Easiest, laziest plan (15-minute Bites & Bowls)

Posted by:Lindsay S. Nixon Category: MealPlan

Confession: When I don’t cook, I eat mostly finger foods—chips and salsa, carrots and hummus, bread with whatever…

It’s not exactly “bad” for me…

but that’s not the way I want to be eating…

The easiest, laziest, tastiest meal plan this Spring

  • “Mix together” meals in a bowl
  • Finger foods!
  • 15 minutes or less

SEE what you could be eating instead of “whatever” :

10-minute Cauliflower Chorizo Tacos

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"Restaurant Week” is here! Your faves

Posted by:Lindsay S. Nixon Category: MealPlan

Restaurant Week!!

Calling all fuss-free foodies and jet set dreamers….

This week is for you!!

Feast on a VARIETY of global cuisine…

Paris: Ratatouille Rice (15 minutes)

Vietnam: Pho Noodle Salad (8 minutes)

Italy: Instant Pesto Pasta with 1-minute Pesto

Thailand: Spring Rolls w/ 30-second Peanut Sauce

Street cafe vibes with Garlic Bread Paninis

Other simple global recipes included in this week’s plan:

  • Falafel’d Flatbreads
  • Bean Dip Tostadas
  • Vegan Alfredo

& for Tropical island feels... Pina …

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I Felt Every Emotion Standing By Their Cages (My wild night with an animal rights activist)

Posted by:Lindsay S. Nixon Category:

I wrote this post in 2012.

I was scared to post it, still am, but I also want to facilitate change...

After last week's news: LA banned the use of animals for entertainment, I decided to do it. If my city can stand up, I can stand up too.

Here are the pictures from 2012 and my post:

*names have been changed

In the five years I have been vegan, I've never met an animal rights activist...

until tonight.

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6 vegan meals in 60 minutes (include clean-up and NO prep!)

Posted by:Lindsay S. Nixon Category: MealPlan

OMGGG....

I cooked 6 meals in 60 minutes... on camera!

That includes clean-up & No prep!!

These meals use healthy shortcuts like:

  • frozen stir-fry veggies
  • marinara sauce
  • refried beans

One recipe is just 3 ingredients!

If you've been looking for "real life" recipes...

OR a baby step to weekly meal prep...

THIS IS YOUR DOABLE "STARTER" PLAN

with a matching VIDEO so you can cook along with …

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Does listening to audio books count as reading? Plus my childhood learning struggles & how I mastered A+ studying

Posted by:Lindsay S. Nixon Category:

I fell down a rabbit hole when I started researching the brain science/psychology around listening vs. reading books...

Covered in this post:

  • Does listening to audiobooks count as reading?
  • Is listening to audiobooks “cheating”?
  • The Different Learning Styles (VAK) Visual, Auditory, Kinesthetic
  • My early education struggles / learning disabilities
  • How exactly I study and overcame those difficulties
  • The best way to study for a test / final exams
  • Why 50% of law students wash out

Does listening to audio books …

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