1 onion chopped 1/2 stick butter 3 cups cooked navy beans 4 quarts milk bread, cut in bite-sized pieces salt and pepper to taste Brown chopped onion in butter. Add beans and milk. Bring just to the boiling point. Add bread cubes and salt and pepper to taste.
Hello, Amish Readers! Here is today’s selection from Georgia Varozza’s The Homestyle Amish Kitchen Cookbook. 1 quart water 2 10-oz. cans tomato paste 2 lemons, seeded and cut into eighths 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 onion, chopped 6 bay leaves 1 tsp. celery salt 1 tsp. allspice 1 tsp. pepper 1 1/2 tsp. ground red [...]
4 cups apples, pared and sliced 2/3 cup brown sugar 1/2 cup flour 1/2 cup oatmeal 1/3 cup butter, room temperature 3/4 tsp. cinnamon 3/4 tsp. nutmeg Grease the bottom and sides of an 8-inch square baking pan. Spread apples in the pan. Stir together the remainder of ingredients until you make coarse crumbles. Sprinkle [...]
3 eggs beaten 1 cup oil 1 ¾ cups sugar 1 T. vanilla 2 cups zucchini, grated 3 cups flour 1 tsp. salt 1 tsp. baking soda 1 tsp. baking powder ½ cup unsweetened cocoa ½ cup chopped nuts (optional) In a large bowl, mix together the eggs, oil, sugar, and vanilla. Add the zucchini [...]
Many outsiders are curious about the myriad of Amish rules regarding buggy ownership. These rules deal with color (black, gray, brown, white, or yellow), lights (battery powered or kerosene), style (covered or uncovered), mirrors, blinkers, safety markings, and more. Almost all aspects of buggies are regulated by the district in one way or another. Different [...]
I often get asked where my story ideas come from and how I research my fictional novels. Considering I live a little over an hour from Ohio’s Amish Country, I relish a day or weekend trip down to attend livestock auctions, sample authentic cooking, tour farms and homes, and interview Old Amish friends and acquaintances. [...]
Hello, Amish Readers! Here is today’s selection from Georgia Varozza’s The Homestyle Amish Kitchen Cookbook. Biscuits 2 cups flour 1/2 tsp. salt 3 tsp. baking powder 1/2 tsp. baking soda 3 T. shortening 1 cup buttermilk Sift together dry ingredients. Cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbles. Add buttermilk all at once. Mix with [...]
