By Gloria Yoder Editor’s Note:  Gloria’s family has been battling winter illnesses. Lots of sniffles and sneezes in the  Yoder household, so we wish them all a speedy recovery.  I told her to take a week to rest. I am glad she took me up on it!   She will return next week.  In the meantime, […] Read more

By Kevin Williams There is something soul-stirring about a train ride.  You get to see people and places from angles unseen from the clinical confines of a car.  The railroad is the road less traveled, a journey into inner-America where the hearts of small towns and villages beat robustly.  Trains pass through town squares, through […] Read more

By Kevin Williams Okay, for regulars on the Amish365 newsletter list, here is the long-awaited article about the cave: MYSTERY CAVE IN OHIO:  Click here for my article. And for those who don’t want to read abount underground caves, here is underground ham casserole! Print Underground Ham Ingredients 4 cups chopped ham 4 tablespoons butter […] Read more

By Kevin Williams We are still in the “comfort food season” on trending recipes, maybe another week or so left before you start to see maple recipes creep in, and then early spring favorites like peas.  But, for now, comfort food is firmly in the drivers seat. YUMASETTI:  Classic Amish comfort food dish, a hearty […] Read more

By Kevin Williams SIGH, there was nothing wrong with this place, Bird-in-Hand Family Restaurant.  In fact, it was pretty good.  In some cases (I’ll get to that in a minute), very good.  But it was not my first choice. Or even my second.  And probably not my third.  But happenstance put me on Old Philadelphia […] Read more

By Kevin Williams US 30 east of Lancaster is a carnival of cultural capitalism.  All in celebration of Amish culture, the area has devolved into a miasma of malls, amusements, kitschy tourist stops, and plenty of restaurants. One of these places is Dutch Haven. One place that can’t help but catch your eye is Dutch […] Read more

By Kevin Williams PARADE’S AMISH BREAKFAST CASSEROLE FOR SUPPER:  I’ve waxed nostalgic before about Parade Magazine. It used to be the premiere Sunday supplement to newspapers, a meaty magazine full of interesting stories.  In the 1980s and 1990s USA WEEKEND premiered to compete with Parade and both magazines were considered must-reads.  And, as a writer, […] Read more