Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Mix like chocolate chip cookies. Divide dough in half, and spread half of it in a greased 9-by-13-inch pan. Beat filling ingredients together and spread over dough.

In the calmest commanding voice I could muster, I told the children to gather in the basement at once. In no time, Julia had cleared the lower section of the metal shelves in the can room and ushered ...

A unique Gothic revival-style church converted into a living space in Port Clinton, Ohio, is listed for $550,000 and has been ...

Our garden is always at its best in mid-winter when I nestle by a cozy fire and linger over seed catalogs. I have yet to ...

Step into Arthur, Illinois, where Amish traditions, horse-drawn buggies, and handmade crafts offer a peaceful escape from modern life.

Krystal Farmer is accused of abandoning her two small children with special needs who were left home alone in filthy ...

Plans to demolish a former chemist and replace it with a three-storey building, which villagers compared to a “towering ...

In a mixing bowl, whip together the milk or cream, brown sugar, sugar, instant vanilla pudding, vanilla, and maple flavoring until well combined. Gradually fold in fresh, fluffy snow until the mixture ...

Jaclyn Shaw learned all about the Amish tradition when she pulled up her lifelong roots in California and moved to her husband's hometown in Northern Indiana After they welcomed their first child in ...

A rite of passage for the Amish is rumspringa, an elective period during which Amish teenagers leave their insular communities to see if the modern luxury of air conditioning can sway them from their ...

The Amish still live as they did in the 17th century: without electricity, phones or cars. While many continue to resist the temptations of the modern world, others are breaking away from the group.