Pioneer Woman

Last January or beginning of Feb. I picked up Pioneer Woman Cooks from the library. I saw it recommended in a magazine. Loved all the stories, photographs, and the recipes looked divine. It reminded me of all the times people would say "you should of been born in Idaho because of your love of comfort food."

I then discovered her blog. Oh dear, I loved that too. I then found out that the book was recent enough that she had visited Salt Lake in December. Bummer.

Since then I have read her blog regularly, received the cookbook as a gift, and read her newest book Black Heels to Tractor Wheels (which is her own love story) AND I HAVE MET HER.

Things I enjoy about her:

• her cooking (I had to put that first since that is how I found out about her)


• her adoration for her husband and children is obvious


• her love extends to all her family and dear friends


• she is optimistic and content


• she has an authentic voice which makes it so fun to read her blog (it really is pretty funny)


• she won the Throwdown against Bobby Flay and with a Thanksgiving Dinner no less


• she lives in Oklahoma which is so different from me


• she homeschools


• she is a total girl from her love of shoes to jewelry and make up.


• her photography is stunning. One day I will have a camera with the capability to get a close up of my children's faces. Until then I admire the posts.


• all her cooking. Really.

She is just as charming and down to earth as you would imagine.

Thrilled to have a girls night out with Lori. We talked, waited, listened to her answer questions, met the people around us, waited, talked, met her (Yippee), and went to dinner. No one served us Chicken fried steak with potatoes and gravy, but Cheesecake Factory did not disappoint.