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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
Creamy Black Bean Soup
This is a family favorite. The recipe is based off of Black Bean Soup in Nourishing Traditions by Sally Fallon (that's an affiliate link and...
Menu Week of November 17
Last week I mentioned that we've not been as diligent with our budget as we need to be. One of the places that we've let slide is dining out. A few...
Simple Lives Thursday #173
Welcome back to Simple Lives Thursday! Each week I enjoy reading through all of the wonderful tips, ideas and recipes for simple living. If you are...
Raising Food for Winter: Challenges and How Much do We Need?
This post was originally on my short lived homesteading blog. I've updated it with current information after the last gardening season. Gardening is...
Simple Lives Thursday #172
Welcome back to Simple Lives Thursday! Each week I enjoy reading through all of the wonderful tips, ideas and recipes for simple living. If you are...
Preserving Milk
This post was originally shared on my short-lived homesteading blog. Things have changed for us since I originally wrote this post. Did you...
Simple Lives Thursday #171
Welcome back to Simple Lives Thursday! Each week I enjoy reading through all of the wonderful tips, ideas and recipes for simple living. If you are...
Menu Plan Week of October 27
Cold and blustery today. We're supposed to get one to two inches of snow. The weekend was so warm that we didn't even need jackets. Interesting...
Simple Lives Thursday #170
Welcome back to Simple Lives Thursday! Each week I enjoy reading through all of the wonderful tips, ideas and recipes for simple living. If you are...