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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
Simple and Delicious Salad for a Winter Day
With winter here I've had a harder time with getting raw food into the family. We do eat quite a bit of lacto-fermented items from all of the...
>Tuesday Twister February 9
> Another quiet week in my kitchen. I've still been working quite a bit and I've been surrounded by sickies and even succumbed to sickness...
>Menu Week of February 7
>We try to eat Real Food. What does that mean to us? Our food should be whole, unprocessed and nutrient dense. One of the reason I do meal planning...
>Today is the Day!
>The wait is over! The GNOWFGLINS Fundamentals eCourse (1) is open for enrollment. If you have been looking for a simple and straightforward plan to...
Sweet and Sour Venison Meatballs
My husband and I both grew up eating wild game. For the most part we had venison (deer) but some elk too. We are still fortunate to be able to enjoy...
Two Ducks Equal Numerous Delicious Dishes
At Thanksgiving time we got our turkey from my friend JLB and as a bonus she threw in two meat ducks. We love duck. We usually have wild duck which...
Tuesday Twister February 2
This past week I didn't do any kitchen experiments or extras due to being busy with my bookkeeping, our personal taxes and the sniffles that have...
January Food- Final Take
In the month of January we tried to eat out of our freezer and pantry. Grocery shopping was usually picking up fresh produce, milk and other staples...
Menu Week of January 31
We try to eat Real Food. What does that mean to us? Our food should be whole, unprocessed and nutrient dense. Some days we do better than others....