The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Recipes from an Accidental Country Girl is 250 pages of fun, honest down to earth life experiences mingled with recipes and sprinkled with pictures and how-to-cook wisdom from the kitchen of Ree Drummond.
Last Thursday, together with some fellow friends & food bloggers and several 100's of PW enthusiasts who are yet to be my friends had the rare and wonderful opportunity of meeting this city turned cowgirl in person. She is every bit as personable as you would hope she is, an absolutely genuine "I want to be your friend" kind of person. Many thanks to King's English for their sponsoring this event, the Gallery next door for letting way too many women in their building (the fire department would not have been happy) and to my darling food blogging friends (FoodFinery, BarbaraBakes, TwoPeasandPod, SLCFoodie- please check their sights for pictures of the event) and my good friend Julia who spent from 4 in the afternoon until 6:45 passing the time with me waiting for the grand entrance of Ree Drummond, THE PIONEER WOMAN!
Yesterday I made her Perfect Pot Roast, pages 120-122. Secret ingredients rosemary and thyme and a technic that I hadn't done before. To go along with the roast I made the perfect side of Creamy Mashed Potatoes, pages 146-147 and per the instructions of the author I tried to feel as much guilt as possible as I mashed, stirred and whipped those decadent darlings and put it together to make a very nice Sunday meal. The pan juices spooned over the mashed potatoes was really . . . well I think I may just have to have some of the left overs for lunch.
I highly recommend this new cookbook not only as a resource for recipes, but as a slice of American life.
Yea for the Pioneer Woman:) I am so glad we were able to go to her book signing together. It was so much fun. And you were the FIRST in line! yahoo! I am loving her book too!
ReplyDeleteYes, that is true! Our little group was the first group and what a fun time we had eating our picnic and waiting for her to arrive. Fun evening!
ReplyDeleteI love all of the excitement and buzz surrounding this book! Great post and those potatoes look... just like fattening heaven!
ReplyDeleteThat night was so crazy but so fun! I am so jealous you and Maria were front row and center to hear her speak. Next time I'm heading to a book signing with you gals! :)
ReplyDeleteEmily, CRAZY is a perfect word to describe the frenzy that was going on at the King's English that chilly night- we would love to have you along. Find us on twitter.
ReplyDeleteTiff, you couldn't be more right about those potatoes, like Ree says in the introduction of the book "it's decidedly not non-caloric".
Cristie how fun!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI just bought Ree's book and love it. I'm making her tomato soup right now in fact.
Laura
As someone who got to eat the meal you made last night, I wholeheartedly agree - the Sunday meal was AWESOME and the pan juices were the perfect complement to the mashed potatoes.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Joe. I honestly don't know which recipe to try next, but that tomato soup looks pretty tempting . . .
ReplyDeleteI had a great time picnicing and visiting while we waited for Ree. What a great group of women! I haven't had a chance bake from the cookbook yet. I need to get with it!
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