By Kevin Williams The trending recipes are still all scrambled up because of the lockdown. Typically, this time of year the trending recipes would be full of spring favorites and Easter traditions. Nope, not this year. With so many people cooped up, I’m noticing a definite trend towards comfort food still. One Easter recipe sneaked […] Read more
By Kevin Williams EASY PEACH DUMP CAKE: Dump cakes are popular among the Amish and why the heck not? They are easy, delicious, and feed a crowd, so when reader Penny sent this to me recently I salivated (and wished I had my passport current, because I’d head to her house in Canada with a fork […] Read more
By Kevin Williams I had some of this Amish Honey Bun cake a couple of weeks ago and it was fabulous. I bought the cake from a small Mennonite market in Kentucky. I’ve actually found the recipe in several Amish cookbooks and they are all the same so I am going to assume that this […] Read more
By Kevin Williams Everyone wants to know how the Amish are during this coronavirus crisis: are they aware of the virus? Are they taking precautions? I can give you a pretty good breakdown on how this is shaking out: most Amish are aware of the virus and the churches are taking precautions such as shuttering […] Read more
BY DANIEL YODER Hello to all, We all have been very blessed with warmer weather in Illinois. My mind has been spinning about all this virus pandemic so I wanted to share a few thoughts this week. What do we do now? We have to shelter in place in IL, meaning that we are called to stay […] Read more
By Kevin Williams SNICKERDOODLE CRAZY CAKE Who doesn’t love the comforting taste of snickerdoodle cookies? If you do like snickerdoodles, this Snickerdoodle Crazy Cake is for you! Snickerdoodles are not a purely Amish culinary tradition, but the cookie has been adopted by many Amish as their own. The reasons are easy to understand: snickerdoodles are […] Read more
By Kevin Williams My parents have fixed salmon patties for as long as I can remember, and they were also a staple at my grandma’s house, especially during the Lenten season. Salmon is surprisingly popular among the Amish. In fact, one of the reasons Amish families initially moved to Montana was the proximity to good […] Read more
