5 Stars: 5/5 star rating
Anyone who has ever tasted Amish cooking and enjoyed it as I do will love this cookbook. Amish's lives are centered are family and gathering together and food is always involved. Even if it's just a cup of tea or coffee and a piece of pie around the kitchen table, the Amish love to eat and cook.
This book has a variety of recipes which are generally simple enough for a beginning to seasoned cook to follow.
Wanda E. Brunstetter is a friend to Amish in many communities in United States and has access to many recipes to share in this delicious cookbook!

I received a digital sample of this cookbook from netgalley and Barbour Publishing in exchange for an honest review. I was not required to write a positive review and all opinions expressed are my own.

I received a sample of Wanda Brunstetter's Amish Friends Gathering Cookbook. I loved it! It has great selection of recipes, some for large parties, and numerous stories. This is an easy read and truly enjoyable. I can't wait for the book to come out and continue the family stories.
I was given an ARC of the sample by NetGalley for an honest review.

Personally, I love cookbooks and trying new recipes. We were having a family gathering and this was the perfect time to try something new. I made the baked macaroni and cheese and the apple bread. Super easy and delicious recipes.

This would be a great gift for a new bride, college student or just anyone who enjoys cooking. This little sampler make me anxious for the actual full book. I will be purchasing this for myself and family members.

I received a copy from Barbour Publishing and NetGalley. All opinions stated here are my own.

I get my love of cooking and cookbook collecting from my grandmother. One of her favorite cookbooks to purchase was Amish cookbooks and I have quite a collection. So when I saw this cookbook, I had to take a peek!

Even though this a just a sampler, you get a lovely variety of simple home-style recipes that reminds you of recipes past down from friends and family. I liked the look of this cookbook and won’t hesitate to purchase it when it releases to add to my overflowing collection of cookbooks. This one will be taken off the shelf frequently!

I loved this Amish Cookbook! This is NOT your typical, no picture, same old recipes, Amish cookbook!! I thoroughly enjoyed this book, it has more pictures than most Amish cookbooks, lots of recipes I haven't seen before, and a nice touch in one of the chapters, bulk cooking recipes! Helpful hints, Notes, suggestions and a very well written cookbook with irresistible recipes! An easy 5 stars, and one of the very few Amish books that have received this many stars out of me, in a- good - long time! Delicious!

I love cookbooks especially Amish ones. I knew I had to read this one. I loved this cookbook and the recipes that are in it. I liked how the recipes were simple and they had interesting information along with them. I look forward to trying some of the recipes in this book.

This cookbook is great! Many different recipes to try and helpful hints for around the kitchen. I would suggest this book to anyone who likes to cook and wants to try something different.

I always enjoy wandas books and cook books.
I enjoyed the recipes and wrote some down, they all sound so yummy to eat or drink.

This book is typically what one would expect from Ms. Brunstetter. Heartwarming stories and delicious recipes galore. I’ll definitely be adding this one to my book shelf. I received a free e-copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for a fair and honest review.

Amish Friends Gatherings cookbook is a lovely, homey book filled with simple, homestyle recipes and tips that would now be called "hacks" for making your life in the kitchen just a little easier.

I can not wait to try one of the recipes from Wanda E. Brunstetter's Amish Friends Gatherings Cookbook: Over 200 Recipes for Carry-In Favorites with Tips for Making the Most of the Occasion. This cookbook has easy to follow instructions with vibrant colored pictures.
Five Stars.

Loved this cookbook. Huge fan of everything Wanda Brunstettler. Read everything she has published. Never let down. Highly recommend this cookbook.

There’s some delicious-looking recipes in the sample from Wanda Brunstetter’s latest cookbook. The author adds her personal touch with notes about meals and events with the Amish, I’ll be looking forward to purchasing this cookbook and putting it to use.

I received a copy of this book from the publisher. All opinions are my own.

What a tasty sampling you selected. Wanda Brunstetter never fails to cook up some amazingly tasty treats. I can't wait to dig my teeth into the complete cookbook!

I enjoy the books by this author so I wanted to check out one of her cookbooks. It was wonderful, I enjoyed the writing as well as the recipes.

The Amish Friends Gatherings Cookbook by Wanda Brunstetter is a wonderful cookbook if you are looking for recipes to make for a large group. This cookbook contains not only recipes, but also tips, stories, advice. Some of the tips sections are; planning ahead, transporting food, and cooking at the site of the event. Each of these have a bullet point list of great advice on how to make things easier and more efficient.The recipes contain a wonderful mix of; beverages, snacks, breads and rolls, salads, side dishes, main dishes and desserts.

So no matter what type of gathering you are preparing for, Amish Friends Gatherings Cookbook will give you plenty of options to choose from. Some of my favorites are: Fried Pies, Easy Fruit Salad, Breakfast Haystack, Banana Nut Cake and Warm Bacon Dip.

One of the most interesting recipes I found in this cookbook was for Coffee Concentrate. Taking a large can of coffee and turning it into a concentrated liquid form that you can use at the event to make the coffee faster. The interesting thing that I found, is that this coffee concentrate can also be made for the home user! You can freeze small containers and enjoy it, hot or cold, at home. There is also a recipe for tea concentrate in the same section and is a huge help for big events as well as enjoying at home.

You will want to check out this cookbook for all of your future gatherings with friends for family. It helps make the food end of the event easy to handle with the help of some friends, so that you can enjoy the event as well!

I love cookbooks and I love Amish food, so I had to have this. I have several of Wanda's wonderful cookbooks. This was such a nice one. It had a nice collection from drinks to main course dishes and they were so very appetizing. I can't wait to try them out. I love Wanda's big gathering recipes and the wonderful pictures.

I need to get the whole book now. It looks wonderful and I know I will get lots of use from the tips and recipes.

I received a Sample book from NetGalley. All thoughts are my own.

As a member of a large family who gather often, my most used recipe books are those that give me a broad choice of easy to assemble recipes using everyday pantry items. This cookbook hits all of those high notes plus you have the added plus of Wanda Brunstetter's backstory on the recipes. This book has already given our group some new favorites and added the author's friends to ours. Take an afternoon and browse this cookbook. You'll earmark many dishes to try.

This is the perfect cookbook for anyone who is fascinated by the Amish community. Brunstetter is the leader in Amish stories. This is a great addition to Amish followers.

Wanda Brunstetter has cookbooks down to an art! Each one is perfectly planned with lots of added interesting information as well as delicious and easy recipes to serve to family and friends. I made the breakfast haystacks for the family this weekend...huge hit! Another absolutely favorite section...Cooking for a Crowd! Wow, will these come in handy for church picnics this summer. I can't wait to see the rest of the book!