Customer Reviews

The Beverly Lewis Amish Heritage Cookbook

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Oh, no no NO. I had such high hopes for this cookbook, and I'm so glad I checked it out from the library before purchasing it. I was looking for a good, old fashioned cookbook with "made from scratch" recipes, and this is most definitely not that. The very first recipe in the cookbook called for canned refried beans and salsa from the jar. The first ingredient in the fritter recipe is dry pancake mix, the blueberry pie recipe includes no actual fresh or frozen blueberries, just cans of blueberry pie filling, and other recipes include things such as canned soups and miracle whip. I'm sure Beverly Lewis is a good novelist, but I'm sorry, this cookbook is awful.

This is a Great Cookbook. It is made with everyday ingrediants,, the result is "Homemade Flavor". I have been especially using the Lemonade recipe,, as we have a lemon tree out back --- No more lemons left on the ground to go bad -- my Father is in his eighties and he especially enjoy's having the lemonade while watching his favorite ballgame. I will be using may more as the weather gets colder,, I would like to try the soups. Thanks for making such a down to earth cookbook.

What a great cookbook! I don't have to go down obscure aisles in the grocery store to find the ingrediants and every recipe is easy to follow. I have tried quite a few recipies in this cookbook and none have failed to bring a smile to my husband and two-year olds faces. The chicken broccoli quiche was very good, but I would recommend you use a deep dish pie crust. The spice cake was a hit with my two-year old. My husband LOVES the Amish bread. I can't wait to try all of the other wonderful things in this cookbook.

I got this book after looking at a copy my Mother has. Since getting this book, I have used a few recipes. True, not all the recipes are from "scratch". And yes, there are a few modern ingredients that cut down on the prep or cooking time. I find this to be a good thing! There is an excerpt in the book that states "certain recipes have been modified or updated from the Old Order way of doing things for the benefit of non-Amish cooks who may have less time to spend in the kitchen." Also, now a days, Amish do use canned goods and do shop at stores for some ingredients. They also don't cook EVERYTHING from scratch. And yes, I do have two Amish families in my neighborhood. In the end, there are some tasty recipes in this book that are more traditional or old fashioned and enjoyable to prepare that most cookbooks today don't have. Also, if you have read Beverly Lewis' books, you will enjoy the little extras in this cookbook. If you are looking for a traditional Amish cookbook with things completely from scratch, keep looking.

Having read all of her adult fiction (and some of her children's fiction), I was very interested in seeing this book. When Leah (Abram's Daughters) had "roast" at her wedding, I could not figure out exactly what it was...and now I have the recipe.

I made some whole wheat bread (only half the recipe, and it was still 3 loaves) which turned out light and delicious. This is definitely a keeper.

While the title says it is an Amish Heritage Cookbook I was pleased to find recipes that included store bought ingredients. This gives me the opportunity to try more of the recipies since I don't have a lot of time to spend in the kitchen. Also it included the recipie I was looking for. The recipies I have tried have been easy to follow and turned out wonderfully. My family loved them. As a mother of two it is nice to have a book of wholesome easy to reproduce oldfashioned flavor recipies on hand. If you like the flavor of old world but like new world ease i would recomend this cookbook to you.

This is a great cookbook, I have been looking for one that I thought would be worth buying. I love the receipes in it. I have tried some of them and they are really good. Thank You

Great cookbook with information into the lives of the Amish culture
and meals they prepare. Good source of overall recipes with insight
into the Amish life and their fruitful ability to use the foods they
produce.

This is one of the few cook books that has all my favorite Pennsylvania Dutch recipes in it. I plan on trying them over the holiday season on my family since they enjoy the food when we go to Grandma's place.

I bought two copies of this book as a lark, simply because my best friend and I are big Beverly Lewis fans. My friend and I love to cook, but we already had all the cookbooks we would ever need. Nonetheless, I have made several recipes just for fun. What a surprise! This is the first time ever that I have made the perfect loaf of bread! I followed the recipe for Irene's bread, a whole wheat recipe. I cut the recipe by 2/3, as it makes 6 loaves. The bread was picture-perfect - light, large, fluffy loaves that rose well over the sides of the pans. Another favorite is the oatmeal cake with a caramel coconut frosting. It's absolutely delicious! The recipe calls for the cake to be baked in a loaf pan, but I used a 10x10 square pan. This was the perfect size. In addition to the recipes, there is a bit of history and advice. I recommend this book to anyone who likes to experiment with food from different cultures. Beverly Lewis fans will love it!