Lovina Eicher shares family life, Old Christmas celebrations, and a simple cookie recipe in her Amish Kitchen column.

A comforting Ohio favorite where home-style meals and legendary pies turn any evening into an easy, satisfying win.

Christmas 2025 will be here in a few days already! This year our family will gather on Christmas Day. What a joy it is to me ...

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 ...

My husband Joe, son Kevin and I are home alone this Sunday evening. We had an easy supper of grilled cheese and sausage ...

Daughter Verena turned 26 on Dec. 10. Grandson Timothy (T.J.) will be 5 on Dec. 17, granddaughter Allison will be 4 on Dec. 27, and my husband Joe will be 55 on Dec. 22. Happy birthday to all of them!

We have entered the fourth month of 2025. It is 26 degrees at 5:30 a.m. My husband Joe and son Benjamin have both left for work. I have lots and lots of laundry to wash today so I thought I had better ...

Oct. 1, 2002 (23 years ago), I wrote my first column. I thought it would be interesting to all the new and old readers. My mother penned the Amish Cook column for 11 years. I was a teenager at home ...

At 10 a.m. the temperature is still only at zero degrees with a wind chill of 17 below zero. The last several days we have had even colder temperatures and wind chill down to minus 27 degrees. It’s ...

Lovina looks forward to her family gathering on Christmas Day. Before then, she made Christmas cookies for Joe to give to his ...

This year our family will gather on Christmas Day. What a joy it is to me when we can be with our loved ones. Let us remember the reason for ...