Vegan strawberry daiquri cupcakes

adapted from several recipes. Thanks Amie, for the strawberry one and putting up with my cupcake talk.

3 1/2 cups flour
2 tsp baking powder
2 cups sugar
1 package of vanilla pudding mix(check the ingredients because a lot has nonfat milk)
16 oz pureed or crushed strawberries
2 tsp vanilla
1 cup canola oil
2 TSB distilled vinegar
1/2 cup of rum
1/4 cup coconut milk (optional)
2 lime zests (optional)

In a smaller mixing bowl combine oil vanilla and vinegar. In a blender add the strawberries and rum. Mix until it's pureed crushed. If you don't quite have 16 oz of strawberries, add coconut milk. Combine the strawberry concoction to the wet ingredients. Add lemon zest.

Sift together flour baking powder sugar and vanilla pudding mix. Create a well in the middle of the bowl and pour the wet ingredients to this. Stir just until the ingredients are combined. You don't want to over stir. This will be very thick and not liquid like some batters.

Add to muffin tins and bake on 350 for 30 minutes. This yields about 24 cupcakes, but I ended up wit only 21.

Top with a whipped butter cream icing Jennifer P has great recipes. Add cherries on top!

RAWR

His name is Dinosaur. Yes, the kids named him.

Collard greens, turnips and black eyed peas

I made up this recipe upon a whim. At first I cooked the collard greens and turnips then added the uncooked peas and water. I think this overcooked the collard greens and turnips, but it was still very flavorful. No bitter after taste that turnips and collard greens are known for. The balsamic vinaigrette was a good balance. Fred and the kids loved it. Next time I will cook the BEPs first.

1 cup dry black eyed peas
1 bunch collard greens
1 turnip
2 cloves of garlic
2 to 3 tomatoes
splash of balsamic vinaigrette.

Rinse and soak the BEPs. Rinse and cook the peas. Drain. Or you can just used canned or frozen BEPs.
In a skillet, sautee turnips and garlic with soy margarine. Add Collard greens. Then add the tomatoes. Then add the BEPs. Finally add a splash of balsamic vinaigrette for flavoring. Serve over brown rice.

Overheard

While driving home
B: [trying to spell his name] B...A....
M: No, Bodhi, there is no A!
B: You hurt my heart. There is A in my name!

He usually knows how to spell his name too, don't know why he was insistent about the A part. I assured him that his last name had an A and he was happy with this.