A Farmer’s Daughter: Recipes from a Mennonite Kitchen
By
Dawn Stoltzfus
978-0-8007-2091-9
$13.99
224 pages
Pub Date: October 2012
Looking at a book that
says “Over 300 mouthwatering recipes!” I’m excited! And when I check it out,
this book, is so much more than a cookbook. Reminiscent of the Raised on
Sunshine and Raised on Rainbows, Stoltzfus includes little tidbits such as Food
For Thought that’s almost a devotional and a challenge at the end of chapters.
“How do you prepare for your own day of rest?” she asks at the end of Chapter
Four. “I encourage you to incorporate this principle of rest and see what it
will do for your soul!” The author also
makes plenty of suggestions for additions and substitutes on many recipes - a
great time-saver when you're in a hurry and don't have or care for or are
allergic to some of the ingredients.
I page through, seeing
a few favorites, such as cheddar potato chowder, variations on meatloaf and all
kinds of yummy breads. Things to do with tomatoes…tomato toppers with bacon and
onions and Worcestershire sauce. Ah – Hubby has a newfound love of rosemary. I
think I’ll try the Baked Rosemary Chicken tonight and get back to you. – the next
morning: Pretty Good! I had to make a few adjustments as I used plump breasts
and cut them open, and had no celery, so used celery seed. But it was great
using our own garlic, apples and onion for the main fill. Very easy and tasty.
Here's what the dish looked like before I put it in the oven - I even got the professional grease on the page.
And here's the final meal, served with squash from my son's garden and green beans, a tasty meal.
I’m going to love this
book! Divided into chapters that are more than just the usual meal portions,
Stoltzfus includes whole chapters of season items, “Summer Sandwiches and
Winter Soups,” and Spring Salads and Dressings.” And two separate chapters of
sweets. A woman after my own heart for sure.
About the author:
Dawn Stoltzfus is a wife, a mother of two sweet little boys
and a lover of anything creative. She started and ran The Farmer's Wife Market
until 2008 when she sold it in order to stay at home to raise her family. She
loves to cook, for one or three hundred and sees cooking and entertaining as an
opportunity to serve them out of love and joy rather than out of a sense of
obligation. Her love for cooking was inspired by her mother and developed as
she cooked for her family of six on their active, working dairy farm in Ohio.
“Available October 2012 at your
favorite bookseller from Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group.”
