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Barbour Publishing, Inc (2007), Edition: 1, 224 pages
Description
Features two hundred favorite recipes from Amish and Mennonite kitchens across America.
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This beautiful cookbook is a hardcover, spiral bound book filled with delectable delights from Amish communities around the country. You don't need to wait for Christmas to enjoy the wonderful recipes contained in this beautifully illustrated cookbook. From Silly Putty to Gelatin Rollups to
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Cranberry Chicken, Haystack, Pumpkin Whoopie Pies and Christmas Cake, this compilation of Amish Christmas recipes is complete from snacks to dessert. Filled with Amish Christmas traditions steeped in history, accompanied by scripture and kitchen hints, this cookbook would make a beautiful gift. I can't wait to make some of the recipes in this cookbook!
Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book as a gift from the publisher and Wanda Brunstetter with no expectations for a positive review. All opinions expressed are my own and no monetary compensation was received for this review. Show Less
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LibraryThing member Tmtrvlr
Book Description
Wanda E. Brunstetter’s Amish Friends Cookbook Volume 2 collection is a treasure trove of recipes and interesting facts from the heart of Amish country. With recipes divided into sections including breads and rolls, desserts, main dishes, salads and sides, jams and jellies—and
My Review:
Wanda E. Brunstetter's Amish Friends Cookbook Volume 2 is a big book of home cooking recipe favorites. Each recipe has the name of the contributor and their location, similar to the church cookbooks in which everyone submits their favorite recipes. The pictures are beautiful and there is a brief description of the different Amish populations before each category.
There are some unique recipes, such as the Rhubarb Drink and some laundry and home health recipes. You will not find gourmet cooking here, but good everyday hearty food. There are a large variety of pies, cakes, and desserts, but also a fair amount of main dishes. This is the “What’s for dinner tonight?” book.
Wanda E. Brunstetter’s Amish Friends Cookbook Volume 2 collection is a treasure trove of recipes and interesting facts from the heart of Amish country. With recipes divided into sections including breads and rolls, desserts, main dishes, salads and sides, jams and jellies—and
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more!—you’ll find only the best of home cooking between the pages of this delightful book. My Review:
Wanda E. Brunstetter's Amish Friends Cookbook Volume 2 is a big book of home cooking recipe favorites. Each recipe has the name of the contributor and their location, similar to the church cookbooks in which everyone submits their favorite recipes. The pictures are beautiful and there is a brief description of the different Amish populations before each category.
There are some unique recipes, such as the Rhubarb Drink and some laundry and home health recipes. You will not find gourmet cooking here, but good everyday hearty food. There are a large variety of pies, cakes, and desserts, but also a fair amount of main dishes. This is the “What’s for dinner tonight?” book.
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LibraryThing member cherryblossommj
I believe it was in 2007, when author of Amish Christian Fiction Wanda E. Brunstetter brought us the Amish Friend's Cookbook. And now as of July 2009, also from Barbour Books and Wanda E. Brunstetter we have the second volume available.With a good 200 recipes this cookbook provides with plenty of
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new things to add to your kitchen repertoire. I love the chapters that each tell you varying tidbits of Amish counties in multiple states. Probably for myself, if I had to choose a favorite chapter, it would be the beverages. I always get so bored with just water and there are only so many flavors of tea, but here you can learn Holiday Punch, Lemon Shake-Up, Amish Wine (alcohol free FYI), Homemade Hot Chocolate and several more. Love that! Show Less
LibraryThing member cherryblossommj
I believe it was in 2007, when author of Amish Christian Fiction Wanda E. Brunstetter brought us the Amish Friend's Cookbook. And now as of July 2009, also from Barbour Books and Wanda E. Brunstetter we have the second volume available.With a good 200 recipes this cookbook provides with plenty of
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new things to add to your kitchen repertoire. I love the chapters that each tell you varying tidbits of Amish counties in multiple states. Probably for myself, if I had to choose a favorite chapter, it would be the beverages. I always get so bored with just water and there are only so many flavors of tea, but here you can learn Holiday Punch, Lemon Shake-Up, Amish Wine (alcohol free FYI), Homemade Hot Chocolate and several more. Love that! Show Less
LibraryThing member passionforbooks
A Great Christmas Gift!
I can honestly say this cookbook is going to be one of my favorites. So many easy and simple recipes.
I didn’t want to write a review until I had at least tried one of the recipes. For supper tonight, I made “Italian Chicken.” This was so delicious and so easy to make.
I also bought the ingredients to make, “Crunchy Peanut Butter Balls”, “Peanut Clusters” and “Peanut Butter Fudge” to share with our adult Sunday school class. I know these recipes will go over big!
But wait, this isn’t just a cookbook. The author shares with us scripture, a brief history of the Amish and Mennonites, An Amish Christmas, Christmas Program and Traditions, Christmas Meals, and much more.
This is a must have cookbook for your shelf. I am thrilled with it and I know you will be too. Just think, you can get an early start on your Christmas shopping. Who wouldn’t be delighted to receive this beautiful cookbook as a gift?
I wish to thank the publisher and author for allowing me to enjoy this cookbook and to give my review of it. The opinions expressed are mine alone.
I can honestly say this cookbook is going to be one of my favorites. So many easy and simple recipes.
I didn’t want to write a review until I had at least tried one of the recipes. For supper tonight, I made “Italian Chicken.” This was so delicious and so easy to make.
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It will be a regular in our house for sure.I also bought the ingredients to make, “Crunchy Peanut Butter Balls”, “Peanut Clusters” and “Peanut Butter Fudge” to share with our adult Sunday school class. I know these recipes will go over big!
But wait, this isn’t just a cookbook. The author shares with us scripture, a brief history of the Amish and Mennonites, An Amish Christmas, Christmas Program and Traditions, Christmas Meals, and much more.
This is a must have cookbook for your shelf. I am thrilled with it and I know you will be too. Just think, you can get an early start on your Christmas shopping. Who wouldn’t be delighted to receive this beautiful cookbook as a gift?
I wish to thank the publisher and author for allowing me to enjoy this cookbook and to give my review of it. The opinions expressed are mine alone.
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LibraryThing member Stardust_Fiddle
There is much to love about this cookbook. It is very similar to “Wanda E. Brunstetter’s Amish Friends Gatherings Cookbook” in format and design. It features spiral, lay-flat binding and gorgeous color photos throughout, as well as glossy pages that are easy to wipe off if lightly sullied by
With a Bible verse at the beginning of each category, this is a nice collection of recipes for the experienced cook. Due, I’m assuming, to limited space, the directions are laconic. Most do not express a serving size, an at times inconvenient omission. In a couple of the recipes, a hyphen was missing and it made the wording confusing: “Roll up jelly roll-style” should have been “Roll up jelly-roll-style”. I have to admit that I was disappointed by the fact that almost all of the recipes use store-bought, processed ingredients rather than homemade. None of the recipes are exclusively reserved as gluten-free, although some of them are naturally and the others can be made so by substituting gluten-free ingredients. It is neat that each recipe is credited with the contributor’s name and location. My favorite section was “Gifts from the Kitchen” because it featured items and recipes that could be gathered into gifts, such as the cookie or soup mixes in glass jars that you see in stores. The three indices at the end are very helpful, enabling a look-up of recipes by contributor, category, or key ingredients. While this may not be the best cookbook for novices or for those seeking recipes with solely homemade ingredients, Wanda Brunstetter’s “Amish Friends Christmas Cookbook” is nevertheless a beautiful and fun collection of recipes and facts.
I received a complimentary copy of this book from Barbour Publishing and was under no obligation to post a review.
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ingredients. Brunstetter opens her “Amish Friends Christmas Cookbook” with a concise history of the Amish and Mennonites and a succint description of an Amish Christmas, which focuses foremost on the birth of Christ. Between each section of the cookbook are more brief insights into an Amish holiday season. I particularly enjoyed learning about their “Second Christmas” on December 26 because that is my birthday, and I love that they spend it visiting with close friends and just relaxing. Also of note is that they observe “Old Christmas” on January 6, which is referred to as Epiphany in the English world. With a Bible verse at the beginning of each category, this is a nice collection of recipes for the experienced cook. Due, I’m assuming, to limited space, the directions are laconic. Most do not express a serving size, an at times inconvenient omission. In a couple of the recipes, a hyphen was missing and it made the wording confusing: “Roll up jelly roll-style” should have been “Roll up jelly-roll-style”. I have to admit that I was disappointed by the fact that almost all of the recipes use store-bought, processed ingredients rather than homemade. None of the recipes are exclusively reserved as gluten-free, although some of them are naturally and the others can be made so by substituting gluten-free ingredients. It is neat that each recipe is credited with the contributor’s name and location. My favorite section was “Gifts from the Kitchen” because it featured items and recipes that could be gathered into gifts, such as the cookie or soup mixes in glass jars that you see in stores. The three indices at the end are very helpful, enabling a look-up of recipes by contributor, category, or key ingredients. While this may not be the best cookbook for novices or for those seeking recipes with solely homemade ingredients, Wanda Brunstetter’s “Amish Friends Christmas Cookbook” is nevertheless a beautiful and fun collection of recipes and facts.
I received a complimentary copy of this book from Barbour Publishing and was under no obligation to post a review.
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LibraryThing member Virginia51
This is a wonderful Christmas Amish Cookbook. I loved the recipes throughout. I especially loved the recipes for the candies. There is also a page or two before every section of the book that explains a few of the Amish happenings around Christmas and the days after. I received a copy of this book
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LibraryThing member vintagebeckie
Looking for some yummy recipes to accompany your holiday celebrations? Then you are in luck! Wanda E. Brunstetter’s Amish Friends Christmas Cookbook is a great season specific cookbook for the winter holidays. With a wide variety of recipes featuring easy to find ingredients and clear
Recommended.
Audience: adults.
(Thanks to Barbour for a complimentary copy. All opinions expressed are mine alone.)
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instructions, you will find yourself reaching again and again for this book. Between each section, one page essays on Amish traditions give insights into the Plain communities’ take on the Christmas season. I made two of the recipes — Pumpkin Cheese Bread and Chicken Pockets — for a couple of church activities. They were a hit! A great addition to your cookbook library or as a gift, I recommend this cookbook.Recommended.
Audience: adults.
(Thanks to Barbour for a complimentary copy. All opinions expressed are mine alone.)
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LibraryThing member HuberK
Wanda E. Brunstetter's Amish Friends Christmas Cookbook By: Wanda E. Brunstetter
Softcover 224 pages Reprint
Published September 1st 2014 by Barbour Books & Shiloh Run Press
ISBN1628363908 (ISBN13: 9781628363906)
There was a time in my life, that I believed that every great book could make me laugh,
My hubby laughed at me, when I told him that we had found THE ONE cookbook and we could get rid of all the rest.
Then, he cried when I made: Breakfast Crepes! He had not had crepes, since he was a child. He loved to watch the batter be turned around and around, as they cooked.
There's a lot of great stuff in this cookbook. All kinds of Amish information, facts and stories. You get to learn, all about Amish Christmas Traditions. And, a lot of our family's favorite recipes, in someone else's book.
I probably will pitch, most of our other cookbooks and that will leave me having the last laugh.
And, I still believe.
I received a complimentary copy of this book, from Shiloh Run Press and Barbour Publishing and was under no obligation to post a review.
Wanda E. Brunstetter's Amish Friends Christmas Cookbook By: Wanda E. Brunstetter
Softcover 224 pages Reprint
Published September 1st 2014 by Barbour Books & Shiloh Run Press
ISBN1628363908 (ISBN13: 9781628363906)
Reviewed by: Tina Hoove
Softcover 224 pages Reprint
Published September 1st 2014 by Barbour Books & Shiloh Run Press
ISBN1628363908 (ISBN13: 9781628363906)
There was a time in my life, that I believed that every great book could make me laugh,
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cry and be packaged up into a pretty little package.My hubby laughed at me, when I told him that we had found THE ONE cookbook and we could get rid of all the rest.
Then, he cried when I made: Breakfast Crepes! He had not had crepes, since he was a child. He loved to watch the batter be turned around and around, as they cooked.
There's a lot of great stuff in this cookbook. All kinds of Amish information, facts and stories. You get to learn, all about Amish Christmas Traditions. And, a lot of our family's favorite recipes, in someone else's book.
I probably will pitch, most of our other cookbooks and that will leave me having the last laugh.
And, I still believe.
I received a complimentary copy of this book, from Shiloh Run Press and Barbour Publishing and was under no obligation to post a review.
Wanda E. Brunstetter's Amish Friends Christmas Cookbook By: Wanda E. Brunstetter
Softcover 224 pages Reprint
Published September 1st 2014 by Barbour Books & Shiloh Run Press
ISBN1628363908 (ISBN13: 9781628363906)
Reviewed by: Tina Hoove
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Language
Original language
English
Physical description
224 p.; 6 inches
ISBN
1597896446 / 9781597896443