Honestly, this sounds so stupid putting it into words but before I have up social media I rarely cooked for my family.
For breakfast the girls would make toast.
Lunch would be sandwiches made by whoever wanted to eat it.
Dinner was prepared and cooked by Joel. Don't even ask about snack... That was a free range pantry thing. Whatever you found to eat was free game.
But this past 10 days have been different. I found this beauty one day while schooling the girls at Barnes & Noble.
Plus she is so funny. So when Food Network launched The Pioneer Woman Show, I was overjoyed!
I had tinkered around with a few of her recipes here and there but since I have gotten this book, I have made a meal EVERY.SINGLE.DAY! Each recipe from this book. And they are delicious!
I can tell that this new found love for cooking is greatly appreciated by the whole family. The big girls are so excited every time I walk in the kitchen now. They love to help make the menu and have even made a few of these desserts on their very own. They are going to make fine wives one day!
But what I love most, is serving my husband. I am so happy that I am making the time to be a better wife and mom. I love texting him photos of the new breakfasts and lunches. I love watching his face light up when he walks in the door from a day at the office when he gets a good whiff of what's cookin'! He likes to cook but I know it's a blessing to him to have a meal served to him too.
I'm finding so much joy and worth serving my family (in a way most of you do or have done forever) by making delicious meals for them. This is new for me and I am so thankful for the cookbook that has helped me!
So what's better than ONE Pioneer Woman Cookbook?!?!
TWO Pioneer Woman Cookbooks!!!!
I have ordered the brand NEW Pioneer Woman Holiday Cookbook so I could have another book filled with mouth watering recipes for the whole year!
And I have ordered an extra!!!
I am giving away this book to one lucky reader.
To be entered into this giveaway, all you have to do is leave a comment telling me your favorite meal to serve your family. Please add your name and city, state to your comment.
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I will be drawing a winner on Sunday!
Ok... Off to bed... Dreaming of holiday meals and pioneer woman sloppy joes (ta-die-for!)
XO
Jari
Deer steak! And it is about that time of the year again. And any breakfast menu.
ReplyDeleteJackie, your lucky winning sister
Please make me a good deer steak when we're home!
DeleteEnchiladas!! We could eat them every week!! :) Kristie
ReplyDeleteYay!! Are these recipes pretty easy or big long ones? Lol
ReplyDeleteWe love Steak (from ask the meat guy), mashed potatoes, asparagus, yummm..
Tiffany hemphill
Drummond. Mt here!
SO EASY! No long lists... and it's all laid out in photos - so user friendly :)
DeleteSpicy Romano Chicken!!! Robyn~ Salem, South Dakota
ReplyDeleteChili Beans! Nom nom!
ReplyDeleteRenae Maese
Pueblo CO
We love ribs and have made many of Ree's recipes. Good stuff!
ReplyDeleteSteve Pittsley
I am always trying new recipes from family cookbooks. Deryk loves pizza though, so we have homemade pizza every once in a while with a biscuit crust!
ReplyDeleteFelicia Frueh
Hopkins, MO
Chicken tacos with a chili sauce! Mmmm Good!
ReplyDeleteTorrie Dillion
Colorado Springs, CO
Rice pile-ons! Jessie O. Portland oregon
ReplyDeleteI love to make Stove Top Meatloaf, it's quick and easy and tastes great. I love Ree's cookbooks and her novel is so good. Moneik Black Hawk, SD
ReplyDeleteI have been watching Pioneer Woman for a long time. I have scraps of paper all over the house and even in boxes. Someday I hope to condense them into one recipe box so I can find them when I actually want to use them. My favorite meal is our "family secret", pork chops with mushroom gravy. I have experimented over the years to come up with my own recipe with a unique flavor.
ReplyDeleteHome made chicken soup. Nothing tastes better and I believe it keeps colds and flu away. diane loewen
ReplyDeleteLasagna! Lolo, MT.
ReplyDeleteSpaghetti with corn and garlic cheese bread and a tossed salad. Tammy Spry, Loveland, Co.
ReplyDeleteCream Cheese Chicken Chili!!
ReplyDeleteErin Meyer
Medford, WI
Chicken Pot Pie....I've made so many different versions waiting for my hubby to LOVE that certain one. Found it a year ago and now I use the Pioneer Women's versatile crust which has made a great pot pie into an awesome one. Jeannie Paquette, Billings, MT
ReplyDeleteOh Jeannie! I need a good chicken pot pie recipe! Do tell!
DeleteGreen Chile Chicken Enchiladas! Yum!!! Jeri Ross Scottsbluff, NE
ReplyDeleteI would have to say my kid's favorite meal that I make is homemade stroganoff. I looked at her cookbooks and they look pretty user friendly. I hate getting a cook book that I have to go out and get a ton of different spices or stuff that I usually don't buy. These look like most of it would be stuff that would already be in my pantry!!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE LOVE LOVE to make homemade Blackend Chicken Alfredo! {My hubby loves it too :) }
ReplyDeleteJesica Rokohl, Houston, TX
Oh girl! I need that recipe! Joel and Arly would LOVE that!
DeleteYou got it lady! I'll send it your way!
DeleteI like grilled cheese and any type of soup.
ReplyDeleteShelly, missoula MT
Grilled cheese is definitely a staple in our house! I try to make them different each time.... craziest one we've had is a grilled cream cheese with cherry pie filling :)
DeleteI love making my boys' favorite food for their BD, they get to pick whatever we eat for the special meal! It's fun to see them happy even if it Mac n Cheese & hotdogs(which has been the case before when they were little)! Christa Fitch Milesville, SD
ReplyDeleteThat is so sweet... and such a great idea! I think I might start doing the same!
DeleteItalian sausage pasta.... or sundried tomato basil chicken in a spicy cream sauce served over whole wheat linguini!!! Garlic bread with fresh minced garlic and a delicious salad right from the garden...mmmmmmm
ReplyDeleteI love trying new recipes especially since I cook at least 5 nights a week! Pork Chops with Raspberry sauce and Garlic Potatoes is a great one! Or Enchilada Lasagna!
ReplyDeleteChrissy Ochsner, Missoula, MT
Oh my goodness! I would LOVE your recipe for the raspberry sauce!!!!!!
DeleteI grew up part of the time in the Midwest, South Dakota, Illinois, Wisconsin. This is the bread basket of America, the heartland, where they eat well and often, lots of "down home cooking". I live out here in the Wild West now. It is a faster pace and I don't have a lot of time any more. A cook book with easy, delicious, and nutritious recipes is just what I need. Don't we all these days?
ReplyDeleteWe love chili...chicken, beef, pork, or just beans and veggies! Colorado Springs, Co
DeleteWe love grown-up grilled cheese sandys! Add your favorite cheese or two and add meat or veggies...grill and dip in your favorite soup. Delish! I also enjoy Ree. She has such an easy going personality and very enjoyable to watch!
ReplyDelete-Loretta Groccia-Anderson. Colorado Springs, Co
I Love ree! I just Love cooking for my family. I recently became a stay a home mom and started using cookbooks so far the family loves it way better! My favorite thing is crackpot chilli so yummy! I just Love reading your blogs, you are an Inspiration to me in so many way, your walk with God, your relationship with your daughters, and your crafting. I just started crafting and I absolutely Love it! Keep up the good work. You never know how God is using you, even through your blogs!
ReplyDeleteMy kids are horribly picky... So there's not a lot of real cooking done... My husband very, very rarely comes home to dinner ready.... I'd love to change this! I want to cook and think it could be Something I enjoy and I know my husband would enjoy coming home to dinner. There's two things I'm good at making my husband loves: grilled cheese & tomato soup and a chicken salad! Lol terrible right?!
ReplyDeletePatricia Geyer Waterbury, VT
P.s. I love reading your blog posts, Jari! I look forward to reading them.
Mexican Skillet seems to be a family favorite! And is especially good when we get to eat it with some of our favorite friends!
ReplyDeleteCosmo, Lolo, MT
You may have already done the drawing but...we love the Pioneer Woman too - Steve found her..and he's the cook (like Joel) I'm not a great cook and I'd be fine with what Steve calls college fair - nachos and chips every night lol but if I was too cook I love breakfast for dinner (egg sandwiches) or more likely wraps with bacon. So scrambled eggs with Mexican spices, cheese, onions, peppers and whatever else we have oh and sour cream of course and salsa and then some strips of bacon :)
ReplyDeleteI love Italian and my family loves my lasagna, garlic bread and fresh salad and dressing. I recently started using my fresh made dressing instead of bottled.
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