Sons Benjamin, 21, and Joseph, 18, both have left for work. It is 5 a.m. and I decided I’ll write this column while all is still quiet. The weather has taken a big change overnight. Yesterday, and for ...

We are still busy getting prepared for niece Emma’s wedding next week. So this week I will share some recipes that we use over the holidays. Sour cream cut-out cookies are still our favorite Christmas ...

Twenty years ago, when baked oatmeal was hardly a blip on anyone’s breakfast radar, a friend gave me a recipe for Amish Baked Oatmeal. It was delicious, but with a stick and a half of butter and more ...

The children have all gone to bed and are sound asleep. The children and I spent the day at my sisters, Susan and Verena's house, helping them get ready for an upcoming yard sale. My sister Emma and ...