All posts by Lovinas Amish Kitchen

Breakfast

Mother’s Day Celebrations & New Clothes for Benjamin

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Our warm weather has arrived, bringing 80-degree temperatures this week. I hope all you mothers had a very nice Mother’s Day. I was blessed with having all my children home for the day. I made a brunch for everyone, with a menu of fried eggs, potatoes, bacon, cheese, toast, jelly, butter, hot peppers, brownies, cookies, rhubarb … Continue Reading ››
Casseroles

Spring Cleaning and Tending to the Garden

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We are into the first week of May. The grass is growing fast with all the rain April brought us. We need to buy a new mower. Ours last year was getting repaired constantly. I couldn’t believe what new ones are selling for now. It seems like one thing or another is giving up or … Continue Reading ››
Cakes and Frostings

Daughter Verena Shares Her Experiences

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This is Lovina’s daughter Verena writing. I was in the middle of washing dishes when I got in a writing mood. I decided to write a column to help my mom, who is busy preparing for church services. Sister Susan is cleaning up the house and sweeping the floors. Jennifer has her doll singing “Jesus Loves … Continue Reading ››
Desserts, Pies

Celebrating Easter with Family

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April has brought us a week of cooler temperatures, with the ground covered with snow one morning. It didn’t last long, and the green grass is again showing. The rhubarb and tea plants are growing as well as all the early spring flowers. We look forward to warmer weather coming to stay for the summer … Continue Reading ››
Desserts

Daughter Lovina Shares Her Experiences

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Dear Readers, Today I (Daughter Lovina) will be writing the column for Mom. I enjoy writing, and she likes a break from writing every once in a while. How have you all been doing? We will have church services at our place in a little over a month, so it’s time to start doing some spring cleaning … Continue Reading ››
Salads

Spring Cleaning and Connecting with Readers

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We are into month number four of 2022 already. Unbelievable! With church services set here to host in less than six weeks, we are starting to clean some corners out. Yesterday I cleaned out the master bedroom closet. It felt good to get that dreaded job done. How things manage to accumulate so fast is beyond me. … Continue Reading ››
Desserts, Pies

Sewing Projects and Minister’s Delight

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It’s Tuesday evening and I’m sitting here writing by the table. I can hear the wind blowing outside. The temperature is 40 degrees, but the wind chill makes it feel colder than that. We are so ready for warmer temperatures, and April being here in a few days makes us yearn for warmer days. The … Continue Reading ››
Breakfast

Adventures with baby chicks and a visit from Aunt Lovina

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It’s a windy, rainy morning, and the temperature is around 44 degrees. Son Joseph got a call saying he won’t have to work today because of the rain. They have no inside work as of now. Daughters Verena, Susan and children Jennifer and Ryan came here after supper last night and spent the night here. I … Continue Reading ››
Meats, Side Dishes, Soups

Early springtime fun with the grandchildren—and more beef

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Another week has already passed us by, and it is time to pen this column again. My plans for today are to wash daughter Elizabeth and Tim’s laundry. Daughter Lovina assisted her with her work for several hours yesterday. I went to pick Lovina up and brought the laundry home. Today sounds like it will be … Continue Reading ››
Meats, Side Dishes

Preparing and enjoying a bounty of beef

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It is a very beautiful day outside with the sun shining so brightly. The sun is welcome anytime and is much appreciated for our solar system. With gas prices so high, we don’t like to use the generator more than necessary. We run a generator to charge up our battery packs when the sun doesn’t … Continue Reading ››