Making Chicken Pot Pie For 70 In A Lancaster Amish Kitchen (Video)

I made a video of a post from several years back, detailing some surprising findings on the Amish diet and food. These come from the book Nature & The Environment in Amish Life by David McConnell and Marilyn Loveless, which focuses on the Amish in the Holmes County, Ohio community. To take one example, here’s the first one: 1. Amish order pizza and other delivery…

As we enter the prime season for fresh produce, I thought this might be a good topic to address. I suspect most in the public would assume that Amish-grown food (and dairy) is organic, although that’s not really the case. While there are certainly organic farmers among the Amish, and organic farming has grown in popularity over the past years and decades, the “default” or…

Yoder’s is a well-known Amish-style restaurant in the Pinecraft Amish community of Sarasota, Florida. I had a chance to sample several of their fine pies in a visit several years back (peanut butter chocolate, coconut, and the key lime). You can see that and many other photos of the Pinecraft community here. Yoder’s pies are yummy – guests from far away spots like Atlanta and Michigan…

This past June I visited Emma’s Gourmet Popcorn in Lancaster County. I recorded this video showing the different flavors they sell (apparently 60 of them). I didn’t realize there were so many flavors of popcorn; you’ll see my surprise at some of the unexpected tastes I find in the shop. As I’m recording you’ll hear the banter of some Amish friends and store workers in…

The post yesterday on one Amishman’s daily schedule mentioned meals – and that got me thinking a bit about the different places Amish eat their meals. So traditionally Amish life revolves around the home. We picture Amish having regular meal times as a fixed facet of daily life, and safe to say that’s still where the bulk of meals are eaten. I also think it’s…