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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 Egg Dishes Your Whole Family Will Love
It's egg season! After taking the winter off, my chickens are now working overtime on egg production. For us, this means egg dishes for almost every...
10 Simple Ways to Purify Water
Safe drinking water is essential for survival. We've all heard you can go three days without water. While this may be true, after a full day without...
20 Pinto Bean Recipes You Have To Try
Loaded with nutrients, pinto beans are the most popular dried bean in the US. And why wouldn't they be? Simple to prepare with an earthy, almost...
Delicious & Healthy Easter Food Ideas
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Natural Ways to Treat Dry Winter Skin
Dry winter skin is an unpleasant side effect of the fun of the season. Whether we're doing the homestead chores, in the mountains snowshoeing, on...
Healthy St. Patrick’s Day Food Ideas
It's almost that time! Where rivers are dyed green, shamrocks abound, and people wear head-to-toe green. I'll admit, I've never really been one to...
30 Healthy Soup Recipes – Made with Real Food Ingredients
With snow falling and our Wyoming temperatures dipping below zero, a hearty bowl of soup helps chase the chill away. We enjoy economical and healthy...
Winter Tailgating with Traditional Foods
Does your love of the outdoors find you making your way to the ski resort at every available opportunity? In this pandemic time, many resort...
How to Make Preparedness Backup Plans – And Why You Need Them
Recently we talked about get-home bags, commonly referred to as GHB. In the past, we've discussed everyday carry bags (EDC) and touched on bug-out...