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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
Congee (Sort of)
I was looking for a way to use fish broth and ingredients I had on hand. Internet searching found a fun site which talked about a rice porridge/soup...
Design a Casserole
A few weeks ago I mentioned how I like to use a formula for making muffins. Having a formula as opposed to a recipe allows me a little freedom to...
My Busy Kitchen
A short while ago, Wardeh at gnowfglins.com talked about her kitchen and and how well used it is. I can relate to this. My kitchen is what I think...
Planned Overs
I love the concept of a Rubber Chicken. Cooking one chicken and turning it into 2, 3 or more meals is not a new idea. Here is a post that...
Big Shopping
Month two of my Once A Month Shopping. I went to two different stores this month. Baby Christopher was with me but so was my married daughter Angel....
Food Thoughts and Budget Results
I have been tracking what we spend on food during the month of October. I was inspired partly to do this by Jenny at the Nourished Kitchen and her...
Almost Take Out
"Egg Flower" Soup and Fried Rice The basis of the soup is my homemade chicken stock and the flavoring was inspired by this lentil soup recipe which...
Menu Week of October 26 and Budget Recap
I have been tracking what we spend on food during the month of October. As of last Sunday we had spent $439 on food for October. This week we added...
Antelope Stew
We have quite a bit of antelope stew meat. I love the taste of the antelope it is a little like venison and a little like elk but quite definitely...