair Ceasar III navigates job searching while living with bipolar disorder.
- How comfortable would you be telling a potential employer that they got you all the way fucked up with their job offer or terms? On the latest episode of Brown Ambition, Mandi and Tiffany share advice on negotiating what you want at work. You deserve.
See you tomorrow.
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Alexander Hardy is a grits-powered writer, home cook, dancer, lupus survivor, and co-founder of GetSomeJoy, a creative wellness agency. He supports communities and organizations with joy-flavored wellness trainings, experiences, and campaigns as a wellness program facilitator. Alexander does not believe in snow or Delaware.
