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January 31, 2017 by Tricia Goyer 6 Comments

Cooking + Audiobooks = Unexpected Me Time {+ Recipe}

One of my favorite things is cooking dinner. It’s a good thing that I like it because I cook for 11 people every night. I like to try new recipes, but I also have old favorites. It’s extremely satisfying to gather my whole family around the table every night and see my family members enjoying dinner together and sharing about their day.

Another reason I like to cook is that I also listen to audiobooks while I chop, stir and sauté. It’s “me” time that I often don’t get in the middle of a busy life.

Here are my favorite audiobooks I’ve recently listened to.

Teaching from Rest by Sarah Mackenzie If you’re a homeschooling parent Sarah’s book is an encouraging read. Sarah reminds us we don’t need to do it all, but rather focus on what really matters. Sarah reads the books, which I loved, since I also enjoy listening to her on her podcast Read Aloud Revival. The audiobook is currently less than $5!

Fervent by Priscilla Shirer I loved the movie War Room by the Erwin Brothers. If you’ve wanted to become diligent in your own prayer life this is a book for you. Priscilla reads the books and her passion comes through!

In the Field of Grace by Tessa Afshar This Christian fiction novel tells the story of Naomi, Ruth and Boaz. We listened to this on a family road trip and all of us enjoyed it!

Some of my books are also available on Audiobook, which means I can join you in the kitchen!

The Seven Brides for Seven Bachelors series:
The Memory Jar
The Promise Box
The Kissing Bridge

An Amish Second Christmas
An Amish Garden

All About Audible

I love my audible membership. I have hundreds of books in my account and I listen to 50+ a year. You can get an Audible Membership too: Get free books for joining and then one book a month for $14.95! http://amzn.to/2j5vp1y You can also get discounted books through The Audible Daily Deal. This is a one-day only discount on an Audible audiobook, with prices on the Deal typically ranging somewhere between $2.95 – $4.95. Audible even lets you return any book you purchase with no questions asked if you don’t like the narration or content

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And, since I’m joining you in the kitchen, I thought you’d like one of my easy family recipes! It’s a family favorite and only has five ingredients!

Easy Pork Verde

2 lbs boneless pork chops, cubed
3 TBS olive oil
2 15-oz cans tomato sauce
1 4-oz can diced green chiles
1 1/2 cups cheddar cheese
Cooked Rice

In an extra large skillet, sauté the pork in the olive oil on medium heat until cooked through. When pork is cooked added tomato sauce, green chiles, and cheese. Cook over medium heat until cheese is melted, stirring so it doesn’t stick to pan or burn. Serve over cooked rice.

What about you? What audiobooks have you enjoyed lately? Leave a comment below!

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September 1, 2016 by Tricia Goyer 2 Comments

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 sugar
4 teaspoons baking powder
2 cups whole milk
whipped cream for topping

Preheat oven to 350*F.

In a large bowl, crumble the butter, flour and sugar together until crumbs are fine and even textured. Add baking powder and milk, mixing until well blended. Batter will be lumpy. Pour into greased 15×10-inch jelly roll pan or, for a thicker shortcake, use a greased 13×9-inch pan.

Bake 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

Spoon sugared strawberries over thick slices of shortcake and stack; the higher the better.

Top with a generous dollop of whipped cream. Enjoy!

Celebrate the release of ‘Sewn with Joy’ with a yummy recipe on @triciagoyer’s blog!

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Sewn with Joy

Sometimes Dreams Come Together
One Piece at a Time

Joy Miller wanted nothing more than to be a wife and mother—especially now that her relationship with Matthew Slagel, the bishop’s son, was deepening. But when a television crew rolls into Pinecraft, Florida, to film a new show about the Amish, tension threatens to rip apart their relationship…and the entire Amish community.

Joy is initially hired to sew costumes for the show, but she soon finds herself becoming increasingly involved in the production—a fact that upsets Matthew and his father. Yet the more Joy befriends the Englischer production crew, the more she senses God working in their lives through her. Can she turn her back on this opportunity to share God’s love? Will she and Matthew somehow be able to stitch together their dreams for the future?

Experience love, heartbreak, and hope in this sweet story of two worlds uniting in unexpected ways.

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October 27, 2015 by Tricia Goyer 4 Comments

Must-Try Recipe: Banana Sour Cream Bread

Banana Sour Cream Bread. DELICIOUS! You’ll never need another banana bread recipe again.

One of the things I love about writing the Pinecraft Pieshop Series is all the wonderful food that finds itself within the pages of these novels. Here is a recipe for Banana Sour Cream Banana bread. Can you say? YUM!

Banana Sour Cream Bread

¼ cup of sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
¾ cup butter
3 cups of sugar
3 eggs
6 ripe bananas
16 ounces sour cream
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 teaspoons cinnamon
½ teaspoon salt
3 teaspoons baking soda
4 ½ cups of flour
1 cup chopped nuts

Preheat over to 325 degrees. Grease four small or one large loaf pan. In a small bowl, combine ¼ cup sugar and 1 teaspoon cinnamon. Use the cinnamon-sugar mixture to the dustpan. In a large bowl, cream butter, three cups of sugar, eggs bananas, sour cream, vanilla, and remaining cinnamon. Mix in salt, baking soda, and flour. Stir in nuts. Bake 1 hour, covering loaves with foil the last 15 minutes of baking time.

—Shannon Torkelson, Alberta, Canada (Simply Delicious Amish Cooking)

Want to read a scrumptious story and get tasty recipes? Grab a copy of Made with Love … the first book in the series!

A Dash of Love, a Pinch of Hope, and a Whole Lot of Good Cooking

Lovina Miller should be thrilled. Pinecraft, Florida, has everything a young Amish woman could ask for: sun, sand, volleyball games, and evening singings in the park. But Pinecraft lacks the one thing Lovina desperately wants–a pie shop of her own. She longs for a place to gather with the community and serve the treat she loves.

A young carpenter named Noah Yoder strolls into her life and offers a way to make her dream come true. But before Noah and Lovina can build a shop–and a life–together, they must each face heartaches from the past. Is their new love stronger than their regrets?

Find inspiration, romance, and authentic Amish recipes for everyone’s favorite food–pie!

Order a copy today!

Sherry Gore and I had the privilege of going on Margaret McSweeney’s KitchChat to talk about Made With Love. You can listen to our interview here.

You’ll never need another banana bread recipe again! @triciagoyer shares her favorite recipe here:

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This recipe is part of another post 7 Amish Recipes for Your Thanksgiving Table– head over there to get your free printable!

December 4, 2013 by Tricia Goyer 3 Comments

My Favorite Cookbook

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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What’s your favorite cookbook? Share with me in the comment section!

*This post originally appeared on Not Quite Amish.

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October 19, 2013 by Tricia Goyer 1 Comment

I Write How I Cook: Little of This, Little of That

I wanted to make a chicken pot pie. I’d googled a recipe the other day while I was writing my shopping list—making sure I had all the ingredients—but for the life of me I couldn’t find that recipe today. So instead I looked at three other recipes and then decided to do my own thing. It turned out delicious. Here’s the recipe.

Easy-Peasy Chicken Pot Pie

1 bag of frozen chicken breast strips—Grilled and Ready® by Tyson worked great!
1 bag of frozen peas and carrots
1 can of chicken broth
1 cup of heavy cream
2 Tsp corn starch
Pillsbury pie crust

Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Spray a 9×13 pan with cooking spray. Mix the chicken breasts, peas, and chicken broth in a large pot and bring to a simmer, cooking until the pre-cooked chicken is thawed. Add the cream. Mix the corn starch with some water to make a thin paste. Stir in the corn starch and simmer until it’s thick and bubbly. Add pepper to taste.

Pour chicken mixture into 9×13 inch pan. Lay the two pie crusts on top, shaping them to fit the pan. Cut small slits to release steam. Bake for 15 minutes or until crust is gold brown.

Cooking and writing go hand-in-hand! Get @TriciaGoyer’s chicken pot pie recipe here:

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How easy is that?

So what does this have to do with my books?

1. I start with a plan. I know what kind of book I want to write, just like I knew I wanted chicken pot pie.

2. I choose my ingredients. These ingredients are character, setting, plot, theme, voice. I gather them up and lay them out, ready to mix them together.

3. I research my options. How many point-of-view characters should there be? Long chapters or short? Should I include letters? Should I have flashbacks? What feels right for this story?

Cooking and writing? Who knew there was a connection? @TriciaGoyer

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