An Interview with Amanda Rettke, author of Homestead Recipes

Amanda Rettke, Internet blogger and author of Homestead Recipes: Midwestern Inspirations speaks with Gary Rivers about her new book.

Amanda Rettke's new cookbook HOMESTEAD RECIPES: Midwestern Inspirations, Family Favorites, and Pearls of Wisdom from a Sassy Home Cook (on sale: April 12, 2022) is the PERFECT Mother's Day gift for the mothers, grandmothers, sisters, daughters, mother figures, etc. in your life.

 In HOMESTEAD RECIPES, Amanda (who has a combined following of 8.5m+ followers across all social platforms) shares 110 of her delicious & accessible recipes for all types of meals, with chapters for breakfast, casseroles, soups, appetizers, ground beef, chicken, pork, vegetables, salads, bars, desserts, and cookies. Some of these unmistakably Midwestern staple recipes include:

. Tater Tot Hotdish

. Bacon Stuffed Mushrooms

. Skillet Hamburger Nachos

. Buffalo Stuffed Chicken

. Roasted Asparagus Puff Pastry

. Zucchini Corn Chowder

. Butterscotch Bars

. Cream Cheese Pound Cake

. And so much more (including an entire section dedicated to zucchini!)

Gary had to shorten his interview for the Mix Morning Show, but this is the entire interview, which we felt many listeners would love to hear.