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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 seven nonfiction traditional food focused books, sharing how—with a little creativity—anyone can transition to a real foods diet without overwhelming their food budget.
Millie uses her homesteading, preparedness, and off-grid living experience as a guide to writing her bestselling Christian Post-Apocalyptic series, Havoc in Wyoming and Montana Mayhem.
Recent Blog Posts
What to Cook With Your September Produce
As our garden begins to wind down and we prepare for a potential first frost, September still gives us a bit of a harvest. In some ways, it’s almost...
What to Cook With Your August Produce
August is prime harvest time! Even in Wyoming, we’re finding ripe garden items each day. I struggled with choosing what to highlight. I’ve chosen my...
How to Cook Lentils & My Favorite Lentil Recipes
Wondering how to cook lentils? In this article, I share how to cook lentils the easy way, as well as how to sprout lentils. I also share several of...
Amazon Prime Days 2023
Here are some of the best Prime Day deals I have found for you! If you don't have a Prime membership, sign up here to get a FREE 30-Day trial. This...
What to Cook With Your July Produce
July is high summer and fresh produce abounds! A fabulous way to save money on fruits and vegetables is to take advantage of what’s in season. Even...
Blue Cheese Salad Dressing
I can't remember the last time I bought salad dressing! This blue cheese salad dressing is so easy and inexpensive to mix up at home. This is a...
How to Cook Garbanzo Beans and My Favorite Meals
Wondering how to cook garbanzo beans (also known as chickpeas)? In this article, I share how to cook garbanzo beans the easy way, plus several of my...
Pimento Cheese
Creamy, cheesy goodness... Pimento Cheese is perfect as a side dish or appetizer, and also goes great with any picnic or potluck! Pimento Cheese is...
What to Cook With Your June Produce
Are you enjoying fresh produce from your garden, farmers’ market, or even roadside stands? June in the Northern Hemisphere means the beginning of...