You’ve asked and I’ve listened! I’m releasing more Big Sky Amish novels! I’m so excited to announce the pre-order campaign for not one but TWO of my upcoming books in the Big Sky Amish series—Beyond the Gray Mountains (releasing February 28) & On the Golden Cliffs (releasing March 21)! (Pre-order information will be coming for… [Continue Reading]
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Last Day to Get the FREE eBook of Beside Still Waters!
Today is the LAST DAY to get the FREE eBook of Beside Still Waters, the first book in my Big Sky series. You can also get Along Wooded Paths for only .99 and Beyond Hopes Valley for just 1.99. I’m so excited to offer this amazing sale on one of my favorite series to start… [Continue Reading]
Must Try Recipe: Sherry’s Best Pecan Pie Recipe
I love Sherry Gore’s recipes–I mean, they are beyond delicious! So I was so excited to be able to publish some of her recipes in my book Made With Love. Today, I want to share with you a favorite of mine. Enjoy Sherry’s Best Pecan Pie Recipe. Sherry’s Best Pecan Pie Recipe PDF Sherry’s… [Continue Reading]
End of Summer (or anytime) Cookie Recipe
During the summer my kids are like little mice–always in the kitchen scurrying around to find a snack. They especially love a sweet summer treat. Of course, chocolate chip cookies are a favorite for us so I thought I’d share a cookie recipe guest post from Lathe Weymouth. Now that we are ending summer, your… [Continue Reading]
The Essential Amish Cookbook
The Essential Amish Cookbook Taste the goodness of Amish life. Bestselling cookbook author and food columnist Lovina Eicher brings together the best of Amish cooking in The Essential Amish Cookbook: Everyday Recipes from Farm and Pantry. Join Eicher as she shares traditional Amish recipes along with her own kitchen tips and secrets. Growing up, Eicher… [Continue Reading]
How to Live a Slow{er} & More Peaceful Life
Too often we rush through life. We speed through our neighborhoods and cities without truly seeing what we’re passing. We don’t have time for friends, and because of that when we truly need a friend no one is around. In the Amish community, travel is done at the speed of a buggy. They attend church… [Continue Reading]
Multiple Choice Interview | Amish Reader
I recently had the pleasure of visiting AmishReader.com to answer a fun multiple-choice interview and to celebrate the release of Sewn with Joy. Read the interview below and make sure to enter their giveaway of a Whirley-Pop popcorn popper gift set, a $25 Amazon.com gift card, and two copies of Sewn with Joy! To get your name in the drawing, fill… [Continue Reading]
Shortcake For Fresh Strawberries
Happy day! The latest book in the Pinecraft Pie Shop series releases TODAY!! To celebrate I’m sharing a delicious recipe for strawberry shortcake from my co-author, Sherry Gore. Check out Sewn with Joy and the other books in the series for more Amish recipes. Shortcake For Fresh Strawberries 1 cup butter 4 cups all-purpose flour 2 cups granulated… [Continue Reading]
May Flowers
The flowers are springing up, the season of singing birds has come. SONG OF SONGS 2:12 In late spring and summer you can find many auctions in Amish communities. In Hazleton, Iowa, flower and produce auctions are held on Tuesdays and Fridays. In Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, the term for the annual auction is “mud sale.”… [Continue Reading]
Planted with Hope Release Day!
Happy day! Planted with Hope, book two of The Pinecraft Pie Shop series, releases TODAY! Here’s a little bit about the book: When Hope Miller is offered the plot of land behind the Me, Myself, and Pie shop to start a garden, she jumps at the chance. Finally—some space away from her four sisters! But everyone… [Continue Reading]
Must-Try Recipe: Old-Fashioned Buttermilk Pie
With the holidays coming up, you can never have enough pie recipes on hand. One of my new favorites is the old-fashioned buttermilk pie recipe from Made With Love! Old-Fashioned Buttermilk Pie 4 eggs 1 cup of sugar 3 tablespoons of flour 1 1/2 cups of buttermilk 1/4 cup butter, melted 2 teaspoons vanilla… [Continue Reading]