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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
5 Ways to Cut Down on Food Waste
Did you throw $6.23 in the garbage can today? Food waste can be a huge expense for your family! 5 Ways to Cut Down on Food Waste According to...
Stewed Meat- 2 Ways
Tougher cuts of meat can be very budget friendly. Preparing the meat in a manner that makes those tough cuts tender and delicious is important. If...
Menu Week of September 24
This week started very fun! On Sunday Joe and I got up at 4AM to go archery deer hunting. Well, Joe was hunting I just went along. He took me to a...
Stocking the Real Food Pantry
This is an exciting season for my husband. It is hunting season. One of the reasons we moved to Wyoming 3 years ago was for the hunting...
It’s Good to be Home and Menu Week of September 16
Christopher and I arrived home from Oregon late Saturday night. Overall our trip went very well. It was a 'work' trip as opposed to a pleasure...
Menu Week of August 26
Week 2 of school but the first full week. We seem to be adjusting to our schedule. Christopher really missed his sisters last week and kept asking...
Super Flexible Stuffed Burritos
While we were on our family vacation this summer we ate out at Chipotle's. We each had a huge stuffed burrito and while dining Joe said we should...
Menu Week of August 19- Back to School!
It has been an interesting few weeks! With work, a minor kitchen re-do, a new job for Kiki, getting ready for back to school and a few health...
The Road to Good Health is a Journey
A few years ago I thought my health was fine. Sure, I took a few different medications. One for stomach issues (Irritable Bowel Syndrome or IBS),...