Book Review: The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Recipes From An Accidental Country Girl

I finally got the third cookbook that was on my Christmas list.  It is so pretty!  It is also the first cookbook that I have ever read from cover to cover.  I mean that literally.  I got it yesterday,  I opened it and started reading as soon as I got it home, and I read every page.

I READ EVERY PAGE!  Every ingredient list.  Every step of every recipe. Every photo caption.  Every short story that went along with the recipe.  Every "tip" for how to use the recipe.  I READ EVERY PAGE!

And I could have read more if she had written more.  Which is why I was THRILLED when I saw on her blog that she has a new book coming out:  "The Pioneer Woman Cooks:  Food From My Frontier".

Not only does Ree Drummond have yummy recipes, but she peppers it with stories about life on the ranch, how she came to be there, and things she loves about her life.  And the photographs!  The photographs are absolutely beautiful. 

What I loved most, I think, was the connection it gave me back to my memories of my Grandma.  She too loved to cook for the many people in and out of her farm house.  I have written about her cooking in this post, and a bit about her farm in this post.  I found myself laughing at some of Ree Drummond's stories because they brought up a memory from my childhood and my own experiences on the farm.  Although we didn't have "cowboys" on the farm, we did have muddy men and boys coming in from fields and livestock, and they were HUNGRY!  And Grandma did not disappoint on her delivery of food. 

I look forward to trying many recipes from this cookbook this year.  I will likely have to share the food with others because some of the recipes look yummy but make A LOT.  The cinnamon rolls are high on my list of things to make soon. And the pico de gallo.  And the guacamole.  And the "perfect pot roast".   I better get started!