Category Archives: Breakfast

Breads and Muffins, Breakfast

Supper, brunch, and maple syrup: Spring brings school celebrations and rising sap

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We are at the end of March already. Temperatures are staying above the freezing mark on most days. Tuesday evening our whole family attended the exit interviews for the eighth-grade class. Once again Mr. Ultz did an outstanding job having the 23 eighth graders make supper for all their families. On the menu were potatoes, ham, green … Continue Reading ››
Breads and Muffins, Breakfast

Pace of preparation picks up for Sunday church at the Eichers

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Pace of preparation picks up for Sunday church at the Eichers
Benches and Ausbund hymnals are hauled from one home to another to use for church services in homes, pole barns or basements. Photo by Grant Beachy
Church services will be held here on Sunday, … Continue Reading ››
Breakfast, Side Dishes

Birthdays, Mother’s Day, and Wednesday with daughters: all good

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First of all, daughter Lovina will be 14 tomorrow, May 18. A happy birthday to her! Also, happy 25th birthday today, May 17, to my niece Elizabeth. We are invited to her parents (sister Liz and husband Levi) on Saturday for a surprise birthday party for Elizabeth. With so much gardening and spring work it doesn’t … Continue Reading ››
Breads and Muffins, Breakfast

Warming up: Dandelion greens, rhubarb, and dirt under bare toes

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Warming up: Dandelion greens, rhubarb, and dirt under bare toes We finally managed to get some garden planted. The ground still felt a little cold under my bare feet. It just doesn’t seem right to walk in that soil with shoes on. I like wearing my crocs … Continue Reading ››
Breakfast, Uncategorized

Birthday basket full of goodies makes its rounds to the Eicher house

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Daughter Susan had her 22nd birthday on January 24. We had cake and ice cream for Susan after supper. I will never forget how glad I was when my midwife (Joe’s aunt Sylvia) arrived the day Susan was born. It was blowing snow, and the roads were drifting shut. Susan was born at 2:37 pm, and … Continue Reading ››
Breakfast, The Essential Amish Kitchen

Painting, packing, plus home-demonstration parties

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A cold morning of 11 degrees. It’s freezing and as Abigail would say, “Brrrr – cold!” Eleven days until Christmas day. I just can’t believe how much faster every year goes by. Life goes on. Changes are made, some good, some bad. The most important part in life is to always let God guide us into … Continue Reading ››
Breakfast, Casseroles, The Essential Amish Kitchen

Getting things done: dresses, garden cleaned off, salsa made, church prep

It is bedtime already but my agenda looks way too loaded for tomorrow. Today was long enough already but this column needs to be written and on its way. I started the day with sewing on daughter Verena’s dress that she needs for her baptism on Sunday. I have the dress almost done. While I was sewing … Continue Reading ››
Breakfast, Casseroles, Vegetables

Elizabeth hosts the family for brunch, family games, and birthdays

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This column will bring us more than halfway through 2017 already! My arms are sore this morning from all the painting we did yesterday. Sister Emma and I helped paint three rooms at our sisters Verena and Susan’s house yesterday. The new floor will be put down next week so we wanted the painting done before … Continue Reading ››
Breads and Muffins, Breakfast, Cakes and Frostings, Casseroles, Desserts

With husband and children on vacation, Lovina serves up extra recipes

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We recently butchered our old laying hens and canned around fifty quarts of chicken broth. My husband, Joe, and our children are home on vacation the week of July 4. So this week I’m sharing some extra recipes. The Eicher family canned chicken broth … Continue Reading ››
Breakfast, Casseroles

Heartfelt sympathy for family of 13-year-old relative after tragic death

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The calendar tells us spring is here but the weather thinks differently. It has been cold so far this week. Son-in-law Mose is boiling maple syrup as fast as he can keep up in the evenings. Son Benjamin keeps the fire under the cooker going all day and adds more sap as it cooks down. … Continue Reading ››