Simply Delicious Amish Cooking by Sherry Gore Review

Simply Delicious Amish CookingRecipes and stories from the Amish of Sarasota, Florida

By Sherry Gore
Published by Zondervan

Synopsis:

Simply Delicious Amish Cooking by Sherry Gore provides a glimpse inside Florida’s only Amish community. Through hundreds of easy-to-prepare recipes, 16 full-color photographs, black-and-white photographs, and stories throughout, it shows how the Plain People in Pinecraft cast aside black stockings and sensible shoes for flip-flops and Copperton.

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

Sherry Gore is the author of Simply Delicious Amish Cooking (formerly titled Taste of Pinecraft) and is the editor-in-chief of Cooking and amp; Such magazine, which has been called “completely heartwarming and visually stunning” by Amish novelist Cindy Woodsmall . Sherry is also a weekly scribe for the national edition of the 120-year-old Amish newspaper, The Budget. The National Geographic Channel featured Sherry prominently in the 2012 debut season of their documentary series, Amish: Out of Order. Sherry is a year-round resident of beautiful, sun-kissed Sarasota, Florida, the vacation paradise of the Plain People. She has three children and is a member of a Beachy Amish Mennonite church. She’s a caregiver to her twenty-two-year-old daughter, a Sunday school teacher, a cooking show host, and an official pie contest judge. As an author and longtime resident of Pinecraft, Sherry has worked with local Sarasota County government and various travel groups to generate interest for this unique and beautiful village.

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My Review:
I Love cookbooks. I love to try new recipes and there were so many in this book that I want to try! I loved that there were pages that described Amish life and history! My favorite was when they talked about sewing and crafts! I like the apple butter recipe, Chicken Pie, Whole Wheat pizza dough, and coffee soup. The recipes are simple and easy to follow. The ingredients are easy to find and in a lot of stores.
There are also tips spread out through the book. Some are Keeping brown sugar soft, and baking seafood. The author even included a notes section at the end to put your favorite recipes, conversion charts, or anything you want! This book is definitely a keeper. I can wait to try recipes that are from my garden!
I am giving this book a 5/5. I was given a book to review from BookSneeze. However all opinions are my own!