Category Archives: Desserts

Desserts

Eichers usher in new year by doing puzzles, coloring, and celebrating Old Christmas

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A brand new year—2017—awaits us. What will it hold for everyone? Although it doesn’t have to be a new year to make resolutions, it’s a good time to start. It amazes me how fast one year after another goes! When the children were younger, winters seemed to last forever. Now it seems like I don’t have … Continue Reading ››
Candy, Desserts

Eichers exchange names for Christmas

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Today wraps up the month of November! While the children were waiting for the bus this morning, they said that Christmas is only 25 days away. I am having a harder time getting into the season this year. Even though we enjoy getting together with family and sharing gifts, let us always remember the true … Continue Reading ››
Desserts

An Eicher family friend lifts the veil on Susan’s wedding preparations

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Editor’s Note: Lovina Eicher is busy with preparations for her daughter Susan’s wedding. Guest columnist Ruth Boss, an “English” friend of Lovina’s, provides a ringside seat for the big August 5 wedding. Wedding preparations have been in full swing all week for Susan and Mose’s wedding this Friday. Last Saturday the wedding wagons were delivered: a … Continue Reading ››
Cakes, Desserts

Parasailing, fireworks, waterfalls, and reunion highlight Eicher vacation

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Wednesday evening—everyone is taking it easy tonight. Mose, daughters Susan and Verena, and son Benjamin went fishing . We put in a long day so it was relaxing to them to go take the boat on the lake. The rest of us are outside around a campfire. It is so peaceful out here. We had … Continue Reading ››
Desserts

Summer menus major in strawberries and family memories

We are halfway through June! It is a lovely but warm evening. Everyone has retired for the night except daughter Verena, who is reading on the porch swing, and me. I am also on the porch, writing at the patio table. I’m enjoying the peacefulness. God has created such a wonderful world, and people do … Continue Reading ››
Desserts, Salads

On Lovina’s birthday, another summer wedding gets “published”!

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It is 6:42 a.m. and our three youngest just left with the bus for another day at school. They are counting the days left of this term. Eight and one-half days left! I still have a hard time getting used to the bus coming this early. All the years our children went to school the … Continue Reading ››
Cookies, Desserts

Amish noodle making, morel mushrooms, and fresh fish!

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We are having a lot of rainy days this past week. The garden hasn’t dried up enough for us to get in it, so we still haven’t been able to plant more vegetables. I am really eager to get more garden planted and by next week it will be time to put out tomato and … Continue Reading ››
Desserts, The Essential Amish Kitchen

Plant garden, clean and work on cookbook: all in a spring day’s work for Lovina

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We are having really nice weather this week. The garden dried up and we were able to plant some onions, lettuce and radishes. I need to go get some sweet onions and peas to plant this week. Spring is such a lovely time of the year! Dandelion blossoms are popping up, making the greens too … Continue Reading ››
Cakes, Desserts

Guess who’d rather plant garden barefooted?

As I write this, we are almost through March. April 1 is already Friday. Next week our three children will be home from school for spring break. Parent/teacher conferences will be held on Thursday. After spring break there are only nine more weeks of school left. It is hard to believe how fast this term … Continue Reading ››