Recipe: Yoder’s Restaurant Chicken Stuffing Casserole

The Made with Love celebration continues! On Tuesday we asked our Facebook fans to vote for a savory meal recipe out of three options from the novel:

  1. Potato Soup
  2. Underground Ham Casserole
  3. Yoder’s Restaurant Chicken Stuffing Casserole

And the winner is…Yoder’s Restaurant Chicken Stuffing Casserole!

You can check out the recipe below or on our Facebook page. And don’t forget to check out Made with Love to see where the dish pops up in the story (and to get additional yummy recipes)!

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Book Preview: Made with Love by Tricia Goyer and Sherry Gore

Made with LoveJust in case you need some extra incentive to pick up a copy of Made with Love (or to enter the #ShareAServing giveaway for a chance to win two copies!), here’s a sneak preview from the novel. Meet Lovina and Noah, standing on the threshold of the home where Noah lives with three Amish teens under his supervision…

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Outside, the air was already heating up. She thought about inviting Noah to her parents’ house, but she didn’t want her parents to overhear. And she wanted to think through her plans before sharing them.

But from the attention she and Noah were still getting from the teens, they’d never be able to talk freely here either.

Noah must have read her thoughts. “How about we meet at Big Olaf’s to talk? A warm day like this is always a good day for ice cream.

“I love Big Olaf’s.” The words came out too hurried, and heat rose to Lovina’s cheeks. “I have a few things to do around home yet.” She didn’t really have much to do, but she needed some space to regroup and clear her head. Noah’s gaze had a way of pulling her in.

“In an hour then? I have to get these guys working on a deconstruction project.” His eyebrows lifted in hopeful anticipation, and warm eyes peered down on her. A moan sounded from the guys behind him at the mention of work, but that only caused Noah’s smile to brighten even more.

His face was tan and handsome. His eyes were a light bluish green, like the color of the ocean at dawn. He smiled, and she quickly looked away. He no doubt was used to getting attention from Amish women—Englischers too.

“Yes, that will work. See you then.”

Lovina hurried down the sidewalk and hurriedly walked down the road to her house. She crossed her arms over her chest, chiding herself for just lying to Noah. Why had she told him she had something to do at home? It was the way he looked at her, for starters. It was almost as if he could peer into her soul. And that smile. She blew out a big breath just thinking about it. Surely someone like Noah Yoder already had a girl he was courting.

“Lovina!” He called her name, and she turned. Instead of standing in the doorway Noah was walking toward her, pushing her bike. “You forgot something!”

She placed a hand on her cheeks, knowing for certain she’d lost her mind. She turned completely around and then watched in surprise as Noah jumped onto her bike and pedaled toward her.

The sight of the tall, muscular man riding the light blue bicycle with the white basket in front tickled her funny bone. Laughter poured from her lips, and Noah sat straighter, taking on a serious look, as if he was offended by her laughter.

He pulled up beside her and climbed off. He nodded toward the seat. “There, I warmed it up for you.”

“Oh my heavens, I would have given anything for a photographer to have snapped a shot of that. It would have made the cover of an Amish calendar for certain.”

“Anything to see you smile again.”

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Excerpted from Made with Love by Tricia Goyer and Sherry Gore

You can order the book now on the Harvest House website or your favorite book retailer!

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P.S. Don’t forget to enter the #ShareAServing giveaway for a chance to win a vintage Pyrex Amish butterprint mixing bowl and two copies of Made with Love (one to keep and one to share)! You can enter on our Facebook page or by clicking this link that goes directly to the giveaway form. Good luck!

 

Part 3—Interview with Amish Author Sherry Gore

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It’s countdown week at AmishReader.com! Made with Love (Book 1 in The Pinecraft Pie Shop series) releases this Saturday, and we’re celebrating with a series of fun little interviews with Amish coauthor Sherry Gore. Come meet the foodie behind the fiction!

Today’s interview is all about “either/or.” Which would Sherry choose…?

 

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Either/Or

Sunny day at the beach or rainy day at home?

Both. And here’s why:

When the rest of the country is waist-deep in snow, the beaches in Sarasota are incredibly warm and sunny, and without the hair-wilting humidity. It’s a true paradise.

It rains most every day in the summer months. That’s when you’ll find me thoroughly enjoying the thunder and lightning storms from the safety of my home.

Riding a bike or taking a walk?

Riding a bike. Always!

Key lime pie or whoopie pies?

This is Florida! I can have a key lime whoopie pie.

Baking pies or decorating a pie shop?

I could never run out of ideas when decorating a pie shop. Someone else can bring me a slice of pie for inspiration!

Receiving a heartfelt letter or a thoughtful gift?

Letters from friends never go out of style. I save them all.

 

Visit Pinecraft through the pages of Made with Love, releasing August 1st!

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Sherry GoreSherry Gore is the author of Simply Delicious Amish Cooking and Me, Myself, and Pie and is a weekly scribe for the national edition of the Amish newspaper The Budget. Sherry’s culinary adventures have been seen on NBC Daytime, Today.com, and Mr. Food Test Kitchen. Sherry is a resident of Sarasota, Florida, the vacation paradise of the Plain People. She has three children and is a member of a Beachy Amish Mennonite church.

 

Part 2—Interview with Amish Author Sherry Gore

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It’s countdown week at AmishReader.com! Made with Love (Book 1 in The Pinecraft Pie Shop series) releases this Saturday, and we’re celebrating with a series of fun little interviews with Amish coauthor Sherry Gore. Come meet the foodie behind the fiction!

Today’s interview gives us a taste of Sherry’s favorites…

 

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Sherry’s Favorites

Summer activity: Swimming in a crystal clear pool

Character in the story: Naturally, Lovina. Her passion and hard work bring to life something that’s been in my heart for years: a pie shop of my own!

Element of the cover: I was thrilled to see the cover options the design team created. The retro-style pie image and colors complement the story’s theme throughout the book. I love it!

Line from the story: “Are you ready for some pie?” she finally dared to ask.

Recipe featured in the book: Hmm. That would have to be the pineapple pie. I’d like some now, please.

 

Get another morsel of Made with Love fun tomorrow!

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Sherry GoreSherry Gore is the author of Simply Delicious Amish Cooking and Me, Myself, and Pie and is a weekly scribe for the national edition of the Amish newspaper The Budget. Sherry’s culinary adventures have been seen on NBC Daytime, Today.com, and Mr. Food Test Kitchen. Sherry is a resident of Sarasota, Florida, the vacation paradise of the Plain People. She has three children and is a member of a Beachy Amish Mennonite church.

 

Part 1—Interview with Amish Author Sherry Gore

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It’s countdown week at AmishReader.com! Made with Love (Book 1 in The Pinecraft Pie Shop series) releases this Saturday, and we’re celebrating with a series of fun little interviews with Amish coauthor Sherry Gore. Come meet the foodie behind the fiction!

Today’s interview is a traditional (fun-sized) Q&A…

AmishReader: What was it like collaborating on a book and approaching it from the background of two different cultures?

Sherry: Each of us had something to lend the other didn’t have. As a beloved fiction author, Tricia knows what her readers are looking for. I happen to live in the midst of that very thing and experience first-hand the same comings and goings just like those found in Made With Love on a daily basis. My knowledge of the culture and its people combined with her experience at fiction writing made for a perfect meeting of the minds.

Made with LoveAmishReader: What makes Pinecraft (Florida) a unique setting for an Amish novel?

Sherry: Volleyball games in January, day trips to the beach in February, sided with good Amish-cooking all year long make Pinecraft the perfect setting for a novel series written for romantics and foodies alike!

AmishReader: What sort of role does food play in Made with Love? Will food be a large part of every book in the series?

Sherry: Amish cooking has a starring role in Made With Love and the sequels of The Pinecraft Pie Shop series. While Lovina and Noah are the Hero and Heroine everyone comes to love and root for, it’s the tantalizing treats from Amish kitchens in Pinecraft that earn the award for Best Supporting Actor in Made With Love. Bravo!

 

Have we whetted your appetite? Join us tomorrow for Part 2!

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Sherry GoreSherry Gore is the author of Simply Delicious Amish Cooking and Me, Myself, and Pie and is a weekly scribe for the national edition of the Amish newspaper The Budget. Sherry’s culinary adventures have been seen on NBC Daytime, Today.com, and Mr. Food Test Kitchen. Sherry is a resident of Sarasota, Florida, the vacation paradise of the Plain People. She has three children and is a member of a Beachy Amish Mennonite church.