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Recipes, Crafts, and Tutorials for a Simple Life

Hey y’all, I’m Kim! Here at Plain Living Home, I share what we make and use in our own home on the South Dakota prairie. You’ll find from-scratch family meals, fresh-milled flour and sourdough recipes, and simple sewing projects to use, gift, or tuck into a hope chest. Whether you’re baking your first loaf or threading a sewing machine for the first time, there’s a place to start here.

Simple Finger Foods for Holiday Gatherings

Easy 3 Ingredient Sausage Balls

How to Make Greek Chicken Bites Recipe When You Need a Finger Food

How to Make Amazingly Soft and Chewy Sourdough Pretzels

The Best Sourdough Cheddar Bay Biscuits

Pumpkin and Cocoa Season

How to Make Pumpkin Spice Blondies with Fresh Milled Flour

How to Make Fresh Pumpkin Muffins with Fresh Milled Flour

How to Make Delicious Pumpkin Bread From Fresh Milled Flour

How to Make Homemade White Hot Chocolate with No Added Sugar

Cozy Family Favorites

Hearty Stovetop Beef Stew Without Wine or Tomatoes

The Best Creamy Potato Soup From Scratch

How to Make an Incredible Chicken-Broccoli Braid with Crescent Rolls

Easy Creamy Chicken Casserole From Scratch (With Crunchy Topping)

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Plain Living Home | From-Scratch Food, Sewing & Simple Living

Plain Living Home is all about rebuilding life from scratch—one practical skill, family meal, handmade project, and faithful step at a time.

A Plain Path, One Step at a Time

Have you ever had to start over — your whole life, from scratch?

After a season of hard things, our family is doing exactly that: building a new life and a new homestead on the South Dakota prairie. It’s not always romantic, but it’s the plain, quiet path the Lord has set before us.

“Teach me thy way, O Lord, and lead me in a plain path…” — Psalm 27:11

Here you’ll find what’s actually working in our home — from-scratch recipes, simple homesteading projects, sewing tutorials, and homeschool days lived in real time. Whether you’re dreaming of your own little homestead or just want a warmer, slower kind of home, you’re in the right place.

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