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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
Menu Week of February 23 – Working out of Town
This week I'm working in Oregon for my twice yearly audit that I do with them. I flew into Oregon on Saturday and spent the weekend with my daughter...
Simple Lives Thursday #185
Welcome back to Simple Lives Thursday! Each week we enjoy reading through all of the wonderful tips, ideas and recipes for simple living. If you...
Feeding Animals Part 2
This post was originally shared on my short lived homesteading blog in August of 2013 before I decided to move everything to this one blog--- which...
Menu Week of February 16
Hello Menu Planners! This week we have another fairly simple menu lined up. My hand is still messed up so I need help in the kitchen with basic...
Simple Lives Thursday #184
Welcome back to Simple Lives Thursday! Each week we enjoy reading through all of the wonderful tips, ideas and recipes for simple living. If you...
Feeding Animals
This post originally appeared on my short lived homesteading blog in the summer of 2013. I'm bringing several of the posts from there over to this...
Menu Week of February 9
Hello fellow Menu Planners! I have to tell you how much better my weeks go when I make an effort to not only plan my menu but also stick with it. I...
Feeling Overwhelmed? 7 Ways to Keep it Simple in the Kitchen
8 Weeks. 8 loooong weeks. That is how long I've had either a cast or some sort of splint on my right hand. Considering that I am right hand dominant...
Simple Lives Thursday #183
Welcome back to Simple Lives Thursday! Each week we enjoy reading through all of the wonderful tips, ideas and recipes for simple living. If you...