The Amish Cook at Home: Simple Pleasures of Food, Family, and Faith

Take a step back with The Amish Cook

As the world around us seems to grow increasingly complex and busy, it's comforting to know that syndicated columnist Lovina Eicher is here with The Amish Cook at Home: Simple Pleasures of Food, Family, and Faith (Andrews McMeel Publishing, $29.99), a beautiful homage to life in an Old Order Amish community, filled with delicious recipes offering comfort, simplicity, and sustenance.

Part almanac, part cultural overview, part culinary calendar, The Amish Cook at Home is structured around the four seasons, which heavily influence Amish life and cooking. Inside you'll find:

• Recipes full of seasonal vegetables, fruits, and meat, including such culinary traditions as Dandelion Jelly, Chicken and Dumplings, and Concord Grape Streusel Pie. (And don't be surprised to also find such treats as Breakfast Burritos, Bacon-Wrapped Jalapeños, and Pizza Casserole.)
• Informational notes and sidebars about Amish history, culture, and lore, some contributed by members of Lovina's family and her column editor and co-author, Kevin Williams
• Stories of Old Order days and glimpses into events including weddings, funerals, and tax time
• Anecdotes from Lovina's family life shared with her husband, Joe, and their eight children
• Almost 100 recipes and beautiful color photos depicting life in Lovina's rural Michigan community

The Amish Cook at Home will be welcomed not only by faithful readers of Lovina's syndicated newspaper column, The Amish Cook, but also by a new audience eager to embrace a simpler way of life, even if for only an hour or two while making a tasty, home-cooked dish straight from Amish country.

About the Authors

Lovina Eicher and Kevin Williams write the newspaper column The Amish Cook, sharing Amish culture, tradition, and cooking with a nationally syndicated audience of more than 130 newspapers throughout the United States. Lovina's mother, Elizabeth Coblentz, founded the column with Kevin and later co-wrote its namesake inaugural cookbook. Lovina took over the column after Elizabeth died in 2002. Lovina lives in Michigan with her husband and eight children, and Kevin lives in Ohio. www.amishcookonline.com

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Contact: Tammie Barker, (800) 851-8923, ext. 7499, tbarker@amuniversal.com

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The Amish Cook at Home: Simple Pleasures of Food, Family, and Faith

By: Lovina Eicher with Kevin Williams
ISBN: 978-0-7407-7372-3
Format: Hardcover: 10 x 9, 224 pages
Price: Price: $29.99 ($32.99 Canada)