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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

April Health and Wellness

April Health and Wellness

For the past couple of months I've been sharing my experience with menopause.  January and February were very low months for me. March was...

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Menu Plan Week of April 28

Menu Plan Week of April 28

I'm back from my week of working in Oregon.  Everything went great while I was there. Friday evening and Saturday I was able to spend time with my...

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Nourishing Pin It Party #1

Nourishing Pin It Party #1

Welcome to the first Nourishing Pin It Party!   I am very happy that you are here.  If you love link-ups and you love pinning the Nourishing...

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Menu Plan Week of April 14

Menu Plan Week of April 14

I love spring in Wyoming! We are finally getting some precipitation which is wonderful. I am very much looking forward to green grass soon. Of...

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A Favorite Picnic Salad

A Favorite Picnic Salad

I love to travel. As a child we didn’t have many family vacations but I do remember a couple of trips. One was a camping trip from our home in...

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Real Food Hits the Road

Real Food Hits the Road

Are you planning to hit the road for a family vacation? Want to take a road trip but the idea of eating out three meals a day doesn't work for your...

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Menu Plan Week of April 7

Menu Plan Week of April 7

My little boy shared his cold with me. Joe took over all of the cooking duties over the weekend while I took it easy. I'm still feeling pretty blah....

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