Category Archives: Salads

Lovina Remembers Lost Loved Ones

February 9, 2024 Lovinas Amish Kitchen 1 Comment

The ground is covered with snow again, which will probably be gone by tomorrow. On Sunday morning the ground was also covered, but it was gone by afternoon. Other than the cold spell the other week, we have had a pretty mild winter so far. Daughter Loretta doesn’t mind if there isn’t any snow on the … Continue Reading ››

Salads

Lovina and Family Enjoy Another Christmas Gathering

February 3, 2023 Lovinas Amish Kitchen

January 24! First of all, happy birthday wishes to sister Liz, who turns 54 today, and also to daughter Susan, who shares the same birthday. She turns 27 today. It’s unbelievable that our secondborn is that old already. A lot has happened in her young life, but with God’s help she was able to go … Continue Reading ››

Noodles, Salads

Susan and Ervin Set a Wedding Date

November 11, 2022 Lovinas Amish Kitchen 6 Comments

November is here. Today, November 1, would have been my brother-in-law Jacob’s 50th birthday. He is greatly missed by his family and friends. We have many precious memories of the years we spent together. Jacob’s wife Emma is my sister, and he was a first cousin to my husband Joe. Rest in peace, Jacob. You … 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 ››

Salads, Side Dishes

Saturday Night Supper and Sunday Brunch

June 17, 2022 Lovinas Amish Kitchen 2 Comments

After my husband Joe and our sons Benjamin, twenty-two, and Joseph, nineteen, left for work, I took a shower and now want to get this column written. Daughter Lovina will go to work this morning helping stain trim at a friend’s house. My plans are to go help daughter Loretta get her house cleaned for the … Continue Reading ››

Salads, Side Dishes

Upcoming Graduations and Weddings

June 10, 2022 Lovinas Amish Kitchen 1 Comment

The last day of May brings us temperatures in the 80s. A nice breeze is blowing, helping us stay cool. This breeze will help our hay dry. Hopefully, it will get baled tonight. Tonight is nephew Steven’s eighth-grade graduation, which we plan to attend. This is the last of sister Emma’s (Jacob) children to graduate from … Continue Reading ››

Salads

Spring Cleaning and Connecting with Readers

April 15, 2022 Lovinas Amish Kitchen 1 Comment

We are into month number four of 2022 already. Unbelievable! With church services set here to host in less than six weeks, we are starting to clean some corners out. Yesterday I cleaned out the master bedroom closet. It felt good to get that dreaded job done. How things manage to accumulate so fast is beyond me. … Continue Reading ››

Amish Family Recipes, Salads, Side Dishes

Spring salads and fun with grandchildren

April 10, 2020 Lovinas Amish Kitchen

I am writing this on the last day of March. Will April bring us nice days? We will accept what we get. My husband Joe planted peas and radishes in the garden so we will wait and see if it grows garden goodies. It sounds so good. We had our first meal of dandelion salad this … Continue Reading ››

Salads, Side Dishes, Vegetables

Grandchildren add fun and happiness

July 12, 2019 Lovinas Amish Kitchen 2 Comments

We have entered the month of July. The year 2019 is halfway in the past. July 1 was daughter Loretta’s birthday. She turned 19 years old. Son Benjamin is also 19, until his birthday on July 14. It always brings back memories from that year they were born. My dad passed away at age 69 six weeks before … Continue Reading ››

Salads

Hosting church brings surprise guests and plenty of fellowship

August 24, 2018 Lovinas Amish Kitchen 1 Comment

Today is the 59th birthday of my oldest sibling, sister Leah. Birthday blessings to her! Since we live two hours apart and I won’t get to see her, I sent a card and letter to her by mail. Our children who still live at home spent today helping daughter Susan and her husband, Mose, in preparation … Continue Reading ››