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Mouthwatering Recipes
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The Church Potluck Supper Cookbook
Over 500 Hearty, Delicious Recipes for Friends, Family, and Community

By Elaine Robinson

The words “potluck suppers” conjure some of the best memories of church events and family picnics. You think of fun times when everyone shares in the preparations of dishes,  activities, and festivities. From coast to coast, church potluck suppers are at an all-time high, held in churches and homes. They complement other programs and events—all designed to bolster fellowship for parishioners and friends.

Don’t panic if you are asked to a Potluck super. Just check out this well organized cookbook for easy to make, sure to please recipes.

My daughter Punzel is at a phase in her life when she goes to many Potlucks with friends.

She has one recipe, made from a mix for Oatmeal Cookies (she of course adds a secret family ingredient, chocolate chips) that she uses when funds are low. I have heard her referred to fondly as “the oatmeal cookie girl” at a movie screening where she brought those cookies.

She has also designated one covered casserole dish as her “potluck” dish. She uses it for every potluck so everyone can identify her dish.

THE CHURCH POTLUCK SUPPER COOKBOOK: Over 500 Hearty, Delicious Recipes for Friends, Family, and Community (March, 2003, $15.95 Trade Paperback; 296 pages; ISBN: 1-58062-838-9) by Elaine Robinson, antes up the best of church supper cuisine. The wife of a New England minister, Robinson reached out across the county to church supper “chefs,” assembling more than 500 mouthwatering, scrumptious recipes. It’s sure to inspire you want to head over to the church on Saturday night for delightful potluck food, or even better, hold a potluck supper in your own home for family and friends.

What singles THE CHURCH POTLUCK SUPPER COOKBOOK out from other potluck books is that Elaine Robinson’s work features fifty-percent more recipes. It is the only cookbook highlighting hearty recipes that have really been served at small town American church suppers. It also features a special chapter devoted to recipes for large groups of twenty-five people and up and helpful tips to organize those meals.

Turning the pages of THE CHURCH POTLUCK SUPPER COOKBOOK opens taste buds to a whole new edible world. There’s everything from Raspberry Glazed Chicken to Stuffed Green Peppers. Savor these other tasty delights:

Real New England Fish Chowder

Bubble Rolls and No-Fail Popovers

Mint Chocolate Squares

Summer Squash Casserole

Old-Fashioned Ham Loaf with Mustard Sauce

Scalloped Sweet Potatoes and Apples

Lemon-Strawberry Punch and Mulled Cider

Peanut Butter-Crème Cheese Pie

Raspberry Swirl Coconut Cookies

Church potluck suppers can be as organized as assigning different church members to make or contribute certain food items. Or, anyone can bring or make whatever they want which gives true meaning to the word “potluck.” The end result is the same good food, fine times, wonderful fellowship, and true sense of community.

About the Author:

Parson’s wife Elaine Robinson is no stranger to recipes and cookbooks. Maine Church Supper Cookbook was her first work. As the wife of a minister, she has prepared and overseen hundreds of church suppers. Her network of church supper-makers contributed to this book. She lives in Biddeford, Maine.

THE CHURCH SUPPER POTLUCK COOKBOOK

Over 500 Hearty, Delicious Recipes for Friends, Family, and Community

By Elaine Robinson

Publication Date: March 2003

Price: $15.95 Trade Paperback; 296 pages

ISBN: 1-58062-838-9

Reviewed by Madelyn Miller

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