Category Archives: The Amish Cook Column

Pin itTHE AMISH COOK BY LOVINA EICHER It’s a little past 7 a.m. and the bright glow in the eastern sky looks like a promise for a sunny day.  The sun is always welcome at this time of the year.  … Continue reading →

Pin itEditor’s Discussion:  Here is Lovina’s newest column.  Hard to believe Susan is attending the young peoples’ gatherings now.  Sheesh, I am getting old.  16 is the age when boys and girls start dating and going out on Saturday nights … Continue reading →

Pin itHighlights and Discussion:  Looks like Kevin (I can’t call him Baby Kevin, like I used to..he’s too old for that!) supplied Lovina with the “cute quips” this week. He is a cute kid and it’s so hard to believe … Continue reading →

Pin itPhoto: “Oatmeal Chip Cookies in a Jar” are a popular gift-giving item among the Amish.  See how these cookies are made in our first episode of “AN ALMOST AMISH KITCHEN.”  CLICK HERE TO WATCH!   DISCUSSION QUESTIONS FOR THE … Continue reading →

Pin itEDITOR’S DISCUSSION TOPICS:  Lovina mentions the phone in her shed in this column.  This is actually increasingly common among the Old Order Amish.  Twenty years or so ago, it wasn’t. But a concession to modern communication is that the … Continue reading →

Pin itEditor’s Note:  The Amish Cook column will be posted here each week. I try to encourage people to read the column HERE or in their local paper.  The column is posted here each Monday and we can discuss it, … Continue reading →

Pin itTHE AMISH COOK BY LOVINA EICHER Another year has gone into history.  I often think of the verse “another year will soon be past only what is done for Christ will last.”   How very true those words are. … Continue reading →