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| Keeper of the Past |
Posted - Jun 12 2012 : 06:52:03 AM
Have you tried any of Ree's receipes? I enjoy her cooking show, Pioneer Woman and her blog.
I tried her pulled pop pork and it was too spicy for this old Mo. farm gal so the next time I used roasted red peppers and salsa instead of the peppers that Ree uses and my husband is still raving.
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"It takes courage to grow up and turn out to be who you really are." EE Cummings
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| queenmushroom |
Posted - Jul 20 2012 : 08:15:46 AM
I have her cook book. I've done the chicken fried steak...needs more seasoning iho. Did the shrimp penne ala betsy..LOVE IT! Just remember to cut the recipe in half for smaller families (except the shrimp. I could eat that all the time).
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| Keeper of the Past |
Posted - Jul 19 2012 : 5:23:33 PM
I think I will probably go to looking around for one. In MJ's latest issue, they had an article and showed some small dutchovens. They are listed on Amazon. The small ones would probably be better for just me and hubby but I am thinking I will get a large one if the apples turn off enough for a batch of apple butter. I let one sell that had belonged to my mother in law at the sale. I am kicking myself. She made many roast beefs in her faded red one.
I didn't win the red mixer either! Darn the luck.
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"It takes courage to grow up and turn out to be who you really are." EE Cummings
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| Dorinda |
Posted - Jul 19 2012 : 09:40:51 AM
Sarita, Just go buy a cast Iron Dutch Oven it does the same thing and is a lot less expensive. I have 2 different sizes of cast iron dutch ovens . I love them. You might could find one at a thrift store. I have found quite a few cast iron pieces at thrift stores. Good Luck... Maybe Santa could bring you one. LOL
Seize The Day!
Dorinda |
| Keeper of the Past |
Posted - Jul 18 2012 : 09:30:19 AM
Have you all signed up for Ree's give away? 3 Shiny Red Mixers...chances are slim but I would just love to win one...but if I can't, I hope one of the farm girls does. Winners will be chosen tonight. My fingers and toes are crossed!
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"It takes courage to grow up and turn out to be who you really are." EE Cummings
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| Keeper of the Past |
Posted - Jul 16 2012 : 4:50:18 PM
I made her strawberry oatmeal bars again to take to the church after services. Instead of strawberry jam, I use my Ball Peach freezer jam and they are so good! They were a hit!
I have not tried the chili yet...I know that I can not use all the heat that Ree does. I just can't eat those real hot spicy foods but I use taco sauce and salsa instead and my hubby really raves about the food I have been fixing since I started watching Pioneer Woman...Now we have to diet!
www.coffmanspinningcfarm.blogspot.com
"It takes courage to grow up and turn out to be who you really are." EE Cummings
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| LouisvilleMom |
Posted - Jul 15 2012 : 11:35:41 PM
It sounds weird to add the masa to chili and I have always been perfectly content with my chili so with trepidation I made hers. It is now the ONLY way I make chili although I leave out most of the really "hot" chili's from most of her recipes. We have made her steak sandwiches, pork with wine (can't remember the name), pancakes, "The Bread", pork chops, etc, etc. So far everything has been delish (sheet cake was too sugary for me but I am a dark chocolate gal) but you have to limit your PW nights because of the butter, butter and butter to taste. I would weigh 400 pounds if I cooked out of her books every night!
SAHM mom to four great boys.
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| Keeper of the Past |
Posted - Jul 12 2012 : 11:15:03 AM
Thanks for the info Jonni, I see Ree use her dutch oven for so many recipes and I can not find it now but someone had a bread that they make in their dutch oven with the lid on...people had tried her recipe and raved about it...shucks, now I have to go back and see if I book marked it.
Kay, thanks for sharing about Ree, she just hits me as a gal that I would really like. I also like to read Ladde's blog. He has some very interesting input on the cattle business and they both seem to adore and love their children. Someday maybe I will meet her and buy one of her recipe books. I get many of her recipes from the food web site.
If I don't win her give aways...hope one of you do.
www.coffmanspinningcfarm.blogspot.com
"It takes courage to grow up and turn out to be who you really are." EE Cummings
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| KayB |
Posted - Jul 12 2012 : 07:10:52 AM
Love Ree! I have all of her books and watch her show. Follow her on her blog. They had a piece on her brother being a 20-year honorary member of the Midwest City Fire Department and how he's down here every year to help them out. I got to meet her, Marlboro Man, and the kids at a book signing. Ladd signed a book and so did Ree. It was a very long day, but she stayed until everyone who wanted an autograph got one and was so very gracious. I finally got to see her around 7:30 pm. Her hubby and kids were so sweet during all of it.
KayB
Life's a dance you learn as you go
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| fiddlegirl89 |
Posted - Jul 12 2012 : 07:07:36 AM
Well darn. I didn't win it either. I'll probably never own one either. :( I just think I really need one for my new kitchen.
I would LOVE a Le Creuset dutch oven...but they're pretty expensive too. That's good to know about the paint on the other brands...
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| FebruaryViolet |
Posted - Jul 12 2012 : 06:41:29 AM
Sarita, a Dutch oven is an amazing tool in the kitchen. I have one, made by Le Creuset (I didn't buy it, my mother in law did, for my 30th birthday!), and I can't live without it. I use it to roast chickens with veggies, roast tenderloins, etc...I love that it goes from the stovetop to the oven and can withstand the highest temperatures.
The only thing I would make sure you're aware of is if you're purchasing a dutch oven with an enamel color on the exterior or interior (Martha Stewart at Macys, or Rachel Ray at Kohl's), there is a tendency for those paints to flake off and thus, into the food if not a reputable brand. The one I bought for my sil that she registered for when she married (the Martha Stewart one from Macy's at $150.00) was recalled for that very reason, then they discontinued it and she had to buy another one altogether.
"Hey, I've got nothing to do today but smile..."
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| Keeper of the Past |
Posted - Jul 12 2012 : 06:22:04 AM
I love Ree's Kitchenaid Mixer...she had a give away and I wanted to win it so badly...yellow/orange with flowers. I did not win it and I probably will never own one either since the painted ones sell for $450-$700. but I can dream.
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"It takes courage to grow up and turn out to be who you really are." EE Cummings
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| Keeper of the Past |
Posted - Jul 09 2012 : 8:07:01 PM
Watching Ree makes me want a nice dutch oven. I have a very nice set of heavy pots and pans and skillets but I don't have a dutch oven and the ones she has are so darn expensive...I see good old Wally World has a dutch oven now...think it would work?
www.coffmanspinningcfarm.blogspot.com
"It takes courage to grow up and turn out to be who you really are." EE Cummings
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| Keeper of the Past |
Posted - Jul 09 2012 : 8:03:52 PM
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Originally posted by fiddlegirl89
I don't have TV service and I always forget to watch her shows online, but I do love her website and cookbooks! I love all the recipes of her's I've ever made, and no guarantees, but I made those baked potato skins, the ones that she says will get you a marriage proposal...
While it didn't happen that night, it did happen, and he seems happy with my cooking (he did have the potato skins.)  So, I'm sticking with her recipes.
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that is just too cute! Keep up the good cooking and congratulations on getting your man!
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"It takes courage to grow up and turn out to be who you really are." EE Cummings
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| fiddlegirl89 |
Posted - Jul 09 2012 : 6:35:43 PM
I don't have TV service and I always forget to watch her shows online, but I do love her website and cookbooks! I love all the recipes of her's I've ever made, and no guarantees, but I made those baked potato skins, the ones that she says will get you a marriage proposal...
While it didn't happen that night, it did happen, and he seems happy with my cooking (he did have the potato skins.) So, I'm sticking with her recipes.
www.crazykcreates.blogspot.com
www.crazykcreates1.etsy.com
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| harnett72 |
Posted - Jul 09 2012 : 07:47:33 AM
I have her first cookbook and I love her show on Food Network. I have been about 50/50 with her cookbook recipes so far - - we either love them or don't like them at all. I love her lasagne recipe, and the cowboy spaghetti is delicious, too. I often try recipes from her website -- just made a half batch of her iced coffee concentrate to keep in my fridge and I love it.
~Heather
Farmgirl Sister #3087
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| Blessed in Colorado |
Posted - Jul 08 2012 : 09:14:47 AM
Marilyn told me about the recipe on page 43, Best Grilled Cheese Ever, so I made it for my son on Friday. My goodness the best grilled cheese I have ever had, Kent loved it too. Thanks Marilyn for the tip, y'all need to try it, I promise you will not be disappointed.
Hugs,
Debbie
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| tammyc |
Posted - Jul 08 2012 : 09:08:02 AM
Her brownies with mocha frosting.....to die for!!!!! The photo on page 222 is just what they look like and they are divine. I love that she says "call me excessive, but I really like to lay the icing as thick as the brownies themselves".....it works!!!!
"Be who you are and say what you like because the people who mind don't matter and the people who matter don't mind" - Dr. Seuss |
| FebruaryViolet |
Posted - Jul 02 2012 : 06:02:42 AM
I made it for a party yesterday, too, Melina!!!! I'm so glad you liked it--again, rave reviews and I finally wrote it out and put it in my binder, too!
"Hey, I've got nothing to do today but smile..."
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| Melina |
Posted - Jul 01 2012 : 07:32:09 AM
I tried the pasta salad and it was KILLER!! I've added it to my favorites for pot-lucks and family get-togethers.
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| SarahJ |
Posted - Jul 01 2012 : 06:00:38 AM
I've made a few things out of the second cookbook. My husband and I made the onion-blue cheese sauce for our grilled steaks one night, and it was incredible. I also made her chicken enchiladas, and while they were ok, I kinda thought they were too much work for the end product. I made pizza last night using her dough recipe, and I loved it. It was incrediby easy.
I tried to make the coffee cream cake, but it fell apart when I tried to assemble it. I salvaged it by turning it into a trifle, and it was good.
SarahJ
Farmgirl Sister #116
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| Keeper of the Past |
Posted - Jun 30 2012 : 10:12:22 AM
Has anyone tried Ree's Red Velvet cake with the icing that she makes? I watched a rerun this morning...first time for me to see... and she made meatballs and greenbean casserole and red velvet sheet cake...I have the feeling when it cools off some, I will have to give all three dishes a try. But...with the heat...after working outside this morning...we will have bolo sandwiches with a big old slice of red tomatoe and chips with iced tea!
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"It takes courage to grow up and turn out to be who you really are." EE Cummings
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| JerseyGirl |
Posted - Jun 29 2012 : 05:13:17 AM
I've made several of her recipes and we've loved them all! I keep saying I'm buying a cookbook but have enough of them already and barely go thru them. |
| whispering pines |
Posted - Jun 26 2012 : 9:11:56 PM
I love her show, cookbooks but don't forget about the book for children Charlie the Ranch Dog it is beautiful. I am going to try Ree's Lime Pickles in the new
cookbook.
"It's not what I do, but how I do it!"~Mae West~ |
| edlund33 |
Posted - Jun 26 2012 : 8:44:08 PM
I tried the Sloppy Joes recipe from the blog last night. They are to die for! I have never particularily cared for Sloppy Joes, but this recipe had even me going back for seconds. I loved the extra kick provided by the chili powder, Tobasco sauce and other spices. It adds a dimension that lacks in the store-bought canned sauces. We don't get the food network channel, so I'm going to have to find one of the cookbooks.
Cheers! ~ Marilyn
Farm Girl No. 1100
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| Jeanna |
Posted - Jun 26 2012 : 6:23:51 PM
I have both of her cookbooks. The second one has more "healthy" recipes than the first one. Of course I haven't tried all the recipes but all but one of them I tried was delicious. The one that got the thumbs down from the family was the mac and cheese in the first book. I love her, wish I had TV so that I could see her cooking show.
Jeanna
Farmgirl Sister #41
Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.
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