Amish INSPIRED

Cookies are one of the most common Amish baked goods. Typical Amish homes have a steady supply of them, baked up using family or community recipe books. Cookies in an Amish home make for a tasty snack or dessert, sometimes creatively combined with other treats like ice cream. Check out these 10 Amish cookie recipes for a treat on a cozy family evening – or…

Amish homes tend to be on the larger side – reflecting their generally large families of six, eight, or more(!) children. But that doesn’t mean they don’t need to maximize their floor space. These 12 Amish-style furniture pieces – some reflecting traditional Amish styles, others inspired by more modern designs – are meant to help you get the most out of your square footage. Find…

There’s nothing quite like the smell of baking – cookies, breads, pies – wafting through a cozy Amish kitchen. The Amish are experts at whipping up comforting treats using simple, common ingredients. Amish mothers are helped by their daughters (and sometimes sons) to bake a steady supply of treats for their families – as well as for church gatherings and other community events, like school…

Easter is a holiday of high importance for the Amish. Amish people remember the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ on this day. Like other Americans, it is also a special day for family gatherings and food. These nine Amish-inspired dishes are sure to provide a bit of Pennsylvania Dutch flavor to your Easter table. ~Erik 1. Classic Amish Macaroni Salad Classic Amish macaroni salad…

While you might not immediately associate the Amish with bars, Amish craftsmen certainly build all varieties of barstools. Of course, the versatile bar stool has long graduated the local watering hole to become a standard part of many an American kitchen – whether they provide handy seating at a breakfast bar, kitchen island, or even inside a man cave. The bar stools on this list…

The casserole has a special spot in the Amish kitchen. When you’re feeding a crowd – as the Amish, with their BIG families (averaging 7 or more children) tend to do – you need something hearty that you can whip up in a jiffy.  Enter the casserole. This jack-of-all-trades dish is there for busy Amish moms when they need something fast, using whatever they might…

The kitchen is arguably the most important room in an Amish home. Spend some time among the Amish and you’ll see why that’s the case. Besides a gathering space for formal meal times, it is a place to sit and talk with visitors, pay monthly bills, and of course prepare food for the family and for church and community meetings.  Most of these Amish-inspired kitchen…

If there’s one thing the Amish know well, it’s snacking. That’s the name of the game when you’re living a typical active Amish lifestyle. Whether it’s a quick treat between chores, or late night gathered around the living room with family, Amish children and adults appreciate a good fast snack.  In my experience, the Amish can come up with some pretty unconventional snacks, and don’t…

 Though the typical Amish kitchen table will often have a rag-tag mix of seating – including benches, office chairs, and mismatched seats, added as the family rapidly grows – the Amish appreciate the value of a quality chair. And Amish furniture builders also among the best when it comes to crafting seating for the various rooms of the home. They’re typically associated with classic styles…

There is no meal I enjoy more in an Amish home than breakfast. The Amish do have a lot of their own classics – think scrapple (aka “pon hoss”) or breakfast casserole – and also some more unorthodox breakfast items (Shoofly cake for breakfast anyone?). Enjoy this nice collection of more conventional Amish-style breakfast favorites sure to kickstart your day! ~Erik If you’re craving comfort…