1 comments about The Wooden Spoon Cookbook: Authentic Amish Cooking.

1. this is SUCH a great cookbook! i love the stories and amish wisdom interspersed with the recipes. the baked goods have never flopped, and are always a big hit! i don't even need to double them to feed my big family! the only caution- read the recipe all the way before starting, because sometimes they add unlisted ingredients in the middle...

3 comments about Central Market Cookbook.

1. As a native of Lancaster all of my life, a shopper of Central Market, and a person who loves to cook, I highly recommend this cookbook. It has some great facts about the start of Central Market and TONS of wonderful recipes for local food. Scrapple, REAL pot pie, dips, caseroles, pasta dishes, cakes, and pies are all in this book. My copy is very dog eared, because there are so many great things to make! Buy this book if you like to cook great food!



2. Every cook, young and old, must have this cookbook readily available in their kitchen. It is a perfect reference to all fo the basic and best recipes!



3. I found this book while searching for a good Amish inspired cookbook. Unfortunately, this was not one of them. While I realized that the book was lacking in pictures of finished dishes and seemed a bit dated, I was surprised at the wide array of dishes and had been hoping to find something more Old Country. The recipes are so broad from taco dip, pizza dip to "garlic gilroy" (Gilroy, which is the garlic capital in California) to Thai Chicken and vegetables.
   
   There are surely good recipes in here, and there are the traditional Scrapple, Whoopie pies, and Chicken pot pie, but they are tucked in with recipes for dishes like Tuna Nicoise and Chicken a'la King. I commend the author's attempt to present a cohesive collection of dishes that represent such a large and diverse market. I guess I was expecting something different based on the location of the Central Market and the olden look of the cookbook's cover.
   
   Maybe I was expecting something more "whole food" and was disappointed when canned soup was called for in a handful of potentially good recipes. I would have been thrilled if the author made use of the local dairies, using fresher ingredients instead.
   
   Some recipes are just overly simplistic which detract from other recipes that possibly have more depth, character and tradition.
   
   Pennsylvania Dutch Appetizer Logs consist of a jar of prepared horseradish mixed with cream cheese and rolled into slices of Lebanon balogna. Or Fresh Asparagus Wrapped with Prosciutto or Westphalian Ham. If you havent guess, the "recipe" merely instructs you to wrap blanched asparagus into prosciutto or... Westphalian Ham.

2 comments about Quick Home-Cooked Meals : Letting Your Microwave Work for You (In 30 Minutes or Less).

1. This book was wonderful. With my wife and I working full-time,trying to raise a 2 year old, cooking is tough. Now I am able to make wonderful meals in half the time and half the mess!



2. Great microwave recipes! I was amazed with what I could do...

1 comments about MENNO FOODS and FOLKWAYS #2 (Mennonite Foods & Folkways from South Russia).

1. Mennonite isn't just a church denomination, its a culture. I grew up Mennonite Brethren, so I grew up with much of the WONDERFUL food mentioned in this book. If you've never been to an MB potluck, you've never truly eaten. However, the recipes aren't the only things that make this book such an incredible buy. The vignettes about the culture and traditions of the Mennonite faith are a great read. They help explain what makes us so unique. (Even if many of these traditions have faded over time.) Whenever someone asks "what's a Mennonite?", this is the first book I hand them.

1 comments about Cookbook From Amish Kitchens: Salad (Cookbooks from Amish Kitchens).

1. I have all of these adorable little 'Cook Books from Amish Kitchens', and have really enjoyed them. The are very small and simple... the complete opposite of a coffee-table/display-style cookbooks we see most often today. This is a thin pamphlet with matte paper and does not include interior photos of any recipes (excluding the cover). The text is in a handwritten-style font and clearly explained. The recipes are very homey with basic ingredients and techniques; nothing fancy. Simple, delicious recipes in a simple, small booklet. RECOMMENDED.

1 comments about Cooking With Wisdom.

1. This book has wonderful recipes, especially for those who are trying to get away for white bread flours and excess carbohydrates.

No comments about Amish Mennonite Recipes & Traditions.

2 comments about Betty Groff's Pennsylvania Dutch Cookbook.

1. This is one of my most used cookbooks. I was raised eating a lot of Pa Dutch food but the aunt who cooked it passed away before I could pick her brain for all of her secrets. Ms. Groff's recipes are always exactly how I remember my aunt's dishes tasting.



2. I picked up this cookbook hoping to discover some recipes to make for my mother that would remind her of the cooking that she grew up with. I was not disappointed! There were several old favorites and many recipes that I could swear were family secrets. The Dandelion Salad with Bacon Dressing and Potato Filling recipes were very similar to what we make for special occasions, and the Apple Fritters, Hot Potato Salad, Coconut Cake, and the Ham, Green Beans, and Potatoes dishes reminded us of several other recipes we had not made in a long time. Listed by food type in an easy-to-follow format, the only thing missing in this book was a beautiful picture of each of the recipes. If you enjoy cooking, are from Penn Dutch country, or just want to sample some regional cooking, this book is a great choice for you! Enjoy!

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2 comments about Wonderful Good Cooking.

1. I fell in love with this book's whimsical title, and thoroughlyenjoyed it's content. The book begins with a lengthy introduction tothe Amish, describing their customs, history, and beliefs. This is not your typical cook book, as it is full of photos of people and scenes, instead of food! I have tried several of the recipes, and love the hearty down-home cooking of this culture. It is real life cooking. I was intrigued with recipes such as "Lima Beans with Sour Cream" and "Spiced Cabbage", which aren't typical recipes for the region I live! I was also amused with the recipe titled "Shipwreck" (a combination of ground beef, "leftover rice", tomato sauce, and other ingredients), and one called "Oatmeal Pie #2". If you are looking for a gourmet cookbook with fancy recipes, this is not the book for you (although you may be surprised at some of the unique recipes that are listed). However, if you want a great resource for real life cooking, with ingredients that you have in your own pantry, along with some interesting information on the Amish people, you will enjoy (and USE) this book!



2. Wonderful Good Cooking From Amish Country Kitchens is plastic comb-bound recipe book of authentic, taste- tested Amish country kitchen recipes. Short, easy-to-follow recipes such as Broccoli Casserole, Carrot Bread Loaf, Rhubarb Sponge Pie, Hot Potato Salad, Barbecued Hamburger and much more offer delicious farm-life table creations for every occasion. An introductory that section familiarizes the reader with Amish culture and color photographs of Amish people fulfilling their livelihood round out this quite delightful glimpse of farm country life.