Title: SIMPLY
DELICIOUS AMISH COOKING
Author: Sherry
Gore
Publisher:
Zondervan
May 2013
ISBN: 978-0310335542
Genre: Amish
cookbook
Unbeknownst to
many folks outside the Amish Mennonite population in America ,
Pinecraft , Florida ---a
village tucked away in the heart of Sarasota ---is
the vacation paradise of the Plain People. Unlike any other Plain community in
the world, this village is a virtual melting pot of Amish and Mennonites from
around the world, intermingled with people, like author Sherry Gore's family,
who live there year-round.
Gore has put
together a cookbook that represents the people who make Pinecraft unique. With
hundreds of easy-to-prepare recipes, 16 full-color photographs and
black-and-white photographs throughout, this cookbook includes traditional
favorites such as Sweet Potato Sweet Mash and Mrs. Byler's Glazed Donuts, as
well as Florida
favorites including Fried Alligator Nuggets, Grilled Lime Fish Fillets, and
Strawberry Mango Smoothies.
Interspersed with
the recipes are true-life stories about births, engagements, weddings, deaths,
funerals, celebrations, wildlife encounters, and accidents told through years
of Sherry's Letters from Home column published in The Budget, the Amish
newspaper. This delightful cookbook offers readers a faith-based,
family-focused perspective of the simple way of life of the Plain People. It is
truly a breath of fresh air from Sarasota ,
Florida !
SIMPLY DELICIOUS
AMISH COOKING is Ms. Gore’s second cookbook. Having a large family (seven
people) I love Amish cookbooks as many of the recipes are written with large
families in mind. I also love that being “plain” myself, I don’t have to worry
about a lot of boxed or convenience foods or specialty items to make different
things.
This book is
different—being as this Amish community is set in Florida , they enjoy such items as Alligator
Stew or Alligator nuggets. Alligator isn’t readily available in northern Arkansas . But I would
love to try it!
We did try the
coconut cream pie (wonderful), the no-bake cookies (tasted the same as our
usual recipe), shepherd’s pie, and breakfast casserole. We loved everything we
tried. There’s even some unexpected recipes (other than the alligator) for
things such as coffee soup.
Included are
pictures of the Amish/Mennonites in Florida
(enjoying the beach, riding their bikes, etc) and tidbits from The Budget—the Amish newspaper. Highly
recommend this cookbook. Spiral bound, so it opens easily, and stays open for
ease of cooking. $16.99. 256 pages. 5 stars.
1 comment:
Loved your review of this cookbook! I am going to Amazon right now and purchase a copy of it. By the way, I've had Alligator before. When my Mom lived in Bald Knob, Arkansas she took us to this restaurant in town that served it and surprisingly I enjoyed it.
Blessings!
Judy B
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