From the author of Surprise-Inside Cakes and the hugely popular I Am
Homesteader and I Am Baker blogs--a book filled with sass, charm, and
110 tried-and-true home-cooked favorite recipes that shine whether
you're a megamart devotee or a garden-to-table enthusiast.
With 75 chickens, 25 ducks, 5 guinea hens, and a 1/2-acre garden on her
Minnesota homestead, Amanda Rettke and her family have dedicated
themselves to learning about the land and feeding everyone who steps
foot on it, from beloved friends to delivery drivers. After pleasing
many sweet teeth with recipes from her popular I Am Baker blog, Amanda
opens up more of her kitchen to share how her family eats on a daily
basis. All of her 110 recipes are accessible regardless of how close to
the land you live, with a combination of ingredients you can grow at
home (but don't have to) and store-bought staples. A small-town
smart-aleck, Amanda pairs her recipes with sassy commentary and food and
homestead photos as beautiful as her famous desserts. She'll make you
feel right at home with practical, easy methods and real ingredients
that give you incredible flavor.
Amanda has you covered with recipes for all types of meals, with
chapters for breakfast, casseroles, soups, appetizers, ground beef,
chicken, pork, vegetables, salads, bars, desserts, and cookies. She even
has an entire chapter dedicated to zucchini recipes, as every
Midwesterner with a garden has been subjected to
Zucchini-pocalypse--that moment when you can't even give away the
bounteous green deluge.
Homestead Recipes is sure to please, with Amanda's no-fail versions of
delicious, unmistakably Midwestern staple recipes, including:
Amanda invites you into her kitchen, garden, and family with this
eagerly awaited, down-to-earth cookbook.
