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Meats, Vegetables

Busy butchering day proves a blessing

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Today is our youngest child Kevin’s ninth birthday. Has it really been that long? It was also the first day of school, so he was a tired little boy tonight. Daughter Verena baked a horseshoe-shaped cake for him today since I wasn’t home all day. He requested a horseshoe cake and wanted chocolate cake. [caption id="attachment_194" … 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 ››
Meats, Uncategorized, Vegetables

Camping offers delights of food and family

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My husband, Joe, returned to his job at the RV factory after being on vacation for a little over a week. Daughters Elizabeth, 20, and Susan, 18, are home a few more days before they will return to their jobs at the RV factory where they work. Lovina's … <a href=Continue Reading ››