Dare to go to Canada and taste the Nanaimo Bars. Lauren chose Gluten-Free Graham Wafers and Nanaimo Bars as the challenge for the month. Thank you Lauren for the challenge and mostly for the fact that it was supposed to be gluten free. I used brown rice flour.

Throughout the years as a food blogger, I have learned the art of online collaboration. Physical distance does not matter as such in today world. Evidence? I wrote two entire cookbooks with Chi Anh, who is in Vietnam.

No frills or flowers or fluff needed. A simple slice of cake always wins with me. And look at that slice freckled with miniature chocolate chips equals perfection.

Sharing the love of baking with the humor of raising two young boys. I thought I would share the unedited letter that Rex asked me to look at. That are there to see. EAA camp would become part of my history, so I will have a better.

Black-eyed peas stand in for chickpeas in this delicious Southern take on hummus. Chinese five-spice powder, fresh ginger, soy sauce, star anise and oyster sauce bring subtle Asian flavors to this traditional meat-and-potatoes pot roast.

Blond Chocolate, Tahini and Sesame Truffles. There are quite a few recipes in The Artful Baker. That would be perfect for your Thanksgiving table, such as the Peel-to-Stem Apple Pie. Or the Deeply Pumpkiny Pumpkin Cheesecake.

It should be entered into with abandon or not at all. Tomato chokha and sada roti. A bachelor friend asked me this week for a recipe for this classic Trinidad East Indian breakfast. Not one to let a man go starving, I did a little consulting with my Indian girlfriends and figured out how to whip up this simple yet satisfying meal for breakfast this morning.

The old Vegan In The Sun. Where to Buy Caribbean Vegan. Thank you for following me over the years. I have moved on to www. And on Facebook at Taymer Mason. Caribbean Vegan is getting a major facelift, it is going full colour and more recipes. The book is available on preorder.