Pioneer Woman Cooks

So the consensus is that we need to do a cookbook every year.

Oh my stars in heaven was this amazing! Ree Drummond is a genius! Tara & Randy are the perfect hosts with the ideal location for a book of this genre! And the company was stellar!

(Kris if ever we have had a good idea this ranks at the top!)

For those of you who couldn't make it we missed you so much and can't wait to see you next month- or sooner.

We were glad that Stacey Selle could join us too. She has read Ree's book about her love story and I think that maybe she should pick that for us to read- wink, wink.

(Ree also has a book for kids and is working on her next cookbook as well as a new Food Network Television show. What a busy gal- oh and she home schools. )

For those who couldn't make it we had great conversations about the recipes, TREK, picking up roadkill(you will have to ask Tara & Randy about their awesome stories),

ranch life, kids, and FOOD! We discussed PWs (Pioneer Woman's) Photography skills and her obvious joy for her life.

(Just to top the night off I hit two raccoons on the way to see The Help. It was hilarious considering the prior conversation. (Poor coons)

To conclude here is a bit of what we did/ate

Julie made the stuffed mushrooms. (No one can eat just one.)

She also made the raspberry pie. De-lish!

Stacey made the peach crisp w/ maple cream sauce

Jill made the BBQ meatballs. I gotta make me some of these.

Carol made the Pistachio Cake. She even improved on it with icing and sprinkles!

Kris made the French breakfast puffs & the Tomato-Basil pizza

Tara (& Randy) provided non alcoholic sangria, Potato Skins & Rolls w/ homemade

raspberry jam. Drool!

I (Katie) made the Beans & Cornbread.

Now if I only could get to her ranch next weekend, she is doing a pie making day at the ranch.