This Week's Q&A: GF Baking, 4-Ingredient Cookies, Camping, Nursing Mom Meal Plan, and Chickpea Flour Posted by:Lindsay S. Nixon Category: FAQ

You've got questions....

Q: Love all of your delicious recipes! I was wondering if you might have a suggestion as a replacement to whole-wheat flour in many of the baked goods? (Sensitivity)

A: Thanks! Try using the gluten-free all purpose flour blend recipe in EHH and HHA. That blend was designed by a GF bakery, and it's never failed me. You can also use commercial gluten-free blends like Bob's Red Mill GF All-Purpose Blend. Whole Foods Market has …

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Herbies of the Week: Jane & Sophia (they battled Leukemia) Posted by:Lindsay S. Nixon Category: Herbies

I met Jane (and learned of Sophia's story) back when I was interviewing parents as part of the Raising Herbie Kids series (you can read part 1, part 2, part 3 and part 4). I'm honored to share their story -- and journey! with you today.

HH: Jane, how'd you find your way to a plant-based diet?

I switched to a plant-based diet in June 2012. (Your cookbooks have been a god-send!) My decision to go plant-based …

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Maple Oatmeal, Lentil Vegetable Soup, Rice & Apple Salad, PLUS more fall faves! Posted by:Lindsay S. Nixon Category: MealPlan

We have more fall recipes heading your way with this week's meal plan and tons! (tons!) of new recipes: Maple Oatmeal (NEW!), Simple Broccoli Spaghetti (NEW!), White Bean & Vegetable Soup (NEW!), Black Bean Butternut Chili (NEW!), Lentil Vegetable Soup (NEW!), Brown Rice & Apple Salad (NEW!), and the Refried Bean Burritos (NEW!)(family).

Enjoy favorites from past plans such as Sweet Potato Sundae, Cream of Broccoli Soup, "Tuna" Sandwich and Tex-Mex Sloppy Joes …

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I Have a Confession... (my battle with weight, yo-yo dieting and food addictions) Posted by:Lindsay S. Nixon Category: Minimalist

I'm still a little bit in denial that I'm airing my laundry so publicly, though I do hope my experience helps others...

I originally sent the first part of this post out in the meal plan newsletter (it's free, even if you don't use my super awesome - get healthy, save time and money - meal plans) but the bottom part is an addendum :)


I have a confession: I struggled with my weight (and diet) for years. …

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Minimalist Monday: What to do with sentimental items (how to honor your memories without stuff) Posted by:Lindsay S. Nixon Category: Minimalist

When I think back to the source of my clutter (pre-minimalist), one big culprit, if not the biggest, was our barrage of sentimental items.

I can distinctly remember one of our closets (one out of the two total closets we had in our studio apartment), being half full by boxes of sentimental items -- pictures, childhood things, T-shirts, and what have you.

Even when we downsized from our very large, very spacious, two-bedroom apartment to the teeny tiny studio, I …

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