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!

Full of comfort food sure to please your family and friends, this little cookbook is a fun and helpful add to anyone's kitchen! I was immediately drawn to "Amish" in the title and was delighted to see many from scratch and simple goodies to try out from their culture. I was a little confused if some were pure Amish recipes because of the store-bought ingredients used, but I didn't mind. I'm especially excited to try out the different kind of homemade rolls! The practical tips sprinkled in for preparing certain dishes or for bringing them to a crowd also provided little nuggets of wisdom great for new homemakers like myself.

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!

Sweet, classic book with hand me down recipes which is my favorite kind of recipe! Reminds me of the vintage cookbooks my mom and grandmother have given me. I can't wait to try some of the recipes included.

Wanda Brunstetter is my favorite Amish author.  I wasn't disappointed when I read the cookbook.  I love how she talks about Amish tradition and helpful hints in each chapter.  The recipes are wonderful too.  My favorite so far is the fried pies.  They are better than store bought.

Loved the sample of recipes that was showed in this book. I am looking forward to reading, review, and making some of the recipes. Thank you for offering a sampling of the recipes.

This is a lovely book. I am privileged to give an honest review.
I am not any way Amish or related to Amish, but I like the idea of their cooking ways, simple and nourishing.
This book as many many recipes that can be a wonderful addition to any household's menu.

I am looking forward to trying many recipes, especially the Pies.
Very colourful and great information for everything related to the Amish cooking style.

I was excited to read this book.
Excitement was high.
The book really failed for me due to two things - very short and not enough recipes I would like. 
I have to say this - the tips in this book are  great and yes, they will be used the most! 
Worth reading?
Yes, unless you get it cheap to buy.
Otherwise not worth it.

I have collected a few of Wanda Brunstetter cookbooks over the years. As they’ve always been a handy resource for good, simple recipes, I was thrilled to be able to review a sample of this cookbook. 
As usual, the recipes used sound fantastic. The blurbs she includes about Amish gatherings and her tips for celebration are well received. I in particular was exited to try her recipe for Apple Bread and it was a hit. Very well received by my family. 
This cookbook would be a welcome addition to any cooks library.

This sampler has some wonderful recipes and tips. I must buy this cookbook when it is released! Thank you Barbour Publishing via NetGalley for the free preview of this book. This is my honest opinion.

This cookbook is great!. I have always loved Amish food. And go to there whenever i can to eat. Now i can make some of the foods myself.. So happy

A great book full of recipes and tips from Amish households. I enjoyed the book and found some of the cooking tips very useful. I do feel however that the majority of recipes in the book would be better suited to an American audience as many of the ingredients would be difficult to source here in the UK. 

An interesting and enjoyable read written in an easy to follow format. 

Thank you to Barbour Publishing and Netgalley for advance copy of this title in exchange for an honest review.

This book will pull you in with sweet memories of gatherings of Amish families.  The contributors share a number of recipes used through the years in their family and community.  The reader is drawn back in time when families shared a meal together, celebrated sharing food, gathered to celebrate life and accomplishments, to build each other up.  

A few recipes were shared in this sample of the book to be released in June.  In exchange for an honest review, Balbour Publishing and NetGalley provided me with an ARC to experience this amazing collection.  No longer will the mass production of food from stores look the same.  Through the pages of this book of memories, the reader can see the large containers used to mix the potato salad, the orange drink, the wedding fruit.  You can almost smell the aromas of the foods cooking, see the colorful tables set for friends, and long to taste just a sampling from the spread that laid before them.  

Tradition.  Simple foods.  Fellowship.  Rejoicing.  Along with the work of the women, the service of the men and the thankfulness the community shared are evident in the pages of this book.  Take me back to the simpler times.  The times when sharing foods was as important as saying "you are special to me."  When reading this book, be sure to notice the names of those sharing recipes - A true Amish heritage is evident.  Well done Ms Brunsetter.

I received a DIGITAL Advance Reader Copy of this book from #NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.  

From the publisher, as I do not regurgitate the contents or story of books in reviews, I let them do it.

SAMPLE --- New Compilation of the Recipes that Bring the Amish Together

Brand new, from New York Times bestselling author of Amish fiction, Wanda E. Brunstetter, 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 travelling 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, Loaves of bread and Rolls, Salads, Side Dishes, Main Dishes, Desserts, and Feeding a Crowd. Encased in a lay-flat binding and presented in full colour, 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.

Oh, I loved this SAMPLE ... good, home cooking with simple ingredients and not a lot of equipment involved.  Now I want the whole book.  The recipes are well written (I was a little confused about a copious amount - 6-1/2 cups of  "pineapple gelatin" in once recipe which I found out it was powdered Jello-o ... we don't have the pineapple flavour in Canada!) 

I do wish that I had a chance to read the whole thing: I  guess that I will have buy the book to cook my way through it.   I like home cooking (which is why I love diners and greasy spoons) and if you like uncomplicated but yummy recipes this is the book for you.

As always, I try to find a reason to not rate with stars as I love emojis (outside of their incessant use on Instagram and Twitter) so let's give it 🍏 🍅🥕 🥔🍑