BANANA BREAD!!

bananas!
yup.
browned, bruised, super-sweet overripe bananas.
when you're surprised by a half dozen of those blotchy oblongs,
you've got to make a decision about what to do...
and that decision is ALWAYS to make banana bread.
i mean,
c'mon-
what are you?
an A*-hole?
banana bread is expert.
in fact,
it's so good, the only way to improve it is to activate even more hottness,
with ingredients that are also excellent,
so that a synergy 'splodes across the oven,
and lifts the lusciousness off the charts, to eleven.
don't believe me?
ok.
look for yourself, loves:

KABOOOOOOMbaCLOTTT!!!
these lil jauns have got a whole mess of magic within and without.
for serious.
that's unsulphured, unsweetened organic flake coconut on top,
and there's even MORE super-deliciousness packed throughout the main body
of each mini-bitty itty-baby loaf of buh-nay-nay-nunu nuance.
real talk,
these muthas were amazing.
if you're a fan of the sweet sweet cream-yellow flesh of these monkey-tubes,
and you can hang out with a hint of cinnamon,
in addition to fruit and chocolate???
then you're probably pretty cool.
also, you're probably wodering how to make these at your house.
i'll happily clue you in, kids.
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BANANABABYBREADLETTES!
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preheat your oven to 365℉
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in a medium mixing bowl,
mash:
8 T (1 stick) earth balance vegan butterish;
1/2 tsp salt;
1/2 cup light brown sugar;
2 tsp vanilla.
smash in:
4 very ripe bananas;
stir in:
2/3 cup non-dairy yogurt (or vegan sour cream)
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now, add in al the important activators:
2 1/2 cups a.p. flour;
1 tsp baking soda;
1 tsp baking powder;
1/2 cup medium flake unsweetened coconut;
1/2 cup dried cranberries;
1/2 cup itty-bitty mini dark chocolate chips;
cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, and ginger to taste-
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i've got the cutest small loaf pans, which i made sure to grease up prior to portioning,
but i filled the batter up halfway in two dozen of them,
and topped them with a pinch of brown sugar,
and MORE coconut, this time in a sprankle capacity-
because too much is the right amount...
a little bake-up for about 20-25 minutes,
and kaPOW!
you've got miniature magnificence ready to rock your effing socks right off.
they're soft and spongy,
they're hearty and rustic and full of tart fruit,
sweet nanners,
dark chocolate,
and those subtle fall notes from the spices,
plus the recent memory of summer in that tight and TILTY coconut.
damn,
i love it when a treat surpasses my expectations.
for realsies, my expectations for myself and my baked greats are F*ing HIGH.
word up.
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dudes,
the avocado excelsior is in effect at AMPERSAND TATTOO though.
we had a whole family in the spot yesterday.
that's dope.
yup.
some of my favorites brought all of their people,
and we had the whole spot poppin'.
a few first tattoos,
a couple add-ons,
and a great time with genuinely good people...
that's about the best case scenario a guy could ask for,
i mean,
besides enormous piles of loot for doing far less.
THAT'S about the best i'd ask for,
but in the interest of earning and deserving,
a day full of fun friends and family is pretty damned awesome.
i'm grateful for the way the days unfold.
i never know how happy to allow myself to get,
so i save it for the next day,
so as not to jinx it-
it's all really happening, but i'm respecting a 24-hour delay in delight,
just in case the harder styles and tougher times are waiting in the cut to catch me off guard.
contentment is a curse,
and i reject it as a matter of course.
i stay hungry on every level,
and when i rest, it's never ever on my own laurels-
i collapse from fatigue in mid-pursuit of my ever-elusive ambitions...
believe it;
never quiet, never soft.....