Best of 2012

The photos in the slideshow are some of my favorites photos from 2012! (Copyright NorthernPlainLiving.com) There are garden shots, pictures of some of my favorite meals and desserts, our furry friends, the kids and our gorgeous landscape of the Northern Plains. Enjoy!

Conquering Yeast

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Of all my kitchen endeavors, the most daunting and elusive remains bread products containing yeast. I have many memories of a large tupperware bowl, sitting in the sun in the living room with a gigantic, beautiful mound of rising dough. Mom totally had home made buns down to a science. Many afternoons, my sister and [...]

The Latest at the Farm- December 2012

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It’s been a while since my last post so I have lots of photos to share with you! Pardon my lack of words, I have a truck full of sheetrock and 2×4′s showing up in the next 30 minutes- so I’ll keep it brief-   First of all- the baby turned 3! And I made [...]

Slowing Down to Celebrate the Season

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November seemed like a blur. Suddenly we’re in December and I’m eagerly awaiting Christmas cards- one of my favorite parts of the Holidays. It is so fun to see how everyone’s children are growing, which parent they are starting to look like and where everyone’s lives are headed. But, back to November. It was busy [...]