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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
Swirl Bread or Swirl Rolls
Once in a while I like to do something slightly different than our regular sourdough bread, such as Swirl Bread or Swirl Rolls. Cinnamon swirl bread...
Menu Plan Week of February 10
I'm very excited! I'm on the home stretch for getting all of the tax stuff together and off to the CPA for my bookkeeping job. It is always a good...
Creamy Carrot and Apple Soup
This is a very tasty, easy and inexpensive soup. It is a great use for apples that are slightly past their prime. My little boy particularly loves...
Menu Plan Week of February 3
First week of February. I am amazed at how fast 2013 is going. Have I mentioned that one of my girls is graduating from high school this year? Kiki...
January Health and Wellness
We have had a very mild winter. We do have snow on the ground today but for the most part this winter as been super mild. Which is good in some ways...
Menu Plan Week of January 27
Last week, instead of making a menu plan, I prepared a few things early in the week to reheat for later. You can read about that here. Overall this...
Food Plan Week of January 20
The previous couple of weeks I've shared our menu plan after the fact. What we planned to eat and what we actually ate. And I had fully intended to...
Menu in Review: Week of January 6
Beginning last week (and continuing for the next couple of weeks) I've posted our menu plan after the fact. I wanted to share how even though I use...
Red Beans: Cooking and Favorite Meals
At my house red beans is an all encompassing term for any red bean (I know, obvious). These could be the large red kidney beans or smaller red...