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Last month I had the privilege of finally meeting her in San Francisco during Blogherfood. She is even more wonderful, gracious, and genuine than I could have imagined. So it was with much anticipation I looked forward to her cookbook being released tomorrow. And fortunately for me as an attendee of the conference I was able to receive a preview copy.
In her cookbook “The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Recipes from an Accidental Country Girl
One cannot help but imagine being transported to Ree’s Ranch when preparing and eating these dishes. Every dish has detailed step-by-step photos (tons of photos!) and instructions making it virtually impossible for home cooks to fail. The recipes are not hard to execute and many of the ingredients are items likely in your home already.
Earlier in the week I prepared Skillet Cornbread from her cookbook and it was wonderful! The recipe can be found here. Coincidentally, tomorrow is my birthday which is the official release date of Ree’s cookbook. As a pre-birthday celebration, yesterday my husband with the help of my daughters (who know how to operate my Kitchenaid) surprised me by baking Ree’s French Breakfast Puffs out of her cookbook. To some, this would not seem like a big deal, but for me it is totally a big deal! Just as an FYI, my husband does not cook or bake. You could imagine my shock when the kids brought a plate of muffins to my bed and he explained they baked these for me. They were a huge hit in our family!! If Rob can bake these, anyone can bake and cook out of this cookbook. Thank God Ree included lots of pictures to help him! On a funny note, Rob documented the whole process with my camera while I was sleeping. (Notice the kids birthday candle?!)
This cookbook is a gift of love.. from her family to yours. I would highly recommend this cookbook for anyone who loves real home cooking like chicken fried steak, buttermilk biscuits and red velvet cake. Her photos, story-telling, and recipes will make this cookbook a treasured piece in your kitchen. Get your Holiday shopping done early and order a few copies now! Perfect timing for Christmas presents!
For 1 lucky person, I am giving away a SIGNED COPY of “The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Recipes from an Accidental Country Girl
Contest is now closed. Thanks to everyone who entered.
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I love her humor and her passion for life.
I enjoy the way that she combines her blog posts to cover nearly all aspects of her life. In my opinion this makes her even more real.
My favorite home-style dish is macaroni and cheese, and hers is amazing. I love her because she’s so down-to-earth, and just plain funny!
My favorite home-style dish is pot roast and mashed potatoes. With a little apple pie thrown in for good measure:)
Thanks for the giveaway!
She seems more like a dear friend that I have to keep up with!
No one can excite me to try a recipe more than her!
I love Ree because she is so transparent and funny plus her recipes are wonderful!
I love the simplicity of Ree’s recipes. I can always find almost everything I need to make one of them in my pantry and fridge.
I am in love with PW – she has made me realize that I can cook and cook well for my family! I would love to get a signed copy of her book…thanks for the opportunity!
I’m so pleased to have discovered Ree for myself and my girlfriends! (Oh–and my husband.) Her self-deprecating wit cracks me up pretty much every morning, and of course, her RECIPES. Her PHOTOS! I’ve made many of her dishes and each time they are perfect. I think so far, my favorite has to be her gazpacho with grilled bread. I made it for vegetarian friends and they practically licked the bowl. I hope she makes it to Omaha on her book tour, as I would love to shake her hand and tell her directly how welcome she has been in my kitchen. (Also I want to take her out for a foofy drink! I can dream.)
I love how she shares her obvious love for her husband and children.
I feel she inspires us to look for the positives in life with a sense of humor.
My favorte home cooked dish is a tradition with my inlaws. At ages 91 and 92 they insist that the new year cannot begin without black eyed peas. Evidently in the south this is to bring you good luck for the coming year. That and having all your laundry done will insure good luck for the upcoming year. Slow cooking black eyed peas with a ham hock, some red pepper flakes and seasonings is such comfort food, and a tradition my children have learned to expect and appreciate.
My favorite homestyle dish is probably my mom’s spaghetti… and I love pioneer woman for her fantastic recipes and photos!
Who doesn’t love her?!
I actually made her Corn Fritters for my youngest daughter’s birthday party and had 2 people, and my parents, ask for the recipe, they were so good! And she is so awesome to share her photo/Photoshop tips.
This is awesome. Her cookbook looks great. Being an (almost) country girl myself, I enjoy all kinds of soups and stews made from things I grew myself, or was able to procure locally. There is nothing that feels better, or more country than cooking sustainably.
The Pioneer Woman first won me over by her unabashed use of butter, but now I know I can feed my Marine husband any of her cowboy food, and he’ll love it!
My favorite dish is pulled pork roast with mashed potatoes and gravy. And I love Ree for her sense of humor and her ‘real-ness.’
Ree is amazing! Not only can she cook and write fantastically, she was also kind enough to share some awesome Photoshop actions with the world for free. Enough said.
Ree’s sense of humor and authentic writing is what makes her blog so entertaining to read. And her food is right in line with how I like to cook. Like her and Marlboro Man, I love a good steak. I can’t wait to get this cook book!
Mashed Potatoes with white gravy..mmm…and I Love Ree b/c in of her recipes she tells it how it is. Plain and simple…and the step by step photos is a HUGE plus to someone who just started cooking!
I love everything about PW! Her site is full of great stories and helpful information. One of my favorite recipes from PW is Baked Lemon Pasta. It is so simple and so yummy!
Does it get any better than gooey mac and cheese? Or maybe a big pot of soup with a loaf of warm, crusty bread. Now I’m getting hungry…
I stumbled upon Ree’s website a few months ago (from a friend’s blog) and I check it multiple times a day now. I absolutely LOVE the fact that she puts pictures of all the steps in her recipes. As a very visual person, this helps me so, so much! Oh–and she’s the reason I found your website!
I love how she photgraphs the steps in the recipes. Her recipes are AMAZING!
My favorite home-style dish is biscuits and gravy! My grandmother used to make it for me on holidays!
Ree is a great writer with an amazing sense of humor.
I love her stories…i am also a lover of cooking and photography and hse helps me out with both…
Homey food is what my family is all about. Having grandparents from Virginia and Kentucky I was raised on comfort food. If I cold have any meal I would choose my great aunt Sara’s skillet corn bread and my great grandmothers creamy lima beans….the best! Even now I try to make their dishes and even though I follow the recipe it never quite taste the same.
Keeping my fingers crossed about this giveaway! The cookbook sounds great!!!
I am obsessed with Ree! I feel like i know her and want to go visit her for some great home-cooked meals!
i love beef stew with biscuits. it is super easy, great in the winter and really yummy!
Ree’s life on an Oklahoma ranch is so different from mine, but then life with a family are still the same anywhere.
My favorite dish is my grandmother’s pot roast that takes me back to the farm in Iowa.
My favorite home-style dish is definitely mac + cheese. I LOVE Ree for many reasons, but mainly I guess because her recipes are written in a way that make me not afraid to try them. Her recipes are great for someone like me who is just learning to cook and who has had lots of failures. That being said all of the dishes I’ve tried from her site have turned out really well.
I love Ree for opening up her home to all her readers. She seems like a very genuine, very sincere person.
O boy, I don’t live in the US and that bothers me today!
I love her for many, many reasons, but above all for her Honesty! PW’s Best Chocolate Sheet Cake, ever is to die for!
My favorite home-style recipe is Tuna casserole.
Thank you for the give-away!
Ree inspires me to cook. From the first day I found her site, I have renewed my love of cooking, which I lost while pregnant and parenting twin infants. Now that I have toddlers to feed, I love simple, wholesome, and easy recipes. Thanks Ree!
I love Ree’s blog! She’s so down-to-earth, takes great, informative pictures, and seems like someone who you could naturally be friends with.
I love her blog, I look at it more than 4 times a day….I tried so many of her recipes and they always awesome…SO, I just love everything about her!! She really is a role model!
I love Ree and her recipes.
I love her humor and her recipes and her photography!
I love Ree!!! I read her blog every day because it makes me smile. She can always turn my frown upside down!
I love Ree! She is one of the few bloggers that I can actually imagine myself being really good friends with. She writes from the heart and is completely candid about her day to day life.
My favorite homestyle accompany with any dish is biscuits, we love biscuits over here, I even made biscuits and gravy the other day. Ree inspires me, she make me laugh every day and that’s what makes her great! I can’t wait toget her book.
Homecooking is my spaghetti sauce and fresh garlic bread! Yumm…
I love reading Ree’s blog – her writing is witty!
Chicken pot pie! Although we usually make it with leftover turkey.
I love Ree’s sense of humor, love of life and family and food! I only wish I’d found her blog sooner.
My favorite home style recipe is meat loaf with mashed potatoes and green beans. It reminds me of home and give me a cozy feeling!
Ree makes everything seem doable. Coming from someone else her recipes might seem too difficult to tackle, but she makes it seem easy and fun! Love seeing her new stuff and trying it all out! Thanks for the giveaway, what a gernerous thing to do:)
I love Ree’s enthusiasm in the kitchen. I used to be quite intimidated by cooking…but have since realized there’s no need to be!
Homemade macaroni and cheese. Hands down.
I love The Pioneer Woman! I check her blog almost every day, and it always leaves me with a smile. Not to mention her recipes never disappoint. My favorite home-style dish, though, is chicken and dumplings, the way my mom makes them.
Ree’s apple cake in a skillet. I would never have attempted it without her encouragement, but it’s now a favorite in my house.
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