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Gluten and Dairy-Free eCourse Review and Giveaway

by Millie Copper | May 8, 2012 | food thoughts, Starting Out, Traditional Foods

We started our real food journey in January of 2009 after reading Nourishing Traditions by Sally Fallon and Mary Enig. I’ve have mentioned several times (so much that I probably sound like a broken record) that we made changes very slowly in order to...

How Do You Like Your Kefir?

by Millie Copper | Jan 20, 2012 | food thoughts

The other day Lulu asked if she could make smoothies. I was in the middle of a project and was quite happy that she took the initiative for a snack. I figured that she would make the smoothie out of kefir since that is what we usually do. But she made it out of...

A few of my favorite things ~ April 2018

by Sierra Smith | Apr 25, 2018 | food thoughts

Mr. Money Mustache – Financial Freedom Blog Background I found this blog this month. I’ve heard of “Mr. Money Mustache” (aka MMM) before, but haven’t been an ardent follower. I’m working on a debt-free journey at the moment, having...

5 Cheap and Easy Ways to Improve Nutrition

by Millie Copper | Nov 23, 2009 | food thoughts, frugal options, Starting Out, Traditional Foods

Are you at a point where you know you need to make some improvements to your diet to include more nutrient dense items, higher nutrition and less processed foods? These easy and inexpensive suggestions will help! Stop Buying Cold Cereal Cold cereal is a huge waste of...

Off-Grid Living September 2016

by Millie Copper | Sep 30, 2016 | food thoughts

In March we moved full time to our off grid cabin on 20 acres in the high desert. The last several months have been go, go, go pretty much non-stop. Our cabin is still a work in progress. We’re what I call a semi-dry cabin. We don’t have any water coming...

Lightning Strikes

by Millie Copper | Jul 22, 2016 | food thoughts

It is hot, hot, hot in Wyoming! And along with hot, hot, hot we get dry, dry, dry. This afternoon we were happy to have a small thunderstorm roll in. Our happiness turned to nervousness when the straight-down lightning started. With one strike we saw the flash and...