How to Create a Budget - Part 2

Posted by:Courtney Hardy Category: FAQ

Earlier today I posted about what types of things should be in a budget, and how to determine if they are a necessity or a want giving my personal budget as an example. This is helpful, because if you want to save money or need to cut back, you'll know where the 'wants' are and can reduce or eliminate those first.

Now, let's work on actually making a budget. In order to create a realistic budget you will need …

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How to Create a Budget - Part 1

Posted by:Courtney Hardy Category: FAQ

Creating a budget is easy, creating a realistic budget is not. Most people put in an amount of what they want to spend each month for some categories not what they actually spend. This is a 2 part post on how to create a budget that will work for you. This part will cover what the categories or line items of a budget are and need to be, and this afternoon will talk about how to realistically put a figure …

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Dining Out

Posted by:Lindsay S. Nixon Category: FAQ

Dining out should be something to look forward to, whether it's Date Night or a Girls/Boys Night. But as an herbivore it can be a little intimidating if you're not sure what to look for. Restaurants in general are slowly becoming more vegan-friendly, and totally vegetarian restaurants are even cropping up right and left. Even if there isn’t a clearly marked vegan or vegetarian item on the menu, a vegan option can usually be made from their menu …

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New Year New Pictures

Posted by:Lindsay S. Nixon Category: News

Only one week into the new year and it's already cooking mania here. But I guess that's nothing new , I'm always cooking. Sometimes, I get so involved I lose track of time. 

This means more pictures of new recipes from my next book that I can share with you!!

Again - these are taken with my iphone and are not the pictures that will be in the book

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Vegan Skin Care (tips from a professional makeup artist!)

Posted by:Lindsay S. Nixon Category: Guests FAQ

Hi Herbies! Today we have another guest post from Gin Stafford, a professional makeup artist who owns a mobile beauty studio, Edgy Elegance. Gin does makeup for weddings, special events, films and tv, specializing in high fashion, f/x and horror.

Cleanse, Tone, Hydrate/Protect: this is popular thought for how to maintain a youthful healthy complexion, however there are a myriad of products on the market for about as many skin issues, so how does one determine the …

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