Amish Community Cookbook: Simply Delicious Recipes from Amish and Mennonite Homes (Fox Chapel Publishing) 294 Easy, Authentic, Old-Fashioned Recipes of Hearty Comfort Food; Lay-Flat Spiral Binding

by Fox Chapel Publishing

This attractive kitchen-friendly cookbook offers 294 authentic country recipes in a sturdy hardback hidden-spiral binding that lies flat for easy countertop use. Filled with favorite recipes gathered from Amish cooks across the United States and Canada, Amish Community Cookbook will have you preparing delicious, down-to-earth dishes your family will request again and again. The Amish people are renowned for their rich agricultural heritage, strong community spirit, and good old-fashioned, stick-to-your-ribs comfort food. This treasury of beloved recipes expresses their close connection to the land and reliance on fresh, natural ingredients. Amish Community Cookbook features an endless array of traditional appetizers, soups, salads, main dishes, casseroles, breads, and desserts. Beyond the delicious, hearty taste, this is food that offers something to nourish the soul. One taste and you'll see why these recipes have been bringing families and communities together at the table for generations.

Genres: Cookbooks, Food, Cooking, Amish, Nonfiction

192 pages, Hardcover

Published January 9, 2017

Reviews

[Sheri · Rating 4 out of 5]

You'll find standard home cooking in this cookbook. Some recipes were new to me, although I am not sure if they are typical Amish fare or just recipes I haven't come across before. Tips and household hints are scattered throughout the recipes, as well as the occasional tidbit about Amish life. Beautiful photos capture the Amish living their day to day lives.

[Patty · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a fun, basic cookbook. It takes me back to my Philadelphia roots. You are not going to find any fancy food in this cookbook. You are going to find easy, wholesome, old fashioned recipes. It’s also not exactly a low fat cookbook either but that is half the fun of these kinds of cookbooks – at least for me. It takes me back to my childhood and to the foods that my mother used to cook.

The recipes are sometimes not as well written as you might find in other cookbooks and it is helpful to have some cooking experience but that doesn’t mean that a new cook wouldn’t be able to muddle through – it’s more a matter of experience; for example – in the bread recipe I show you below the bread is put on to rise for 45 minutes and the next step tells you to bake it at 375°. Nowhere does it leave the time to preheat the oven. So without the experience you are left with risen loaves and a cold oven. Or your oven is sitting hot for 45 minutes if you thought you needed to preheat it at the beginning. A silly thing I know but as I noted – experience.

There are sections for soups, appetizers, canning, casseroles, main dishes, breads, desserts and sweets. There are also a lot of little tips and tricks all throughout the book as well as plenty of stunning photos of Amish/Mennonite country. At the beginning of the book is a delightful introduction about the history and lifestyle of the Amish.

4.5

[Mary C · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a very basic Amish Community Cookbook. I wish I could have gotten more information on it before ordering. A lot of the recipes called for items I never thought the Amish would use, packaged taco seasoning, cans of creamed soups, etc... I will try one of the casseroles that sounds different, Hamburger and Green Bean Casserole, but once again it calls for a can of green beans and I'll use fresh.

[Katherine · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a wonderful cookbook. Although there are not a huge amount of pictures, what is there are beautiful. These recipes are delicious-mouthwatering and easy to follow.true comfort food. The variety is amazing, ranging from beverages to canning and preserving. Directions are easy to follow. I also enjoyed the cooking and baking tips, and the short stories of Amish life and customs.

[June Jacobs · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very colorful photos with interesting sidebars about the Amish and Mennonite communities. Excellent recipes with concise instructions.

[TISHA · Rating 3 out of 5]

This isn't my usual go to cookbook, but something about it caught my eye. I enjoyed most of the recipes and a few I will try in the future.

[Nancy Yost · Rating 4 out of 5]

Loved the format and photos. It was nice to get some cultural education on the two religions

[Lisa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very simple recipes. Several of them I would make...might want to buy this book someday.

[kerrycat · Rating 4 out of 5]

while I didn't find any recipes here that I hadn't seen before, the photographs and informative tidbits about the Amish and Mennonite cultures are interesting.