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I'm Pioneer Woman.
And I love to cook.
Once upon a time, I fell in love with a cowboy. A strapping, rugged, chaps-wearing cowboy. Then I married him, moved to his ranch, had his babies . . . and wound up loving it. Except the manure. Living in the country for more than fifteen years has taught me a handful of eternal truths: every new day is a blessing, every drop of rain is a gift . . . and nothing tastes more delicious than food you cook yourself.
The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Food from My Frontier is a mouthwatering collection of the simple-but-scrumptious recipes that rotate through my kitchen on a regular basis, including Perfect Pancakes, Cowgirl Quiche, Sloppy Joes, Italian Meatball Soup, White Chicken Enchiladas, and a spicy Carnitas Pizza that'll win you over for life. There are also some elegant offerings for more special occasions at your house: Osso Buco, Honey-Plum-Soy Chicken, and Rib-Eye Steak with an irresistible Onion-Blue Cheese Sauce. And the decadent assortment of desserts, including Blackberry Chip Ice Cream, Apple Dumplings, and Coffee Cream Cake, will make your heart go pitter-pat in the most wonderful way.
In addition to detailed step-by-step photographs, all the recipes in this book have one other important quality in common: They're guaranteed to make your kids, sweetheart, dinner guests, in-laws, friends, cousins, or resident cowboys smile, sigh, and beg for seconds. (And hug you and kiss you and be devoted to you for life.)
I hope you enjoy, devour, and love this book.
I sure did love making it for you.
Ree Drummond began blogging in 2006 and has built an award-winning website, where she shares recipes, showcases her photography, and documents her hilarious transition from city life to ranch wife. She is the author of the #1 New York Times bestselling books Charlie the Ranch Dog; The Pioneer Woman Cooks; The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Food from My Frontier; and The Pioneer Woman Cooks: A Year of Holidays; as well as Charlie and the Christmas Kitty, Charlie Goes to School, Charlie and the New Baby, and Charlie's I Can Read adventures. Ree lives on a working cattle ranch near Pawhuska, Oklahoma, with her husband, Ladd; their four kids; Charlie; and lots of other animals.
Anonymous
Posted Sun Mar 25 00:00:00 EDT 2012
It is hard to say if the appeal is that our world has gone so far away from the very most basic cooking skills or just that her blog has such devoted followers that they will buy anything she does a book signing for - even if every recipe can be found on her blog, free of charge. This woman is the most basic amateur imaginable. These recipes, as well as those in the first book, are things that anyone who had any direction at all in their mother's or grandmother's kitchen learned at a very young age. If you need a recipe for pico de gallo or if you need a picture of what measuring and adding a teapoon of salt looks like, then these are the books for you. I think people are confusing the enjoyment of viewing her photography online with her somehow being qualified to write cookbooks, but both Ree personally and her publisher have spent a great deal of marketing money to get her into and onto everything publicity-wise and boy is it working. My advice, however, is save your money. Open your momma's recipe box and you will find all of this and much more. Or, just go to her blog and print them off at no charge.
25 out of 115 people found this review helpful.
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Posted Fri Apr 06 00:00:00 EDT 2012
I purchased this cookbook for my Nook tablet. I love The Pioneer Woman's blog, tv show and I have her first cookbook. For the 1 star review, yes some recipes are basic and I can eyeball a teaspoon of salt, but I love Ree Drummond's style and how she can take the basics and turn it into something wonderful. Her enchilada sauce was almost identical to my grandmother and mother, but adding one of the ingredients made it even better! Her creamy mashed potatoes are now part of my Thanksgiving menu! I can't wait to try the recipes in this book.
16 out of 17 people found this review helpful.
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Posted Thu Mar 22 00:00:00 EDT 2012
I love this cookbook! I've been following Ree's blog and getting her recipes via email and love how she demonstrates everything step by step. I was so excited to see her show on the Food Network and now I just purchased this cookbook. It's just like I was expecting from her- tons of photos of the recipes, little pictures here and there of her family but MOSTLY its good old home cookin' recipes. Any cook, beginner or expert, would sit down with this cookbook and read it cover to cover.
13 out of 16 people found this review helpful.
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Posted Sat Apr 07 00:00:00 EDT 2012
I had waited. Anticipated. And excitedly awaited Ree's new book...only to be disappointed. Now, I admit. I love me some Pioneer Woman. I follow her blog and I follow her on Food Network. I think she's beautiful, smart and witty. Her recipes are awesome and she makes instructions plain and simple; the pictures are great, too. However, I was hoping for some new material. Much - if not all - of what is in the book I could hop on her food blog right now and print them - at no cost. Plus, I got this on my Nook Tablet, and I have to resize the page every time I want to read the ingredients. Had I known it wasn't exactly compatible, I'd have gotten the real book. I'll think twice before ordering any future books of hers, but I'll certainly continue to follow her blog and FN Show. And I'll keep enjoyin' those apple dumplings that are so addictive. Besides, I'm feeling just a tad bit burned she chose not to come to my state for a book signing. Just sayin'.
9 out of 14 people found this review helpful.
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Posted Tue Mar 13 00:00:00 EDT 2012
THIS IS THE PERFECT WEDDING GIFT!
It is so detailed any new cook can follow and cook great treats for her man.
9 out of 11 people found this review helpful.
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Posted Mon Jun 11 00:00:00 EDT 2012
I recently purchased this cookbook, and I'd like to respond to the largest negative comment I've seen on customer reviews.... To "NOT WORTH IT"....go grab your grandmother's recipes and get them published...let's see how far you get! When you do, I'll be glad to critique it!
7 out of 12 people found this review helpful.
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Posted Tue Mar 27 00:00:00 EDT 2012
The pictures are great! Especially for those of us who have no idea. Also....the post below....are you bitter?
7 out of 9 people found this review helpful.
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Posted Tue Aug 28 00:00:00 EDT 2012
This cookbook is great.....took a star away since yes SOME of these recipes are on her blog. However the recipes are fun, innovative and most importantly doable by your average Joe without much fanfare. This is a book I will keep close during my weekly meal planning. Hooray for a great cookbook by a wife and mom with integrity and a family focus! And even if my moms long lost recipe cards were available Id still want this book as an addition to my library.
6 out of 7 people found this review helpful.
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Posted Sat Aug 18 00:00:00 EDT 2012
Well, my aunt has this cook book and it's amazing. I have a nook app on my iPad. It will not work on an iPad. This is the second purchase I have made that will not work on an iPad. $5 down the tube. Buy the cookbook. It's great, just don't expect it to work on your iPad.
6 out of 8 people found this review helpful.
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Posted Sat Apr 28 00:00:00 EDT 2012
I love this cookbook. And I really have a lot of respect for Ree and her family. Her writings exude a positive attitude toward family and life and love. Just think what the world would be like if we all found the love of our lives, instead of marrying for all the wrong reasons-the world would be a much better place. Anyway, you won't regret buying this cookbook. It's a good one to add to your collection. And as to the naysayers and critics, I've noticed that any time anyone is happy or successful in life, there's always someone's who's bitter and critical of them. That's the yin and yang of life. Here's to you, who purchase or just read Ree's cookbooks and books- hoping that you catch some of her optimisim and joie de vivre!!
5 out of 7 people found this review helpful.
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Posted Mon Oct 14 00:00:00 EDT 2013
To "anonymous" who says " These recipes, as well as those in the first book, are things that anyone who had any direction at all in their mother's or grandmother's kitchen learned at a very young age"
There are those of us who were not taught to cook by our parents, but now find ourselves thrust into adulthood, trying to manage and cook for our families. Perhaps pico de gallo is second nature to some, but for others it helps to see a step by step guide. Instead of sneering, I will celebrate Ree for being the kitchen "mother" many of us never had. Thank you, Ree!
3 out of 3 people found this review helpful.
Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.The Pioneer Woman Cooks is the recipient of the prestigious Mom's Choice Award. The Mom's Choice Awards honors excellence in family-friendly media, products and services. An esteemed panel of judges includes education, media and other experts as well as parents, children, librarians, performing artists, producers, medical and business professionals, authors, scientists and others. A sampling of the panel members includes: Dr. Twila C. Liggett, Ten-time Emmy-winner, professor and founder of Reading Rainbow; Julie Aigner-Clark, Creator of Baby Einstein and The Safe Side Project; Jodee Blanco, New York Times Best-Selling Author; and LeAnn Thieman, motivational speaker and coauthor of seven Chicken Soup For The Soul books. Parents and educators look for the Mom's Choice Awards seal in selecting quality materials and products for children and families.
3 out of 5 people found this review helpful.
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Posted Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 2013
I ordered this based on a friends recommendation. I absolutely LOVE IT. The meatballs... OMG and the home made Mamwich. Great stuff. I havent found anything in the cookbook I dont like yet.... s
2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.
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Posted Sun Jan 13 00:00:00 EST 2013
I guess this isnt 'compatible' to read on a brand spanking new nook hd plus. thankfully it was only $4 but itd be nice to have this!
2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.
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Posted Fri Apr 06 00:00:00 EDT 2012
I love how there are pictures of each step!
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Posted Sun Nov 03 00:00:00 EDT 2013
Very disappointed as I was excited to read this book on my nook hd plus. Sadly it won't open on mine. I feel like I just lit almost $17 on fire. If you have a nook hd plus don't easte your money.
1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.
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Posted Mon Oct 14 00:00:00 EDT 2013
Loved this book!!!! Yes, a lot of the dishes are on her website, but I much prefer looking at a book while cooking than dragging my computer over to the kitchen. I have made many of the recipes in the book and everything has turned out so good!! She makes it fool proof by showing step by step pictures of each step. That is wonderful for a cookbook! Along with that are photographs of her family and ranch and they are beautiful. I have ordered her first book, which Ree said was her first stab at it. I don't care, I know I will love it. And as soon as her Holiday book comes out, I will get that one too!!!
1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.
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Posted Fri Nov 02 00:00:00 EDT 2012
My kind of cookbook!
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Posted Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 EDT 2012
This is an amazing book. I watch her cooking show, read her blog, and have the first book. I love the recipes in this book and already made one today, I also just bough the book today. I love the little stories in here and the step by step pictures! I am buying both her books for my sister for christmas this year!
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Posted Fri Sep 14 00:00:00 EDT 2012
Beautiful step by step pictures. Reading through the cookbook you begin to build your confident to try some new recipes for your family and friends. No crazy ingredience.
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Overview
I'm Pioneer Woman.
And I love to cook.
Once upon a time, I fell in love with a cowboy. A strapping, rugged, chaps-wearing cowboy. Then I married him, moved to his ranch, had his babies . . . and wound up loving it. Except the manure. Living in the country for more than fifteen years has taught me a handful of eternal truths: every new day is a blessing, every drop of rain is a gift . . . and nothing tastes ...