A common question I get is what is the difference between instant oats and rolled oatsand can you interchange them?

Rolled oats are bigger than instant oats and take longer to cook (see the size difference in the video). If a recipe calls for instant oats, but you only have rolled oats, no problem. 

How to turn Rolled Oats into Instant Oats:Chop the rolled oats up in your food processor or blender so that they're smaller, more granulated and …

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 …

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.

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?  …

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 …