The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Recipes from an Accidental Country Girl

Brief Description:
Drummond shares how she learned to cope with the isolation and peculiarities of an Oklahoman ranch life, from chasing beavers out of the pond and saddling horses, to cooking for a man who believes the sun rises and sets in a steak and baked potato. Includes delicious recipes such as cowboy calzones, pioneer woman's ribeye steaks, cheese grits, fresh blackberry cobbler, pico de gallo, and Iny's prune cake.

Jacket Description/Back:

My name is Ree.

Some folks know me as The Pioneer Woman.

After years of living in Los Angeles, I made a pit stop in my hometown in Oklahoma on the way to a new, exciting life in Chicago. It was during my stay at home that I met Marlboro Man, a mysterious cowboy with steely blue eyes and a muscular, work-honed body. A strict vegetarian, I fell hard and fast, and before I knew it we were married and living on his ranch in the middle of nowhere, taking care of animals, and managing a brood of four young children. I had no idea how I'd wound up there, but I knew it was exactly where I belonged.

The Pioneer Woman Cooks is a homespun collection of photography, rural stories, and scrumptious recipes that have defined my experience in the country. I share many of the delicious cowboy-tested recipes I've learned to make during my years as an accidental ranch wife--including Rib-Eye Steak with Whiskey Cream Sauce, Lasagna, Fried Chicken, Patsy's Blackberry Cobbler, and Cinnamon Rolls--not to mention several "cowgirl-friendly" dishes, such as Sherried Tomato Soup, Olive Cheese Bread, and Crème Brûlée. I show my recipes in full color, step-by-step detail, so it's as easy as pie to follow along.

You'll also find colorful images of rural life: cows, horses, country kids, and plenty of chaps-wearing cowboys.

I hope you get a kick out of this book of mine. I hope it makes you smile. I hope the recipes bring you recognition, accolades, and marriage proposals. And I hope it encourages even the most harried urban cook to slow down, relish the joys of family, nature, and great food, and enjoy life.

#7 Washington Post Bestseller - Washington Post

#9 Mountains and Plains Independent Booksellers Association Bestseller - MPIBA

#1 Denver Post Bestseller - Denver Post

"Jokey and irresistible. Drummond's...appreciation for something as simple as well-made pico de gallo is infectious. Such attentiveness to basic cooking skills makes the book entertaining and useful." - New York Times Gift Guide

#1 New York Times Bestseller - New York Times

"Drummond invites fans into her world with irresistible recipes and photos.... Here's a mom of four who can turn out a Perfect Pot Roast and make feasts for girlfriends that start with sangria and finish with crème brûlée. It's sweet and seductive: You'll want to plunge right in." - People

#5 Wall Street Journal Bestseller - Wall Street Journal

#6 Publishers Weekly Bestseller - Publishers Weekly

#29 USA Today Bestseller - USA Today

an Amazon Customer Favorite Cookbook - Amazon.com

"[Ree Drummond is] funny, enthusiastic and self-deprecating, making the book appeal to pavement-pounders and pioneer types alike [with] recipes like steak with whiskey cream sauce, leek and potato pizza and pico de gallo. As a portrait of a real American family kitchen, it works." - New York Times

"[Ree Drummond] whips up mouthwatering meals with easy-to-find ingredients (she's miles away from restaurants and supermarkets) and shares what living in a not-so-little house on the prairie is really all about. " - People

"Who needs Julia Child? I've got Pioneer Woman." - Baltimore Sun

"Drummond's writing style is closer to a good friend dishing out advice than an expert telling people want to do." - Denver Daily News

#1 New York Times Bestseller

Paula Deen meets Erma Bombeck in The Pioneer Woman Cooks, Ree Drummond's spirited, homespun cookbook. Drummond colorfully traces her transition from city life to ranch wife through recipes, photos, and pithy commentary based on her popular, award-winning blog, Confessions of a Pioneer Woman, and whips up delicious, satisfying comfort food and family meals for cowboys and cowgirls alike made from simple, widely available ingredients. The Pioneer Woman Cooks--and with these "Recipes from an Accidental Country Girl," she pleases the palate and tickles the funny bone at the same time.

Discover the hearty, homespun recipes that turned a city girl into a ranch wife:

• Country Cooking Classics: Learn to make the tried-and-true dishes that cowboys and cowgirls love, from perfect pot roast to chicken-fried steak.
• Step-by-Step Photos: Never get lost in a recipe again. Ree shows you how it's done with detailed, full-color photos for every single step.
• Simple, Easy Recipes: Whip up delicious food with ingredients that are easy to find, whether you live in the country or the city.
• Legendary Cinnamon Rolls: Get the treasured family recipe for the gooey, decadent cinnamon rolls that made the Pioneer Woman famous.

Review Citations:

• Library Journal 09/15/2009 pg. 74 (EAN 9780061658198, Hardcover)
• People Weekly 11/16/2009 pg. 53 (EAN 9780061658198, Hardcover)
• Publisher's Weekly Annex 10/12/2009 (EAN 9780061658198, Hardcover)

Contributor Bio:Drummond, Ree

Ree Drummond is the author of eight New York Times bestselling cookbooks in the Pioneer Woman Cooks series, the New York Times bestsellers Frontier Follies and The Pioneer Woman: Black Heels to Tractor Wheels, and many bestselling children's books. Her award-winning website, The Pioneer Woman, was founded in 2006, and her top-rated cooking show, The Pioneer Woman, premiered on Food Network in 2011. In the years that followed, Ree launched The Pioneer Woman Magazine, a well-loved line of kitchen and home products at Walmart, and a restaurant, bakery, store, and other businesses in her hometown of Pawhuska, Oklahoma. She lives on a working ranch with her husband, Ladd, and her adult kids, sons-in-law, and new granddaughter all come home for family meals whenever they can!