Category Archives: Casseroles

Casseroles, Noodles

Noodle making, cleaning and fixing up fill the weeks before the wedding

This is already Thursday and it’s time I get this column written. Today, July 30, is nephew Steven’s eighth birthday so happy birthday wishes go to him! It seems like the days are flying by. Tomorrow in two weeks is the wedding for Timothy and daughter Elizabeth. I ordered 350 pounds of chicken this morning … Continue Reading ››
Casseroles

Empty space when a child leaves home—even just for a vacation!

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Lovina and Kevin are raising this kitten. It's mother was killed on the road. It's really doing well !
Oh my! I am running late getting this column out this week. It seems like one week after another goes by bringing us closer to … Continue Reading ››
Casseroles

Up early with the chickens, Lovina cans broth and shares chicken strata recipe

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This week I will write a daily diary. 3:15 a.m. The alarm rings and it’s time to begin another day. I pack my husband Joe’s lunch and fill his water jug with ice and water. I pack extra food so Joe can eat a little something at break time. It’s too early at this time … Continue Reading ››
Casseroles, Meats

Fall family gatherings a time to reconnect

We are in the final week of October. It is a dark, dreary morning. This weekend we need to turn our clocks back an hour. I still have trouble getting used to the changing of time in the spring and fall. My husband Joe, son Benjamin, and daughters Elizabeth and Susan are all at work. Daughters … Continue Reading ››
Breakfast, Casseroles

October is Lovina’s 12-year column anniversary, with four preschoolers

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Another week has already gone by, which makes it time to get this column written. The weeks just fly by. I write my columns in one-subject notebooks which have amounted to quite a few in the years of penning this column. This month 12 years ago is when I wrote my first column. I think … Continue Reading ››
Casseroles, Meats

A pony, A wedding, and a children’s cornfield hideaway

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A lovely Tuesday evening! It was a chilly 41 degrees this morning but warmed up into the 70s. Right now it is pretty quiet in this house. Six of our children decided to go the four miles to sister Emma and Jacob’s house. Some rode the ponies and some biked. They wanted to go see Jacob’s … Continue Reading ››
Breakfast, Casseroles

Routine surgery takes scary turn

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It is Sunday evening around 9 p.m. All is quieting down here at the Eicher homestead. Tomorrow looks like a busy day and this column needs to be in the mail. Son Joseph, 12, had surgery on Thursday to have his tonsils and adenoids removed. We arrived home by 4 p.m. and were thankful all went … Continue Reading ››
Casseroles, Uncategorized, Vegetables

Garden goodies and a midsummer night’s sleepover

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We are having all kinds of garden goodies lately. It makes meal planning so much easier. Our first batch of sweet corn is ready. We’ve also been enjoying tomatoes, green beans, buttered red beets, zucchini, cucumbers and hot peppers. The peas are now over for the season. IMG_2984Continue Reading ››
Casseroles, Meats, Vegetables

Wedding prep and washer breakdown: all in a week’s work

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All is quiet here at the Eicher household. Everyone has retired for the evening. I will be glad to join them, but I can’t neglect the duty of getting this column ready for the mail tomorrow. I will leave early to go help bake pies at brother Albert’s house. Albert and Sarah Irene’s daughter, Irene, is … Continue Reading ››