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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
No Knead “Emergency” Bread
I love fresh bread. My family loves fresh bread. Most of the time we eat Sourdough Bread that is super easy to make and perfect for all of our bread...
January Update on 2010 Goals
At the beginning of January, I listed a few food goals that we have for this year. I thought in order to help me to stay on track with accomplishing...
Tuesday Twister January 26
Each week Wardeh at Gnowfglins hosts Tuesday Twister which provides us with the opportunity to recap what has been happening in our kitchens through...
January Food- Take 4
This was a big spending week. We had planned a dinner out at the new Olive Garden with some people from church for next weekend but other peoples...
>Menu Week of January 24
>We try to eat Real Food. What does that mean to us? Our food should be whole, unprocessed and nutrient dense. We started switching to a Real Food...
He Was a Happy Rooster
One thing that is important to me in our Real Food is endeavor being aware of where our food is coming from. We hope some day in the future to be...
Butterscotch Rice
Rice for breakfast? Yes! I love a filling breakfast! Something hot and delicious always hits the spot. As a child, I often had hot rice with sugar,...
Brown Rice Sushi
We love Sushi. For years and years when we lived in Oregon we went out for sushi on a regular basis. I hate to think how much money that we spent...
January Food- Take 3
Still working on eating down some of the freezer and pantry items. I'm happy to actually have a little space in the freezer and am planning ways I'm...