I was looking for a cookbook with new and inspiring recipes for me that I could cook with the ingredients that I usually already have in my house. Many times when I get a new cookbook I also have to buy new, related ingredients to be able to cook these recipes, but this is not something that I wanted anymore. And this cookbook is delivering exactly that: simple cooking inspiration with simple, standard ingredients. In addition to the recipes a lot of helpful tips and hints around cooking and hosting are included, as a nice bonus.

I am not one to always use a cookbook but I do love to collect and read them.  However, I love this one. It offers Amish recipes and stories to go with them.  Wanda Brunstetter has written Amish fiction and cookbooks for many years. She has a way of bringing them to life.  I really enjoyed this cookbook and look forward to trying these recipes. 
I received a copy through Netgalley.  A review was not required.

Love this cookbook!  Love to learn about Amish cooking and the book makes it so simple and fun!  This one is a winner!

I am anxiously awaiting the full version to be released this Saturday as I want to make a few of the dishes. I love the addition of helpful tips. A few I read and wondered to myself, “why didn’t I think of that?”

This is the perfect cookbook for the home cook who loves to cook down home good food for large crowds.

I received a complimentary copy from Barbour House Publishing through NetGalley. Any and all opinions expressed in the above review are entirely my own.

Wanda E. Brunstetter's Amish Friends Gatherings Cookbook, compiled by Wanda E. Brunstetter, is a free NetGalley ebook that I read in late May.

Compiled recipes of beverages, snacks, breads, salads, sides, main entrees, and dessert for occasions where you’re feeding a large group, interspliced with tips, suggestions, and personal stories. There were more convenience items being used than I expected, really in the style of a church cookbook, and had photos that filter onto forest greens, dark hardwood.

Wanda E. Brunstetter's Amish Friends Gatherings Cookbook 
New Compilation of the Recipes that Bring the Amish Together
is a collection of over 200 recipes that are great for taking along and sharing where people meet to worship, work, and play. Included are tips for traveling with and serving food as well as personal stories of how gatherings are at the heart of the Amish community. The well-organized book boasts contributions from Amish and Mennonites from across the United States. Categories include Beverages, Snacks, Breads and Rolls, Salads, Side Dishes, Main Dishes, Desserts, and Feeding a Crowd. Encased in a lay-flat binding and presented in full color, home cooks from all backgrounds will want to add this cookbook to their collection. Wanda E. Brunstetter’s Amish Friends Gatherings Cookbook is sure to become a treasured resource.
Over 200 recipes are presented in a full color book with lay flat binding.
I received a complimentary copy of this book from Barbour Publishing and was under no obligation to post a review.
Wanda E. Brunstetter's Amish Friends Gatherings Cookbook is a wonderful well written 5 star book.
more books by Wanda E. Brunstetter.
Wanda E. Brunstetter's Amish Friends Christmas Cookbook Spiral-bound
The Brides of the Big Valley: 3 Romances from a Unique Pennsylvania Amish Community Paperback 
by Wanda E. Brunstetter, Jean Brunstetter,Richelle Brunstetter
Prayer Jars
1. The Hope Jar 
2. The Forgiving Jar 
3. The Healing Jar 
Amish Cooking Class Cookbook: Over 200 Practical Recipes for Use in Any Kitchen Spiral-bound
Amish Cooking Class - The Celebration
Amish Cooking Class - The Blessing
Amish Cooking Class - The Seekers

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.

The recipes shown in the sample were simple enough to almost give the sense of the uncomplicated Amish style of meal preparation and their unpretentious culture, but having grown up near Lancaster, Pennsylvania, I'm a bit critical of recipes that slap the label "Amish" on them. None of the sample recipes were indicative of what I've come to expect from the area. Maybe things have changed since I moved away, but this sample left me still yearning to find the real thing.

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.