Based on Ree Drummond’s popular, award-winning blog, Confessions of a Pioneer Woman, this gorgeous book takes readers on a voyeuristic journey through the life of a girl who once believed a Grand Latte from Starbucks was the key to all happiness but who ultimately finds utter contentment, even bliss, in the arms of a cattle rancher.
Dodging a dead-end relationship, Ree Drummond flees LA and makes a pit stop at home in Oklahoma while she enrolls in law school in Chicago. That’s when she unexpectedly meets “Marlboro Man,” a fourth-generation cattle rancher with steely blue eyes and a muscular work-honed body. Drummond falls hard and fast, and before she knows it, she’s married, living on his family’s historic ranch, and the mother of four young children (also known as ranch hands).
Faced with long stretches of isolation, Drummond must learn how to chase beavers from the pond, saddle a horse, and most important, cook for a man who believes the sun rises and sets in a steak and baked potato.
THE PIONEER WOMAN COOKS features a collection of delicious recipes Drummond has developed as a ranch wife. The dishes she prepares use simple, widely available ingredients and are as satisfying as they are delicious:
•Cowboy Nachos (made with shredded brisket and beans)
•Pioneer Woman’s Ribeye Steaks
•Macaroni and Cheese with Roasted Chiles and Fresh Jalapenos
•Fresh Corn Pudding
•Sweet Lime Pickles
•Addie’s Coffee Cake
More than just a cookbook, however, THE PIONEER WOMAN COOKS comes to life with Drummond’s lush, full-color photography of her family, ranch, and country life and the lively stories that have made her so popular.
About the Author:
The child of an orthopedic surgeon, Ree Drummond enjoyed the standard suburban lifestyle. She went to college at USC, stayed in LA, and loved life as a heels-wearing, surfer-dating vegetarian. That all changed when she met Marlboro Man and became a ranch wife and mother. Since then, she has created an enormously successful blog, The Pioneer Woman, which documents her hilarious transition from city life to ranch wife. Her site won two 2008 Bloggies-Best Food Blog and Best Writing of a Weblog-and was the winner of a 2007 “Best Kept Secret” Bloggie Award. The site was also nominated for a number of Bloggers’ Choice Awards, including Best Humor Blog, Best Photography Blog, and Best Blog of All Time. Ree is 30-something and very attractive and promotable; she’s featured in the November 2007 issue of Tulsa People. She lives on a huge cattle ranch near Pawhuska, OK, with her husband and their four children.
Author Biography:
The child of an orthopedic surgeon, Ree Drummond enjoyed the standard suburban lifestyle. She went to college at USC, stayed in LA, and loved life as a heels-wearing, surfer-dating vegetarian. That all changed when she met Marlboro Man and became a ranch wife and mother. Since then, she has created an enormously successful blog, The Pioneer Woman, which documents her hilarious transition from city life to ranch wife. Her site won two 2008 Bloggies-Best Food Blog and Best Writing of a Weblog-and was the winner of a 2007 “Best Kept Secret” Bloggie Award. The site was also nominated for a number of Bloggers’ Choice Awards, including Best Humor Blog, Best Photography Blog, and Best Blog of All Time. Ree is 30-something and very attractive and promotable; she’s featured in the November 2007 issue of Tulsa People. She lives on a huge cattle ranch near Pawhuska, OK, with her husband and their four children.
