Editor's note: Lovina Eicher is recuperating from gall bladder surgery. Her column will return in two weeks. This week and next will be spent answering some reader recipe requests: Dear Lovina: I lost ...

Gloria took the week after Thanksgiving off from writing the column, but she will be back next week. As her editor and a writer myself, I can attest to the rigors of writing a weekly column. She and I ...

The last few days have been rainy. The many, many leaves that have not been picked up are now matted to the wet grass. It will be more of a challenge to use the leaf blower now. Joe started the coal ...

A family skating party has the Amish Cook wondering how you keep the baby of the family from being a baby too long or being ...

Accordingly, it’s not uncommon to see Amish recipes making the rounds outside of the Amish community. Some of the recipes are truly Amish; some are just wishful thinking. In the case of Amish dilly ...

Years had passed since I had set foot on an icy pond. Motherhood had taken over, and priorities had shifted. That evening 10 years ago, we had taken baby Julia along to the neighbors, where she ...

"Mom, you need to write a column about this!" Julia quipped as she scattered another handful of straw over her grandparents' newly seeded lawn. Daniel's liking for putting in new yards was planted ...

There are 17 days left until daughter Lovina and Daniel’s wedding day. Although we are getting a lot accomplished, there is still a lot to be done. I sewed my dress, cape, and apron and also daughter ...

My kitchen is torn to pieces; everything is a huge mess. Before you get worried, though, I’m having an amazing day! Thanks to the kindness and generosity of those who had never met us, I am getting ...

It is Monday evening, just after 7 p.m. here at the Eicher homestead. Supper is over with and dishes are washed. It is time ...

We are enjoying a week of warmer, summer-like weather. It sure is appreciated after the early cold snap we had last week. The children were tired of wearing shoes after a mainly barefoot summer. I'm ...