Category Archives: Side Dishes

Lovina Attends a Comfort Knotting

November 24, 2023 Lovinas Amish Kitchen 5 Comments

It’s Tuesday morning around 5:30 a.m. and son Benjamin is getting ready to go to work. Yesterday was his first day of work in over two months. He certainly is looking forward to a paycheck again. He was pretty sore last night after work. His leg is still in a boot—the doctor told him to … Continue Reading ››

Side Dishes, Snacks

Lovina and Family Celebrate Many July Anniversaries and Birthdays

July 28, 2023 Lovinas Amish Kitchen 2 Comments

Today is July 18—a day that is always remembered. My mother would be 87 if she were still with us. Rest in peace dear, sweet Mother! Tomorrow, July 19, is sister Emma’s 50th birthday. On July 15 my husband Joe and I celebrated 30 years of … Continue Reading ››

Potatoes, Side Dishes

Lovina and Her Family Help with Wedding Preparations

June 16, 2023 Lovinas Amish Kitchen 4 Comments

Wednesday morning is here again, and it’s time for another column. I enjoyed the two weeks I didn’t have to write one. Daughter Verena thought of the idea to have all my children write. How special to my heart as a mother to read all they wrote. I admit I cried, but they were tears … Continue Reading ››

Side Dishes, Snacks

Lovina Explains an Amish Communion Service

May 12, 2023 Lovinas Amish Kitchen 2 Comments

We are already into the fifth month of the year—May! Hopefully May will bring warmer temperatures again. The gardens are really wet yet from all the rain we had this past week. It was a cold, rainy day on Sunday when communion services were held at Dustin and Loretta’s. It was a challenge to keep the … Continue Reading ››

Potatoes, Side Dishes

Spring Cleaning, Family Night, and an Encouraging Update from the Doctor

May 5, 2023 Lovinas Amish Kitchen 2 Comments

Our thermometer shows 28 degrees this morning. We were spoiled by the nice, warm, sunny days in the upper 70s. This weather is a challenge for anyone with sensitive plants. We still haven’t planted our sweet onions. We’re waiting until it dries up, and the temperature gets a little warmer. We have had quite a … Continue Reading ››

Side Dishes, Vegetables

Lovina Remembers a Fond Childhood Memory

April 28, 2023 Lovinas Amish Kitchen 4 Comments

It is already mid-April. Yesterday, I put a letter and card out in the mail for sister Leah and Paul. They had their forty-second anniversary on April 16. I was a third grader when they were married. I still remember sitting beside my mother as they were getting married and seeing her crying. I couldn’t … Continue Reading ››

Side Dishes

Lovina and Her Family Celebrate Easter

April 21, 2023 Lovinas Amish Kitchen 3 Comments

I need to write this column this morning before I leave. Sisters Verena and Emma, nieces Elizabeth and Emma, Crystal (nephew Benjamin’s wife), daughters Elizabeth, Susan, Verena, Lovina, and I are going to daughter Loretta’s house to clean today. Walls, ceilings, windows, furniture, floors, etc. will be cleaned thoroughly. It’s always a good feeling once … Continue Reading ››

Casseroles, Side Dishes

Lovina Shares More from Susan and Ervin’s Wedding

January 20, 2023 Lovinas Amish Kitchen 5 Comments

A brand new year lies before us—2023. What does it hold in store for us? Do we thank God enough for all the many blessings he sends to us? This is now 11 days since the wedding of daughter Susan and Ervin. The five children are enjoying living together in one house. It’s like having their … Continue Reading ››

Side Dishes

Cold Settles in at the Eicher Homestead

November 25, 2022 Lovinas Amish Kitchen 1 Comment

It is Saturday evening here at the Eicher homestead. It is 7 p.m. and the mercury on the thermometer is down to 33 degrees. We are having snow flurries all day, with no accumulation though. I think our warm weather is history for 2022. Last Saturday I was out without a coat raking leaves, and … Continue Reading ››

Potatoes, Side Dishes

Lovina’s Community Pulls Together for Benefit Dinner

October 21, 2022 Lovinas Amish Kitchen 2 Comments

Our house feels nice and cozy since Joe started our coal stove in the basement. With the temperature outside at 61 degrees, it’s almost too warm, so I have some windows open. It’s too cold in here without heat and too warm with heat. I imagine it won’t be long before we will be needing … Continue Reading ››