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Can you believe that it is almost Thanksgiving? Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays. Around our table, we’re going to have a lot of traditional things: turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole. sweet potatoes, some apple and pumpkin pies… But because my grandmother is Hispanic, there will also be things like enchiladas and tamales which are always with tradition with our family too.

Now I know some of you may be thinking, “I know that Thanksgiving is close, but it’s always so much pressure. I never know what I’m going to make. So many recipes that I find have too many strange ingredients.” Guess what, friends! I have something for you! Today I’m interviewing Hope Helmuth, the author of the cookbook Hope’s Table. She is sharing about her life (she’s a Mennonite author) and about some of her favorite recipes. Just a fair warning, you will probably be hungry by the time you’re done listening to this episode! What I love is how she takes simple recipes and things she’s learned from her mother and grandmother and presents them in a way that is easy for us to pick up her book, to try out some recipes, and to make us realize that we can make really delicious things for our kids. Hope is also going to talk about how it is so much more than just good food. How it’s about gathering and being with our kids and our family and the importance of that togetherness.

I know you are going to enjoy my conversation with Hope Helmuth! I know you will be blessed! You can listen above or on iTunes. I’d love it if you share this with your friends.

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Hope’s Table

This week’s Walk It Out scripture

1 Corinthians 10:31
So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.

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When John and I got married, someone gave us a gift certificate to a local store. We had enough to each pick out one thing. John bought a rechargeable flashlight, and I bought my first cookbook. I have to say both were put to good use over the years.

The is the cookbook I bought: Better Homes New Cookbook. I can’t tell you the number of recipes I’ve cooked over the years—a lot! I love that it’s a three-ring binder, which means the pages lay flat on the counter. It’s a perfect cookbook for a new wife—or someone out on her own for the first time—because the recipes are simple with no fancy ingredients. I liked mine so much I bought a copy for my daughter-in-law Katie when she married Cory.

One of my favorite recipes is the chicken enchiladas recipe.

My family loved it so much that it soon became my “company” meal. Yes, for many years that’s what I fixed for company.

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Growing up I didn’t spend any time in the kitchen, yet from within the pages of this cookbook I discovered how to make banana bread, applesauce, ham and bean soup, and more. (Here’s a photo of my friend Kayleigh and some of the things we made from the recipes in this book just this week.)

The truth is I learned how to cook with this cookbook, too. The front of the book has cooking tips. (Yes, that part of the book got well used.)

After twenty-three years, I think that flashlight has gotten lost on one of our moves, but I’m still using my cookbook . . . and my family will agree that any of the simple foods I’ve made them over the years have proved the worthwhile investment.

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*This post originally appeared on Not Quite Amish.

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#WalkItOut Podcast 081: Hope Helmuth

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