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This past weekend I took a little trip home to join my family on an outing to Amish Country. For those of you that have never heard of Amish Country, let me tell you, it is a really neat place! Amish Country is located in Ohio.
Sugarcreek, Walnut Creek, Millersburg, & Berlin are among the most common cities that "tourist" frequent when they come here. Ohio is actually home to the world's largest Amish community. There are so many things that you can do here. You are able to enjoy the vast and beautiful scenery of farms and Amish life. Not a visit goes by without seeing at least one horse and buggy, often you will see the horses tied up outside of one of the stores where its owner is either tending to errands or simply working that 9-5. Tours of a real Amish farm are offered as well as buggy rides for the whole family. The best thing about Ohio though is their food! Nothing beats Amish home cooking. They seriously have some of the best cooking around and I would lie if I said I did not leave feeling quite full every time I visit.
This most frequent visit however, was not without its adventures. I left my house on Friday around 6am to begin the drive to my families house where we were all meeting up before taking one car on our trip. While the skies were still dark outside when I left and the morning air was quite cold and crisp upon my skin, I was happy to be making the trip to one of my favorite places. The forecast for the day was a high of 50 degrees with rain and snow only in the morning hours. Upon arriving at my parents house, the sky was brightening and there wasn't a rain cloud in sight. My nephew, who will be three in a few short months, informed me that "he wasn't going to go trick or treating because it was Easter and the bunny was going to bring him candy." Oh how I miss the stories he tells. He is starting to have quite the imagination!
His stories and songs kept us all quite cheery as we started on our two hour drive. Shortly into the drive however, the weather shifted and we began to see some slight flurries. No problem we thought, some flurries and rain were called for, surely it would pass. Not long after, the snow began to fall harder and the roads were quickly covered. Our car slid to a stop as the roads turned icy. We were literally in the middle of a white out and the snow was coming down hard...we pressed on however, certain it had to stop and a sunny day would be upon us.
While the snow eventually did halt and the air warmed a bit I can honestly say it was the craziest thing! By the time we made it to our first stop there was barely any sign that mere hours earlier there had been a large amount of snow fall. Weather can be quite odd sometimes. But, we were happy to now be able to fully enjoy our day.
Our first stop was Sols. This is a very large building, two stories actually that is filled with handcrafted items. I ended up purchasing two candles for $9 each and they smell amazing! I have them burning currently and my whole house smells like a delicious bakery! I also picked up a floral Spring sprig for my dining room table and love the way it looks with the white vase I recently picked up from Goodwill.
Now, a trip to Ohio is never complete without enjoying dinner at our favorite restaurant: Der Dutchman.For as long as I can remember, every trip made to Ohio has ended at this very spot. The food is AMAZING! Nothing beats good ole' Amish home cooking. My favorite dinner and the one I always seem to get includes: oven roasted turkey, crisp hash browns, and an order of fries. Of course the meal wouldn't be complete without their amazing BBQ sauce and a tall cold glass of chocolate milk to wash it all down. Yum! I am not a huge milk drinker but I absolutely love their chocolate milk!
After a delicious dinner at Der Dutchman we head next door to their bakery. Here you can pick up lots of the same items they serve in their restaurant, including their famous bread and rolls. While I can no longer enjoy these items, thanks to my gluten intolerance, I still make sure to pick up a pack of rolls for my husband. One of us needs to enjoy these and while I wish it was me, at least my husband is able to. They really are amazing! They are soft and fluffy and with a little bit of their homemade butter, they are to die for!
Now if you head down the street a little ways you will come across the Coblentz Chocolate Store. There is one item I always pick up when we go there: their mini chocolate buckeyes! For those of you who watch my grocery haul videos, you will know I always refer to Aldi peanut butter cups as addicting, well these little buckeyes are just as addicting if not more so. It is a good thing I only go up to Ohio a few times throughout the year. Combine the amazing food from Der Dutchman with the Buckeyes from the candy store and my waistline would be in for some serious trouble haha
Another stop that has amazing food (have you noticed a pattern yet haha) is Heini's Cheese Factory. You guessed it, they have amazing cheese lol.One really cool thing about Heini's is that you can actually go on tours and see how their cheese is made. They also do not use preservatives in many of their products. Yep, you get the real deal when you come here.
I always like to stock up on cheese when I go as well as grab a big bag of beef jerky for my husband. Nothing is better than homemade beef jerky. Yum! While it is pricey ($17.99 per lb) it is worth every penny.
Overall, it was a great weekend and I am so glad I got to spend it with my family, who unfortunately I don't get too see that often. I returned home with wonderful memories, a stuffed belly, and enough treats to last us for quite awhile! Oh who am I kidding, they will be gone in a couple days hehe.
If you haven't already, you can watch the video below where I share all of the amazing things I picked up during my trip.
