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Healthy, traditional cooking: real food recipes, monthly meal plans, alternative cooking methods, and much more.
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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
Soups On! January Meal Plan Ideas
After the indulgent months of November and December, it is perfectly fitting that January is National Soup Month -- warm and soothing comfort in a...
Survival Rule of Three
Winter weather has me thinking about outdoor survival. Have you heard of the survival rule of three? Knowing these rules can save your life. What is...
Fun and Festive December Meal Ideas
Fun and festive, along with easy and budget-friendly, is on the menu for December! It's the most wonderful time of the year, it's the...
The Joy of Kombucha
In 2008 I first read about kombucha. I loved what I was reading, for the most part. The health benefits: probiotic, antioxidant, gut healing, good...
Not Too Hot, Hot Sausage
Sausage! It's what's for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. This delicious hot sausage has a bit of spice, but not too much. It's slightly hot with an...
Warming and Delicious November Meal Ideas
Warming and delicious is on the menu for November! With the long-term forecast for Wyoming showing daytime temps hovering around 40 degrees and...
5 Ways to Afford Real Food on a Meager Budget
The question I receive most often is "how do you afford real food on a meager (small, tight, limited, paltry, minuscule, tiny, wee, etc) budget?"...
Nourishing Soups for a Cold Winter Day
I love a good bowl of soup! I can't think of many better things on a cold day. Especially with a chunk of crusty bread on the side and knowing my...
An Easy Step to Prevent Catastrophe
September is National Preparedness Month, when FEMA and Ready.gov promote planning ahead for emergencies. Many times when we think of an emergency,...