I enjoyed reading this book. I look forward to trying the hacks in this book. I will definitely be recommending this book to others.

Wonderful book, definitely need to keep this handy as I could reference this daily for so many things!

A colorful book of interesting tidbits, Wanda E. Brunstetter's Amish Friends Life Hacks collects tips from Amish household across the nation. After an informative introduction to Amish history and customs, the chapters offer “hacks” in areas including cooking, baking, cleaning, gardening, and household management. While some of the short, rather random tips and ideas could be applied in contemporary “English” (non-Amish) homes, the old-fashioned simplicity of the Amish lifestyle is evident.

Wanda E. Brunstetter's Amish Friends Life Hacks is a cookbook with basic Amish/country style housekeeping/cleaning/gardening tips with a simple style. Released 1st Nov 2023 from Barbour Books, it's 223 pages and is available in spiral bound format.

The eARC provided for review is a 58 page sample with tips arranged for the kitchen, canning & preserving, home cleaning, laundry & stain removal, home health, gardening, livestock & wildlife, crafting, and miscellaneous/uncategorized.

The photography is appealing and warm and emphasizes the comfort and simplicity of simple living with good friends and family. The typography and layout are homey, with many of the tips presented in highlighted text bars.

As with the other volumes from this author, the contributors names are listed throughout. There are very few convenience or premade ingredients here (as could be expected from the title). Almost everything is from scratch.

Five stars. (With the assumption that the rest of the recipes/tips and book quality are to the same standard as the sample provided).

Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.

The sample give a preview of some of the life hacks you will find in the book. You will learn natural ways to make cleaner, ways to take care of congestion, and how to make your flowers and gardens grow.

Need a good way to remove a stain? Want the recipe to make the perfect pie crust? Want to know the best way to can vegetables and fruit? Need some great tips on gardening? Want to learn how to make your own detergent? Need some natural remedies for what ails you? This book is filled with all the above and more! It holds a wonderful compilation of life hacks to make life just a bit easier. It's a great read and makes a wonderful gift for those interested in the Amish way of life.

I love Wanda E Brunstetter's Amish Friends books and was excited to read her Wanda E Brunstetter's Amish Friends Life Hacks. This sample has been craving for more and is now on my Christmas list. Five stars.

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The Amish people share their tips and tricks. I loved the quotes shared with each photo. There were so many good tips some on how to make your meal stretch, what to do if you added too much salt, simple recipes, cleaning hacks. A handy book to turn to for some ideas.

Other the learning more about the Amish culture, my absolute favorite thing about this book that it is literally full of quick tips in a list format. It so fun to read all the kitchen tips!

The only reason I did not give this 5 stars is because I have heard 3/4 of the kitchen/cooking tips from my own experiences in life or cooking. I’m really excited about the recipes, canning, and gardening tips! I could use all the help there!

I love Amish anything. This is the book by a famous author that talks about all the different life hacks that she has learned from being around the Amish.

loved this book. very helpful hints about cleaning and lots of other topics. really interesting book.

Awesome!

This book is absolutely awesome and comprehensive! It covers so many different areas, such as cleaning, cooking, gardening and so much more. It's a complete one stop shop for all types of solutions to a great variety of topics. It's definitely a book you'll want to have on hand, and I highly recommend it!

Thank you to NetGalley and Barbour Books for a sample copy of this book. All comments and opinions are voluntary and completely my own.

So many wonderful life hacks that will bring the reader instant confidence and skill upgrade. I knew many of the hacks but also learned so many new ones. Time savers and pure delightful reading. Tips and Tricks are loaded in this book that’s sprinkled with inspirational thoughts and beautiful images. Truly a time saving gift for yourself and to give to friends.

Wanda E. Brunstetter's Amish Friends Life Hacks
Hundreds of Tips for Cooking, Cleaning, Gardening, Wellness, and More
Hundreds of Practical Tips from Amish Housewives
New from New York Times bestselling author of Amish fiction, Wanda E. Brunstetter, this book is full of household advice and wisdom as shared by Amish contributors.
Do you seek ways to make everyday life easier? Here you will find hundreds of practical tips covering all aspects of keeping a home, from stain removal to homemade laundry detergent, from baking perfect piecrust to making more substitutions, from taming a cough to mending a cut. You’ll also find advice for canning fruits and vegetables, sewing, gardening, animal care, and more! Woven throughout are Amish sayings and proverbs and colorful photos, making t
This book is a collection of the useful tips and hacks.
I love reading Wanda Brunstetter’s Amish books.
This book has pictures, stories, hacks, and information on the Amish and Mennonite people.
I am looking forward to trying more tips and recipes .
I recommend this book.
Wanda E. Brunstetter's Amish Friends Life Hacks is a wonderful 5 stars book.
I would like to thank Barbour Books and NetGalley for a complimentary sample copy of this book. The opinions expressed in this review are entirely my own.

I think this might be my favorite and most useful book by this author. I thought the tips were helpful and the pictures were amazing.

Inspirational, informative and educational, Wanda E. Brunstetter’s amazing reference book of simple tips to make life easier, “Amish Friends Life Hacks—Hundreds of Tips for Cooking, Cleaning, Gardening, Wellness, and More,” is a fantastic resource for everyone because the Amish Friends way of life is to be helpful and useful from a young age, so children, young adults and elders can all benefit from the advice given in this book. Filled with stunning full-color photography throughout, Amish Life Hacks is packed with useful tips for every aspect of daily life.

Brunstetter also provides a wonderful Amish and Mennonite History at the beginning of the guide for those of us unfamiliar with the Congregations’ origins, culture, traditions and family values. Per the book, both Groups are directly descended from the Swiss and/or Dutch Anabaptists who formed in the 1500s as part of the Protestant Reformation, which I find fascinating because I grew-up Southern Baptist, and we hold some similarities with the Anabaptists—which I was completely unfamiliar.

Now, back to the Life Hacks book. In the ‘Advice from the Kitchen’ section, there are so many great suggestions that I’m definitely going to try. One that I really love is using muffin tins for lots more than baking sweet treats—like making single portions of dressing, individual stuffed peppers, baked apples, etc.

Another cool hack is putting bay leaves in the packaging with your refrigerated cheese. Who knew that bay leaves would prevent them from molding? The Amish—that’s who!! Fascinating!

Among other interesting and very useful tips in the book is a hack for separating eggs by using a funnel. The slippery whites slide down the funnel neck, while the yolks stay separate in the funnel cup.

These are just a couple of the practical tricks to make life easier that Wanda E. Brunstetter lists in this comprehensive guide to living a blessedly happy and fulfilling lifestyle.

JoyReaderGirl1 graciously thanks NetGalley, Wanda E. Brunstetter, and Barbour Publishing for this advanced reader’s copy (ARC) for review.

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This books is filled with tips on household life from Amish contributors. The bulk of the sample is quick tips (a few sentences or less) on various aspects of a household like cooking/baking, canning, gardening, laundry, cleaning, sewing etc. It would be a great gift book. I love that it is spiral bound!

I thoroughly enjoyed this sample, and I have added this book to my "To Read" list on Goodreads! Some of the helpful tips and tricks were ones my own mother told me about, and I look forward to trying more of them! I think they would be very useful, especially to any housewife practicing thrift.

I have never been a big fan of "Amish romance", but I think I will explore this author's nonfiction bibliography further!

I haven’t read the entire book, but I like what I’ve read so far. It’s a compilation of tips from various sources, including many Amish women and families. Some I’ve heard of, many were new to me. Subjects include, cooking, cleaning, gardening, first aid, and sewing. If you enjoy books on home keeping, this is one to add to your collection.

I have read and loved many of Wanda E. Brunstetter's Amish romance novels, so I was really curious about this book of Amish life hacks. It has so many helpful tips, and it was really interesting. I can see myself incorporating various techniques recipes offered, and that makes it a winner for me!

 A big thank you to the author, publisher and NetGalley for the ARC in return for my honest review.