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    The Amish Cook Column

    THE AMISH COOK COLUMN, OVER 20 YEARS COMPRESSED INTO A TWO MINUTE NUTSHELL!

    1991 – IT BEGINS

    The Amish Cook column began in 1991 as a unique collaborative between a 59-year-old Old Order Amish grandmother and an 18-year-old non-Amish kid (me). Print newspapers were still in their glory days. The internet – which would be print’s undoing a decade later – was still relegated to geeky, shadowy corners of college campuses.

    ELIZABETH COBLENTZ

    Elizabeth began writing a weekly column, mailing it to Kevin Williams (me) and I started marketing “The Amish Cook” to newspapers. Newspaper editors thought it was a unique offering and, at the time, it was. Today there are several Amish and Mennonite newspaper columnists, but the first was Elizabeth. And at it’s peak The Amish Cook was in over a hundred newspapers from coast to coast. The column never was able to poke its way into major newspapers like St. Louis or Philadelphia or Denver, most newspapers that carried the column were your Muncie, Indianas; Hutchinson, Kansas types, small Rust Belt newspapers. Elizabeth would share little snippets of her life and a recipe each week and readers were smitten and endeared. The column continued and grew to include a collection of cookbooks.

    THE DAUGHTER

    Elizabeth tragically and suddenly passed away in 2002 and then her daughter, Lovina, took over, providing the same folksy glimpses into Amish life.

    MEET GLORIA YODER

    In 2014, Lovina and I mutually parted ways and the column was taken over by Gloria Yoder, a young Amish mom living in Flat Rock, Illinois. Gloria and her growing family are New Order Amish and live very traditionally. Like most Amish, they worship in their home, send their children to a one-room school, and travel by horse and buggy. Here, in Gloria’s words, are the rhythms of their life:

    Other things I do enjoy about our way of life, is having a “quieter” life without radios, television, or other social media. Recently I became appreciative of this aspect in a new way. After we had supper together, Daniel sat on the rocking chair with baby Jesse, singing song after song for Jesse as his big blue eyes gazed trustingly into Daniel’s. It was one of those moments you just wanted to freeze forever. The other children and I joined them in the living room where we sat in front of the crackling fire in the fireplace. Everything just felt so quiet and peaceful, I savored every moment.

    And, that, in a nutshell is the history of The Amish Cook. You can read past columns below!

    • The Amish Cook: Poor Man's Steak
    • The Amish Cook: Amazing Eclair Cake
    • The Amish Cook: Blonde Brownies
    • The Amish Cook: Southwest Chicken Casserole
    • The Amish Cook - Delicious Seasoned Pretzels
    • The Amish Cook: Russian Creme Dessert
    • Easy Amish Cornbread Salad
    • Amish Spellbinder Cookies
    • The Amish Cook: Gloria's Amish Sweet Potato Casserole
    • The Amish Cook: Festive Raspberry-White Chocolate Cupcakes
    • The Amish Cook: Barbecued Venison Meatballs
    • The Amish Cook: Delicious Ham Sandwiches
    • The Amish Cook: Gloria's Emergency Biscuits
    • The Amish Cook: Strawberry Pizza Deluxe
    • The Amish Cook: Good Times and Grilled Barbecue Pizza
    • The Amish Cook's Back-To-School Pizza Pockets
    • The Amish Cook: Taco Pizza Casserole
    • The Amish Cook's Crispy Pizza Quesadillas
    • The Amish Cook: Underground Ham Casserole and More Ground Ham Recipes
    • The Amish Cook: Summer Strawberry Trifle
    • The Amish Cook: Comforting Amish Chicken Spaghetti Casserole
    • The Amish Cook: Amazing Apple Pie Bars
    • The Amish Cook: Amish Yumasetti Casserole
    • The Amish Cook: Amish Chicken Salad
    • The Amish Cook: Amish Sweet and Sour Green Beans
    • The Amish Cook: Refreshing Ginger-Mint Summer Spritzer
    • The Amish Cook's No-Fuss Lasagna
    • The Amish Cook: Best-Ever Zucchini Patties
    • The Amish Cook: Delicious Cake Mix Cupcakes
    • Remembering Daniel Yoder
    • Amish Beef Nacho Casserole
    • The Amish Cook - Amish Wedding Salad
    • The Amish Cook: Yoder's Darkest Day
    • The Amish Cook's Old-Fashioned Super Soft Homemade Pretzels
    • Amish Dirt Pudding
    • The Amish Cook: Cheesy One-Pot Noodles
    • The Amish Cook: Quick Tater Tot Casserole
    • The Amish Cook: Ranch Potato Casserole
    • The Amish Cook: Brunch Enchiladas
    • The Amish Cook: Amish Valentine's Sweetheart Pudding

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    Kevin Williams - The Amish Editor Amish Cook Column

    Hi There, I'm Kevin!

    Welcome to Amish365, where I share my knowledge of Amish cooking and culture! I’ve spent almost three decades exploring Amish settlements and kitchens from Maine to Montana and almost everywhere in between. I’ll occasionally throw in stories of my travels, journalism adventures (I’m a Pulitzer prize-nominated journalist), fascination with grocery stores and Kmarts, and much more!

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