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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
We’ve Gone Off the Grid!
After almost 5 years of planning we've officially moved off the grid. Almost three years ago we picked out our property. It's a 20 acre parcel with...
Menu Week of February 8, 2016
Hello from Texas! We are so happy to have a few days to rest and recuperate enjoying each other's company before heading west. We've had a nice...
Menu Week of February 1, 2016
I often find myself singing or humming part of a tune that fits the circumstances. We've been in Oklahoma for the last several months and many times...
Menu Week of January 25, 2016
Menu Plan Monday ~ It's back! In my early days of blogging I posted a menu almost every Monday. This menu served two purposes: ideas for you...
Wintering in Oklahoma
We've gone south for the winter! I'm pretty sure this makes us snowbirds. Unfortunately we didn't quite go far enough south and it is COLD....
Welcome to September!
There is something about September that I absolutely love. I think I view September along the lines of the new year and the ability to have a fresh...
August 2015 Updates
Hello Faithful Readers! It has been nearly six months since I shared anything here or on my Facebook page. As usual, it has been a busy time. 🙂 I...
The Winds of Change
Hello, Dear Readers, If you are looking for Simple Lives Thursday please go here. Last week I worked in Oregon (the photo above is of...
Simple Lives Thursday #228
Welcome back to Simple Lives Thursday! We enjoy reading through all of the wonderful tips, ideas and recipes for simple living. If you are new...