Book Review: Wanda E. Brunstetter's Amish Friends Comfort Foods

 

Are you in the mood for some comfort foods? Then you need to check out Wanda E. Brunstetter's Amish Friends Comfort Foods Cookbook. 

As fall approaches, there is nothing like some good, old comfort food to soothe the soul. Brunstetter, a bestselling author of Amish fiction, has compiled hundreds of comfort food recipes submitted by Amish and Mennonite friends who live in plain communities around the country. 

In between, readers will find a personal story, Scripture verses, Amish sayings, and stunning photography. This cookbook includes everything from beverages to desserts to main dishes and sides and so much more! I'm eager to try some of the "cozy and crusty breads."

This NetGalley digital copy was only a sample of the text, but if the rest of the book is like the sample, I'll be hooked. And so will you! It's like taking all the comfort food recipes from your favorite Amish novels and compiling them in one sweet spot. 

Highly recommended!

• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Barbour Publishing (November 1, 2024)
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Spiral-bound ‏ : ‎ 224 pages
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1636099734
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1636099736

I downloaded this digital sample from NetGalley. This review contains my honest opinions, which I have not been compensated for in anyway.

Top Ten Tuesday: My Top Ten Christmas Cookbooks

Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together.    

One of our family's favorite things to do around the holidays is cook and bake. So for today's freebie, I am sharing my...

Top Ten Christmas Cookbooks

When all the kids were little, we had cookie exchanges here and at school for the teachers, so I found this book helpful. 

This is a great all around cookbook for all types of courses you might make around the holidays. It also includes slow cooker recipes and easy dinners for those busy December evenings. 

This one is my all-time favorite. When we used to host Christmas Eve parties, I turned to this book to make appetizers and desserts. It has a basic recipe for Tiropitakia, which are feta cheese triangles made with phyllo pastry. The wassail recipe I used for those parties came from this book. 

This is a book that is fun for the kids; even though I used it more than they ever did. It has an amazing New York, New York Super Crumb Cake that I used to gift the neighbors. 

I reviewed this book when it first came out. The recipes aren't overly complex, which is why I liked it back in 2008 when I was a busy mom putting on Christmas parties. 

The next five books are ones I would like to buy/try because of their topic or tie-in to something I already enjoy.

I love old-fashioned recipes and vintage decor. 

I wish I had seen this book when it was offered on NetGalley. I would have tried out some of these recipes for my review.

The Lil' Diva and I would enjoy this one.

The Lil' Diva and the Lil' Princess would enjoy throwing a themed December party with this one.

One of the things I enjoy about Amish novels is the recipes they include. I would love to try some of these recipes at Christmastime. 

What do you think of this list? Do you own any of these? Have you ever bought a cookbook with a book or movie tie-in?