Grey Squirrels, Brown Bananas

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Cherry blossoms, step aside. What's trending right now in the District? That would be squirrels. Yes, those cheeky creatures that dart into oncoming traffic and race across sidewalks in a furry flash. WaPo columnist John Kelly has deemed these next few days "D.C. Squirrel Week" and is tweeting hilarious and factual tidbits from a first-squirrel perspective here. Their range of interests also includes college sports, as it turns out.  

DCSquirrel's national championship prediction? "Butler or UConn?? http://wapo.st/edbracket Which campus has more squirrels - that's my question."

But on to a tastier update - if you're looking to use up any overly ripe bananas lying around in your kitchen, here's a recipe for yummy banana bread so quick and easy I made it in 1 1/2 Gossip Girl episodes last night.

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Sweet Brown Banana Bread

[from allrecipes.com]

What you'll need: 

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup butter
3/4 cup brown sugar [or raw] 2 eggs, beaten
2 1/3 cup mashed bananas [the browner, the better]

dash of cinnamon/nutmeg

What to do:

1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Also, grease a 9 x 5" loaf pan.

2. Measure out and combine the flour, baking soda and salt in a large mixing bowl. Do the same with the butter and sugar. Add the eggs and bananas; stir/mash until it's all homogeneous [big SAT word for "looking the same throughout"].

3. Take your banana mixture and mix well with the flour mixture. Then, all that's left is to do is pour it into your pre-greased pan and pop it into the oven for 60 to 65 minutes.

4. Once it's reached the point of slightly brown around the edges and passes the toothpick test [read: it comes out clean], take your loaf out of the heat and let it cool down. After ten or so minutes, cut a thick slice of banana bread heaven and call it a day.

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