All posts by Lovinas Amish Kitchen

Breakfast

Eicher family celebrates Jennifer’s third birthday

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Supper is being made on the grill, which gives me time to write this column. It’s just daughter Loretta and the boys home again, so our table seems empty. Daughter Lovina is at daughter Susan’s house this week. Daughter Verena and sister Verena headed out for Indianapolis, IN, this morning. Yesterday the doctors said only one … Continue Reading ››
Desserts

Gratitude for support as medical concerns continue

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Another week has gone by. We have a big beef carcass hanging in our pole barn needing to be cut up and packaged for our freezer. We raised it, so it was a project we knew we would need to get done during these cold months. Our minds are far from our work, but life goes … Continue Reading ››
Desserts, Pies

Medical concerns mount for Eicher family

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A brand new year is before us. What does it hold for us? It is so good we don’t know our future. Saturday we decided to wash our laundry and also daughter Susan’s. We have a heated basement with lines in it so it’s nice to dry clothes in these cold winter months. We weren’t started … Continue Reading ››
Candy, Desserts

Eichers celebrate Christmas quietly this year

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This column will wrap up my columns for 2020. We wish all of you God’s richest blessings in the new year 2021. I hope you all had a blessed Christmas and were all safe and healthy. Our Christmas was extra quiet and we really just appreciated the gift of having each other. Mose is missed so … Continue Reading ››
Cookies and Bars

The Eicher family mourns a great loss

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 This is one of the hardest columns I have ever had to write, so please bear with me. Our hearts are still heavy with pain as we mourn for our dear son-in-law Mose. Mose was a kind, respectful man and a loving husband of 4 1/2 years to our daughter Susan. He was a great father … Continue Reading ››
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Community support in a time of heavy loss

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This week’s column is written by a close friend of the family. As many of you already know, Lovina’s son-in-law, Mose, who is married to daughter Susan, was in a serious car accident in the early morning hours of Wednesday, December 9. On Monday, December 14, Mose passed away as a result of his injuries. Mose … Continue Reading ››
Candy, Cookies and Bars, Desserts

Christmas time treat recipes

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Lovina Eicher’s son-in-law Mose was injured in a car accident on Wednesday, December 9. His injuries were severe, and he passed away the morning of December 14. Lovina asks readers to hold Susan and children Jennifer, age 2, and Ryan, age 1, in prayer. She writes, “Susan is a widow at age 24 but she … Continue Reading ››
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Giving thanks together even in hard times

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Lovina’s husband, Joe, grilled their turkey this Thanksgiving. Photo provided.
Thanksgiving Day was not too eventful for us this year. My husband Joe put a turkey on the grill, and we relaxed and took the day off. Let us pray next year will be … Continue Reading ››
Meats, Side Dishes

A week filled with family time and visiting

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It is a Friday night and we had a nice, sunny day in the 60s. I spent the day with our children who have muscular dystrophy at their annual appointments in Ann Arbor. It was a long day, leaving home at 5:30 a.m. and returning at 3 p.m. It’s also a stressful, tiresome day for … Continue Reading ››
Breads and Muffins, Casseroles, Pies, Side Dishes

Thanksgiving preparations at the Eicher homestead

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Thanksgiving Day is coming upon us. A great day to spend with family! My sister Emma and I take turns hosting Thanksgiving dinner for our families and sisters Verena and Susan. This year sister Liz and Levi and daughter Suzanne have plans to join us since they will be in the area that day. We had … Continue Reading ››