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Getting organized is a great way to save yourself considerable time and effort around the house. As grandma used to say, “A place for everything, and everything in its place!” And while it is possible to spend a lot of time and a lot of money on organizing your home, you shouldn’t have to! In fact, a lot of my own organizing projects usually take place in a spare 5- or 10-minute window throughout the day, using stuff I already have lying around the house. These super quick and resourceful organizing methods are a specialty of mine, so I thought...

These protein brownies are ultra fudgy and taste just like regular brownies – no funny aftertaste or grittiness! They’re also gluten-free and dairy-free and have a paleo option. First of all, these brownies are much fudgier than they look! The brownies in the photos were refrigerated so you could see their fudgy texture, but instead, they look a bit odd and perhaps… rubbery? They are not at all rubbery. ;) Just fudgy! This recipe is adapted from my Almond Flour Brownies, which were adapted from my Gluten-free Brownies. I added chocolate protein powder, and then reduced the amount of cocoa...

Petroglyphs/pictographs are not art.  They are sacred images that represent significant cultural themes, messages, beliefs to a Tribe.  They were not created for aesthetic purposes.  They were created to teach, warn, or record those not yet born.  Even though we may think that they are pretty, beautiful, pleasant to look at, those are not the values inherent in the images you see.  Those are the values that you as the viewer are placing on the image. Please stop calling them rock art. – Jon Shellenberger (Yakama) How do you persist as an individual, a group, a people, when insult is...

NEW! Coconut milk is a popular plant-based beverage used in baking, cooking, smoothies and more. Its creamy texture and healthy fat content make it super useful! Yet coconut milk (especially canned) varies wildly in taste and fat content. So my team and I taste-tested all that we could find to bring you the best coconut milk brands to buy and which ones to leave at the store. We've done these Rawkstar Reports annually for almond milk and oat milk, and now we're adding coconut milk to the list too! The results always surprise us, so I can't wait to share...

My affair with terrazzo began in a tile store in Paris last November. In search of flooring that had the elegance of marble but a little less cold (and generally, less expensive), a large, creamy slab of terrazzo with bright chips in sage, gold, charcoal, and terracotta caught my eye. So elementary-school chic! Color me a millennial, but I was instantly hooked. From the Italian word for “terrace,” terrazzo is a composite material made with irregular-shaped pieces of marble, quartz, granite, or glass, all combined together with a neutral binder. A sustainable option from the outset, it was created by...