Tag Archives: Lovina’s Amish Kitchen

Cakes and Frostings, 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 ››
Cookies and Bars, Desserts

When husband Joe surprised two little boys Easter morning

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DaffodilsFriday is Good Friday and we look forward to Easter on Sunday. Good Friday we traditionally keep as a holiday, so no one in our family will go to work or school. The Amish churches in this community have “Fast” (no eating) and prayer … Continue Reading ››
Meats

Saturday’s butchering fills freezers for another year

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We butchered three hogs on Saturday. One of the hogs we butchered is for Timothy and Elizabeth. We raised an extra one to give to them. This week the Eichers made pon hoss, a fried dish made from leftover hog meat. This week … Continue Reading ››
Meats, Potatoes

Remembering an Amish father’s legacy of faith and work and reading

If my dad were still living, he would turn 85 years old today. But God had other plans, and Dad passed away in May 2000, at the age of 69. Every year on his birthday we still remember what day it is. My dad left me a legacy of wonderful memories and of precious love. My … Continue Reading ››
Breakfast

Winter tastes like homemade soup and jerky at the Eichers

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We have had quite a few inches of snow this week. Along with the snow we have also had colder temperatures. The mercury on the thermometer dipped down to 13 degrees this morning. Yesterday daughters Verena, Loretta and I spent the day at daughter Elizabeth’s house. We helped her process 38 quarts of vegetable soup. She … Continue Reading ››
Soups

More than 1000 friends and family gather to mourn passing of Uncle Benji  

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hamburger pattiesThe month of February is already upon us. This past week went fast and it’s hard to believe its past time to pen this column again. Saturday we ground all the hamburger from the beef we butchered. We made around two hundred fifty hamburger … Continue Reading ››
Meats

When what doesn’t get done today won’t “run away” tomorrow

Susan'sIceCreamCakeIt’s Thursday noon already! This column should have been written yesterday. Loretta and I have been cleaning the house this forenoon. Tonight men from church will come at 6:30 to practice singing church songs. We want to make some snacks for tonight yet. The laundry … Continue Reading ››
Breakfast, Casseroles

Cold day for church services but easier clean up with new “church dishes”

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Breakfast

All hands on deck cleaning house for church services—even on a great sledding day!

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This is a cold winter day with the mercury on the thermometer dipping way down to 5 degrees. It is snowing but the wind isn’t as strong as it was yesterday. Joseph, 13, Lovina, 11, and Kevin, 10, didn’t have school yesterday. It was cancelled due to the weather. This was their first snow day this … Continue Reading ››
Breads and Muffins, Breakfast

Haystack brunch and Old Christmas/Epiphany gatherings mark beginning of 2016

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The Christmas holidays and family get-togethers are now over for another year. Yesterday, January 6, was Old Christmas (Epiphany) so everyone was home for the day. It was a day well spent with family. I had a baked meal with the menu consisting of meat loaf, scalloped potatoes, baked beans, lettuce salad, cheese, dill pickles, … Continue Reading ››