Category Archives: Desserts

Updates from Susan

September 24, 2021 Lovinas Amish Kitchen 8 Comments

Dear Readers, I’m Lovina’s daughter Susan. I wanted to write for Mom this week since she is very busy preparing for church services that will be held at her home on Sunday. Then less than two weeks later will be my sister Loretta’s wedding. Today I sewed my dress for Loretta and Dustin’s wedding. Now I need … Continue Reading ››

Breads and Muffins, Desserts

Canning Vegetables and Cleaning Up After a Storm

August 27, 2021 Lovinas Amish Kitchen 3 Comments

Today daughters Lovina, 17, and Loretta, 21, and I canned 42 quarts of red beets from our garden. Yesterday we froze sweet corn and now tomorrow plans are to freeze green beans. Loretta also started sewing on her wedding dress and I sewed on a dress for … Continue Reading ››

Cookies, Desserts

The Eicher Family Mourns Another Loss

August 20, 2021 Lovinas Amish Kitchen 11 Comments

It is with a heavy heart that I write this column. Brother-in-law Jacob (sister Emma’s husband) was admitted to the hospital while we were at the Outer Banks. We were able to talk to him and Emma on Thursday night, but Jacob was very weak and losing out fast. He was airlifted to a bigger … Continue Reading ››

Breads and Muffins, Breakfast, Desserts

Freshening Up the House & Upcoming Vacation

August 13, 2021 Lovinas Amish Kitchen 2 Comments

We enter August with some much cooler than normal temperatures. We painted sons Joseph’s and Kevin’s bedrooms last week. Our next project is to paint the bedroom daughters Loretta and Lovina share. Loretta has moved a lot of her things over to Dustin’s house, so now with the room emptier, we decided to paint it. … Continue Reading ››

Desserts

Birthday brings happy memories

July 23, 2021 Lovinas Amish Kitchen 3 Comments

July 14th—today our oldest son and fourth child turned 22 years old. How the years fly by. Happy birthday Benjamin! I had Benjamin at home with Joe’s aunt as my midwife. Benjamin weighed only 4 pounds, 13 ounces and was doing pretty good until he was two weeks old. He caught the flu and started … Continue Reading ››

Cakes, Desserts

Remembering Mose on Father’s Day

July 2, 2021 Lovinas Amish Kitchen 4 Comments

Summer has officially begun. We are having cooler than normal mornings after 2 inches of rain over the weekend. We had a few thunderstorms go through with some trees down in the area. Nothing major compared to other areas nearby. We feel bad for Joe’s cousin Margaret and her husband Walter from Milroy, Indiana, whose house … Continue Reading ››

Desserts

Lovina celebrates milestone birthday with family

June 4, 2021 Lovinas Amish Kitchen 7 Comments

Last night I finished planting the big garden. It has been really dry, but we had rain during the night. It was a much-needed rain. In the smaller garden we still need to plant potatoes. We have red potatoes out already but need to put some out for winter use. I always like to put … Continue Reading ››

Desserts

Fun with Eicher grandchildren

April 23, 2021 Lovinas Amish Kitchen 4 Comments

It’s time to pen this column again and words seem hard to come to my mind. Today four months ago is when our dear son-in-law Mose lost his battle to the injuries from the accident. It has been harder for daughter Susan as time goes on. I am sure anyone that has been through this … Continue Reading ››

Candy, Cookies, Desserts

A beautiful Easter Sunday

April 17, 2021 Lovinas Amish Kitchen

It is just after 5 a.m. and my husband Joe and sons Benjamin, 21, and Joseph, 18, have all left for another day’s work. Daughter Lovina, 16, will be leaving in a half hour for her job. That leaves just me and Loretta. Daughter Verena is still staying with daughter Susan and children. Son Kevin, … Continue Reading ››

Cakes, Desserts

Eicher family enjoys signs of Spring

April 2, 2021 Lovinas Amish Kitchen 2 Comments

Spring has officially begun! Signs of spring are everywhere and an almost 70 degree warm, sunny day shows us most of winter is behind us. Today (March 23) I spent most of my day at daughter Susan’s house. A group of church ladies gathered at her house for coffee break. Now to me this “coffee break” … Continue Reading ››