All posts by Lovinas Amish Kitchen

Breads and Muffins

Morning Maple Muffins from the new Lovina Eicher cookbook

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 It’s a rainy Wednesday evening here in Michigan. Supper is over and the girls are washing dishes. I decided to sit here at the kitchen table and get started on this column. The girls are talking to each other, so my mind wanders over to them, making the task of writing a little difficult. The … Continue Reading ››
Casseroles, Meats

Spring Cleaning and Fresh Breezes

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Last week my sisters Verena and Susan did a good job cleaning the windows in the upstairs bedrooms. We like to take the screens out and bring them to the basement to spray off with soap and hot water. The summer dust accumulates on them. Just before lunch time Uncle Joe and Aunt Betty from Geneva, … Continue Reading ››
Breads and Muffins, Breakfast

Spring cleaning and a horse chase

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March! Spring is just around the corner! Our snow from last week has all melted. We took advantage of it and made ice cream in the hand cranked ice cream freezer. I always love the taste of homemade ice cream. My husband Joe and son Benjamin left for work this morning at 3:40 a.m. Son Joseph’s … Continue Reading ››
Casseroles

Fun with grandchildren as winter weather continues

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Today baby Allison is already two months old. She’s so petite but very active. Last Sunday I was holding her in church, and she made so many facial expressions. When we started singing, she wasn’t sure if she should be sad or smile. It was so cute to see her smile then change to a … Continue Reading ››
Soups

Winter butchering means hard work, a full house, and family fun

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February is more than halfway over already. We are happy to be done with our pork butchering for this winter. Friday evening my husband Joe, sons Benjamin and Joseph, sons-in-laws Tim and Mose, and Loretta’s special friend, Dustin, dressed three big pigs. On Saturday morning we began working early on cutting up the meat. Mose and … Continue Reading ››
Soups

A freshly painted room and a pot of chili create warmth in cold weather

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It’s amazing how another week has already gone by and it’s time for me to pen another column. Son Kevin, 14, already left for school this morning. He will not have school tomorrow or Monday. It’s their mid-winter break. Son Joseph, 17, will be home today and possibly tomorrow from his construction job. The construction crew … Continue Reading ››
Casseroles, Meats, Snacks

Winter weather returns amid butchering and painting projects

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Winter weather is back! We’ve received around three inches of snow and it’s still snowing. The roads must not be the best as school is cancelled for today! I let son Kevin sleep in, so he doesn’t yet know school is cancelled. He will be happy when he wakes up. Continue Reading ››
Breads and Muffins, Desserts

Family Cheese Favorites and Apple Cinnamon Bread

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On January 31, it was two years since brother Amos passed away in his sleep and shocked all of us. He was only 56 years old and left his wife Nancy, children, grandchildren, one brother, and six sisters to mourn. He is so greatly missed by many. We know God makes no mistakes, so we … Continue Reading ››
Breads and Muffins

Winter chores and celebrations

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Son Kevin just left for school. Our driveway is really icy and slippery. I’m always afraid he will fall going out to the bus when its icy like this. One morning I saw him fall and was glad he didn’t hurt himself. Hopefully, it will warm up above freezing today so it will melt off … Continue Reading ››
Cakes, Desserts

Eicher family celebrates a winter birthday with chocolate fudge cake

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Diary of January 15, 2020 3:00 a.m. Alarm rings—time to start a new day. My husband Joe and son Benjamin, 20, get ready for work. They refuel both coal stoves for the day while I pack their lunches and make  grilled cheese sandwiches for their breakfast. 3:35 a.m. Joe and Benjamin leave for work. I go back … Continue Reading ››