I’ve pretty much always been a fan of The Pioneer Woman and for a while, I made so many of her recipes that Vince quit asking “Where did you get this recipe?” and would say “Been on PW’s site again?” For some reason, Vince has never been a PW fan and I don’t know why. He definitely loves eating good food and he always liked the things I fixed using her recipes.
What’s your favorite Pioneer Woman recipe? You know I’m going to try it! 🙂
We no longer have satellite/cable but we watch shows through Netflix, Amazon, and I have no idea what else. I don’t have a clue how Vince finds all the shows he finds but there’s never a shortage of shows to watch on TV, even without satellite. A couple of weeks ago Vince said “Oh, here’s something YOU will like!” and he had found Pioneer Woman’s cooking show available. Now, every night, that’s one of the first shows he watches.
Olive Bread
A couple of weeks ago, we watched the episode where she made Olive Bread and ever since seeing it, he had been after me to make it. Over the weekend, I made it and let me tell you . . if you like olives, and if you don’t care so much every now and then about fat content, you must try this recipe! It is so good! I took half (one long side) of the French bread and baked it. The other side, with the yummy cheesy olive spread, went into the freezer as PW suggested on her website, I froze it and can’t wait to have it with leftover turkey! This bread was so good! I left out the green onions because they were in the fridge in the shop and it was raining and I didn’t want to walk over and get them and it was still delicious. I’m thinking if I threw a few pepperoni slices on it, this would be better than any pizza we can buy locally and a whole lot easier than making homemade pizza. Who cares that there’s no tomato sauce!
This past weekend, we watched the episode where she made Tres Leches Cake. Vince said “Have you ever made that?” Yep, not her recipe but I have made it. And, he’s eaten it! It was always one of Chad’s favorite cakes. Her recipe sounds great to me because of the way she whips the egg whites and then adds them to the cake batter. That method makes such a difference with my waffles and pancakes.
Yesterday when Vince got home from work, I had a friend over visiting and Vince, with his infinite manners, sat down and the first thing he said is “Are we going to Walmart tonight?” My friend said “I guess I’ll be going now!” and I was saying “I don’t think we need anything from Walmart” but Vince said “I’ll go take care of the chickens and then we can go!” Goodbye . . friend . . glad you were able to visit TIL VINCE GOT HOME! 🙂
We got to WM and he said “Did you need anything?” Nope . . not a thing! What about you? Do you need something? Nope, he didn’t really need anything either. So, the night before Thanksgiving Eve, with everyone from this county and most of the surrounding counties shopping in Walmart because I think our WM is the closest one for about 2 hours from here, it was impossible to even walk, and with almost all the checkout lanes open, we still had to wait in a long line (even the self check and express lanes had long lines!) . . we were wandering the aisles at Walmart. Finally . . he got to the real reason we were there. “Do you need anything to make that Tres Leches cake?” Nope, I have everything I need at home to make it. Hmmm . . tell me again why we’re at Walmart!
Then he decided we should get more Dr. Pepper since yesterday was the last day they were on sale. How’s that for justifying why we should be out at Walmart two days before Thanksgiving? Dr. Pepper . . how could I say no to that? 🙂
I guess today I will be making a Tres Leches cake!
Sherrill says
My DH LOVED watching cooking shows yet never tried any of the recipes. He knew I wasn’t much of a cook (I mean, I can cook and did sometimes but NOT like you! LOL). His fav was the lady that lived in the NE somewhere (I think and canNOT remember her name) and the stuff she made was super fancy mostly and lots of work!! UGH. Hey, I braved Sam’s Club yesterday for the sake of the Ronald McDonald house..it wasn’t so bad.
SaraF says
We love her lasagna recipe. But I do plan to make that olive bread again sometime when I have people around to help me eat it, since my husband wouldn’t touch an olive if his life depended on it. But I love it.
Jen says
I love her lasagna. I often make a huge batch and then put it in glass bread pans and into the freezer. I do not cook the noodles ahead of time. Super easy meal already made for when my husband is in the field and I am busy. I can put it in the oven on delayed start and go about my day….and best part….just right for 2.5 people for lunch!
Heather says
My favorite PW recipe is her Italian Drip Beef and this time of year, I use leftover turkey in her spring roll recipe.
Judy D in WA says
My husband has a crush on PW. Sometimes I use her recipes for a guideline and if I say it’s a PW recipe, he loves it. My favorite of hers is her bacon covered meatloaf but this bread might take over the top spot.
patti says
that bread looks good enough to try! i wasn’t aware of her ’til a friend made her apple dumplings using crescent rolls and mountain dew… oh yum! i’ve made them several times since then, my grandkids have even helped because it’s so easy. all of her food looks good but i know this one is.
Kate says
Her mashed potatoes are to die for, lots of butter and cream cheese, so NOT a diet food but I make them once a year for Xmas and even my super picky skinny sister will eat them! Super Yum! I don’t get the cable channel that has her cooking show but have been following her blog since back when she had a lot more of the ranch photos and horses. She has an interesting life. Wish I could cook like that, she makes it all so easy. Cheers! Happy Thanksgiving!
Carol says
My husband isn’t a particular fan of hers either, but I am and so is one of my sons. My husband’s favourite recipe is apple dumplings and my current favourite is skillet chicken lasagna (uses bowtie pasta). The meatloaf is also great and I hate meatloaf. Maybe it’s the bacon.
Karen langseth says
I do something similar to this, only I add shredded spam (yup that ugly ham in a can)…. And serve it with soup or salad and it’s a meal.
Carolyn S says
We love the PW Chicken Skillet Lasagna. It’s great!
Mary Anne F. says
I love the PW. My favorite recipe is her chicken spaghetti. I also like her chicken taco salad. The olive bread is also yummy! I’ve never had a bad meal using any of her recipes.
Diana says
My oldest daughter is the one who hooked me on Ree and Sandra Lee. Ree (Pioneer Woman) makes such great recipes and we have tried several of them. Matter of a fact we are doing one of her recipes for Thanksgiving.
Sandra Lee has some really good recipes as well and we have tried many of those through out the years. Another good is Nigella Lawson (although some of her recipes are a bit too British for me) she has some really good recipes that we have tried.
Pam C says
I don’t have cable tv or any way to watch her tv shows-but I have one of her cook books and have tried a lot of her recipes. I love the spicy shrimp, but I peel mine first. I am making her pumpkin cake and sweet potato casserole for Thanksgiving-I never made them before, but I am sure they will be great!