from thornton37814

As a person with Amish ancestry and as a person who collects cookbooks, I was interested in this book. This is a very nicely produced cookbook. The designs and layouts chosen make it very attractive. The oversize width of the book might make it a little harder to use while actually cooking. The s...

from LeHack

I enjoyed the photos in the book as well as the author's information about the various Amish and Mennonite sects. I live in Central Pennsylvania, near Lancaster County, where there is a very large Amish and Mennonite population. I was familiar with some of the recipes such as funeral pie, but unf...

from kobzar1960

While I did win a copy of this book though the Early Reviewers give-away. it was never recieved. However, I did subsequently purchase a copy of it through Doubleday's "The Good Cook" book club. This book offers a good selection of recipes, as well as commentary on Amish life, customs, religion, a...

from vintage_books

This is a lovely book, one which should be left out on a coffee table for people to look at the stunning pictures. Unfortunately, I haven't had time to read it cover to cover, but did try one of the recipes, the Chicken Casserole. Both my husband and I found it bland, with additional seasonings n...

from SqueakyChu

I really love this cookbook for its down-home simplicity. Lovina Eicher, the daughter of the late Amish food columnist Elizabeth Coblentz, continues her mother's sharing of recipes and Amish culture with the rest of the world in a book with stunning photography, articles which read like personal ...