Minimalist Monday: Closet Organization & Rainbows Posted by:Lindsay S. Nixon Category: Minimalist

When I organized my pantry, I knew the closet was something I'd have to tackle as part of my minimalist journey. I don't know why I'd put it off... I just did... but then this weekend, I was finally motivated. 

(Embarrassing & Painful) Before pictures:

Yikes! We don't even have a lot of clothes... how did it get so nuts?! 

When tackling my closet I knew I had to do more than tidy up and put things away to make it feel …

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Necklace Project Update - Funded! Posted by:Lindsay S. Nixon Category: News

We're almost there! 91% funded! Less than 10 necklaces to go! Yay!

Update: (Monday 7 a.m.) We hit our goal overnight! Project is fully funded! Thanks!! 

Thank you so muchto everyone who bought a necklace, liked the project, tweeted about it, blogged about it, told a friend -- it's made a huge impact! The elephants & I are so appreciative! 

Buy a necklace, help an elephant!

Read more about the project here.

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Guest Bloggers: Elisabeth & Her Pup Shelly Posted by:Lindsay S. Nixon Category: Guests

Today's guest blogger is my pal Czech Vegan! We met on Twitter and became insta-friends. One of the things we bonded over was our love for dogs so when Elisabeth told me she was making HH cupcakes for her pup Shelly, well, I smelled a guest post! 

Let's Have a Dog Party! 

Elisabeth: My English Cocker Spaniel Shelly was celebrating her 9th birthday recently, and what would a birthday be without a cake, or in this case a vegan cupcake?  …

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Fat-Free Whole-Wheat Easy Homemade Biscuits (Banana Biscuits) Posted by:Lindsay S. Nixon Category: Recipe Video

A great secret to cutting the fat in biscuits is using a banana in place of butter or shortening. In my original recipe (p. 38 of HHC) I call for using a food processor, but you can do it by hand, too! 

Here’s how:

I added the full banana in the video because I wanted a banana-flavored biscuit. (For a less banana taste, use half and a light greenish banana). 

If you don't have the book, here is the …

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Quick & Easy Black Bean Burgers (6 ingredients! 15 minutes!) Posted by:Lindsay S. Nixon Category: Recipe

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Need dinner fast? Don't have much in the house? Here is my lazy Friday dinner meal--quickie black bean burgers. I sometimes call these "hotel room burgers" because I originally developed them in a hotel room while on vacation!

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