Marcia adams bio

If you would have told me back in that I’d be running an Amish cooking website, I’d likely called you crazy. Well, first of all, there was no such thing as a website then.

And, well, the Amish were only just beginning to be on my radar in that year. But one of the people who paved the way for all the work I’ve done over the years is someone whom I only had a passing awareness of at the time.

Marcia adams tagaytay

The Amish Cook column has been a bit of a trailblazer over the years bringing Plain recipes to the masses. But there was someone before The Amish Cook who was dishes out Plain culinary wisdom while I was still in high school.

Long before I became interested in Amish culture, I’d occasionally see a series on PBS called “Cooking from Quilt Country.”  I was mildly intrigued, but I don’t think I ever watched an episode.

It wasn't until a couple of years after launching the Amish Cook column that Marcia Adams appeared on my radar, and th