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Real Food Cooking
Healthy, traditional cooking: real food recipes, monthly meal plans, alternative cooking methods, and much more.
Homesteading
All things homesteading: small livestock, homeschooling, gardening, homemaking, and much more.
Preparedness
Preparing for an unknown future: food storage, emergency supplies, prepping resources, and much more.
About Millie
As a blogger for over a decade, focusing on preparedness, homesteading, off-grid living, and traditional foods, Millie has penned three nonfiction traditional food focused books, sharing how—with a little creativity—anyone can transition to a real foods diet without overwhelming their food budget.
She recently started writing fiction, using her lifestyle and personal experiences as a guide. The Havoc in Wyoming series combines a post-apocalyptic world with homesteading, preparedness, family values, and plenty of twist and turns.
Recent Blog Posts
20+ Thanksgiving Leftovers Recipes
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How to Cook Dry Beans – 6 Different Ways
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Healthy Thanksgiving Menu Ideas
I love a classic Thanksgiving feast. I have many memories of my mom starting days in advance to make all the family favorites: roast turkey,...
Around the Homestead: 20 Acre Work in Progress
During the time I was planning and dreaming of my own small homestead, I'd scour blogs and websites looking for ideas and inspiration. When my good...
Halloween at Home Ideas: Food & Activities for the Whole Family
This year, instead of Harvest Festivals, Halloween Parties, Haunted Houses, or door-to-door trick or treating, most families will be staying home....
October Meal Plan Ideas: Take off the Chill with Chili!
When the temperatures start to dip, the soup pot comes out! October is when I return to hearty soups, stews, and chilis after a summer of lighter...
Sweet Potato Chili
The color in the trees, the smell of wood smoke, a cool breeze—autumn is my favorite season! In September and early October, the days are still warm...
Preparedness and Homesteading Resources
In today's world, with information at our fingertips and a twenty-four-hour news cycle, we can learn almost anything on a whim. But what if we...
September Meal Plan: Quick Meal Ideas
September means back to school! For many, this may look different this year. While your family is working on fine tuning your schedule, give...
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The Thrifty Food Plan Experience
Includes 67 pages of thoughts, tips, and ideas plus a two-week menu plan and over 40 recipes.
Wyoming Refuge
Get a free fiction book! This is a prequel to the Havoc in Wyoming post-apocalyptic series.