Trini Black Eyed Peas Rice with Butternut Squash

On New Years Day, I mentioned that I had some black eyed peas on the simmer.  

Well once those black eyed peas were well cooked.  I decided to cook Trini Black Eyed Peas and rice with squash. Trini being Trinidad.  

Ginger or Orange Raw Fruit Bites

Raw vegan protein fruit balls seem to be the rage at the moment, just take a gander at Pinterest.  I came across them many years ago in a nutritionist cookbook and even in one of my raw food cookbooks, but dismissed them for two reasons.  One, they were being promoted as health food and at the time that was not my focus; and secondly I just found them way too simple.  something, that my nephews and nieces could knock up in the home economics class, but I have to day my opinion of them has changed somewhat recently.  

Yes dried fruit protein balls come under various guises: amazeballs, bliss balls and even date bombs, but for me they will always be a raw gluten free flapjack in a perfectly formed round morsel of a bite. Okay enough of the waffling, I have two recipes to share, similar to the Cranberry Date Bites.  

Cranberry and Date Snowballs

May I wish you all a Happy New Year.  I hope to reflect on 2013, but just don't feel like doing so right now.  What I will say is that I am glad 2013 is  in the past, and that I am positively looking forward to 2014.  

Okay onto food.  Many of you will know that I am a vegetarian; and what I cook and eat at home is hugely vegan, it is with this in mind I signed up last month to participate in Veganuary.  Veganuary is a campaign in association with Viva!  that is encouraging people to pledge and eat delicious vegan food, for every meal this January.  

Although I have some black-eyed peas on the simmer reputed to bring you good luck and prosperity if eaten on New Years Day, right now I am going to share a simple recipe of Cranberry and Date Snowballs .