Lovina Helps Prepare Pies for a Wedding

August 26, 2022 Lovinas Amish Kitchen 2 Comments

It’s Tuesday, and it’s almost time to start supper. I am not sure yet what I’ll make besides sweet corn, cucumber salad, and sliced tomatoes. For me, that is enough. I love the fresh veggies from the garden. Last week daughter Loretta and I canned peaches for her and Dustin. I also want to can pickled … Continue Reading ››

Pies

Lovina Shares About Daughter Loretta’s Recovery

August 19, 2022 Lovinas Amish Kitchen 4 Comments

It’s Wednesday morning at 4:40 a.m. and a cool 57 degrees outside. Daughter Lovina walked over to Dustin and Loretta’s house shortly after 4 a.m. to be with Loretta while Dustin’s at work. Son Joseph just left for work. They are building a barn nine miles from here, so he’s not working too far. Usually, … Continue Reading ››

Holding On to Precious Memories

August 12, 2022 Lovinas Amish Kitchen 1 Comment

This week I have been busy sewing for nephew Benjamin’s wedding, which will be next week. Once again, I put off my sewing until it was too close to the day. I sewed my dress, cape, and apron on Tuesday. Yesterday I cut out dresses, capes, and aprons for daughters Verena and Lovina and sewed Verena’s … Continue Reading ››

Salads, Vegetables

Daughter Verena Shares Her Train Adventures

August 5, 2022 Lovinas Amish Kitchen 5 Comments

Hello, this is Lovina’s daughter Verena. It’s Tuesday evening, and I decided to write Mom’s column. The sun is shining nicely, and there’s a nice breeze flowing. I keep looking back at life at the age of sixteen. I was so excited to turn sixteen, and life seemed to go so slow. Now I am at … Continue Reading ››

Casseroles, Vegetables

Celebrating More Summer Birthdays & Anniversaries

July 29, 2022 Lovinas Amish Kitchen 4 Comments

On July 15 our family all gathered here for supper in honor of our 29^th anniversary. (July 15 is also brother Albert’s 58^th birthday.) A delicious supper was made on the grill, including banana poppers, wings, and chicken. Daughter Liz and Tim brought a nice, decorated cake. Abigail, 5, was so excited to give us … Continue Reading ››

Condiments and Sauces, Vegetables

Welcoming a new grandchild

July 22, 2022 Lovinas Amish Kitchen 5 Comments

I am excited to share the news of the birth of our seventh grandchild. (Although I consider it number 10, as I include Ervin’s three children.) Daughter Loretta and Dustin were blessed with their first child on July 10, 2022. Denzel Michael was born at the hospital at 3:30 a.m., weighing 6 pounds, 6 ounces and … Continue Reading ››

Pies

Midsummer Celebrations and Camping Memories

July 15, 2022 Lovinas Amish Kitchen 3 Comments

Time keeps going on and I really need to get this column written. We had a good soaking rain during the night, along with a thunderstorm. The garden needed rain, so it was greatly appreciated. Joe and I, with son Joseph and his special friend Grace, attended the wedding last Thursday of nephew Sam and KatieAnn. … Continue Reading ››

A Day in the Life with Lovina and Her Family

July 8, 2022 Lovinas Amish Kitchen 4 Comments

Diary of June 28, 2022 4 a.m. The alarm rings, and it’s time to start another day. I pack lunch for my husband Joe and make him breakfast. For breakfast, I make him an egg, sausage, and cheese in a soft tortilla shell. He likes to stay away from too much bread, so I get the … Continue Reading ››

Jams and Jellies

An Update on Daughter Susan

July 1, 2022 Lovinas Amish Kitchen 15 Comments

It is time to get this column written and on its way. Although the mercury on the thermometer is already up to 79 degrees, a breeze is coming in the windows. Yesterday was different and much warmer, and there was less breeze with higher humidity. Daughter Elizabeth and Tim and four children and daughter Loretta and … Continue Reading ››

Soups, Vegetables

Looking Back on a Special Day of Birth

June 24, 2022 Lovinas Amish Kitchen 1 Comment

June 14th was the 28th birthday of our first-born daughter Elizabeth. I wish her many more happy and healthy years. She has been married almost seven years to a nice loving husband, Tim, and they have been blessed with four precious children Abigail, five; Timothy (T.J.), three; Allison, two; and Andrea, four months. This year was … Continue Reading ››