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The Pioneer Woman Cooks Giveaway! (WINNER ANNOUNCED)

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Congratulations to Mandy, BreAnn, Grace, Amber, and Tammy, the winners of this competition! 

If I had just checked the mailbox earlier on Lent Eve I would have seen Ree’s new book, The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Food from My Frontier, sooner. It arrived the night we’re supposed to empty our flour and sugar bins and use up all the excess butter to make (and overdose) on pancakes.

It was well past dinner when I gathered the mail and spied Ree’s book. Thankfully the dishes were done because once I started paging through the book that was it for the night.

The first picture that caught my eye was an incredibly well behaved bejeweled cat:

How did she get her so poised? Our Chloe would never stand for being decked out like that.

But it was her four-page Homemade Glazed Donut tutorial that made me stop. Why hadn’t I checked the mail sooner? Instead of pancakes I could have made doughnuts for dinner! It had all the same ingredients as pancakes– sugar, milk, eggs, butter, flour. Plus they’re fried, making them even more decadent for the day!

There’s another reason I should have fried up a batch of doughnuts last Tuesday night. As I later confessed on twitter, I have three weakness: potato chips, doughnuts, and a good stiff gin and tonic, and I believe we’re meant to enjoy our vices that night.

Gail of One Tough Cookie tweeted back asking if I planned to give up all three for Lent. At the time I didn’t commit, but I’m ready. Yes, I’ll give up potato chips. A reluctant yes to gin and tonics. But since I missed my shot at making doughnuts last Tuesday, I’ve allowed myself–at least today–a couple of Ree’s.

And having experienced Ree’s Homemade Glazed Doughnuts first hand, I think they’re pretty much the ultimate–pure featherlight delights, like warm Krispy Kremes rolling off the conveyer freshly showered with glaze.

Besides the perfect doughnut recipe, Ree’s new book, The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Food from My Frontier, consolidates all of your favorites from the site along with some brand new ones. (Photos too!)

There’s another reason to celebrate. Ree has generously offered Three Many Cooks five copies of her new book for a giveaway. And here’s the added incentive. Since the book isn’t officially available until March 12, five lucky winners will receive their copies a wee bit early.

To win one of the five copies of Ree’s new book,  The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Food from My Frontier, simply tells us your food weakness(es). Giveaway ends Sunday March 4th at 9 PM ET and winners will be announced the next morning.

Enough! I’ve bared my soul now let’s hear from you.

 

About Pam Anderson

Pam Anderson considers herself Every Cook. A New York Times bestselling author, she has been cooking nearly everyday for over 30 years. With seven published books, she brings satisfying recipes and sage advice to both novice and veteran cooks. Whether you’re on a quest for the perfect brownie, wanting to get dinner on the table effortlessly, hoping to entertain more simply, attempting to shed pounds permanently, or looking to eat delicious meatless, Pam can help. AARP’s official food expert, she is a chef contributor at Runner’s World magazine. Pam is former Executive Editor of Cook’s Illustrated magazine. Her food articles have appeared in many food magazines. She teaches cooking classes across the country and appears frequently on TV and radio. She currently is blogging at her new site, Copper House Events.

4,244 Comments

  1. Marilyn says

    I have a terrible weakness for sweets. Homemade cookies, cakes, brownies, pies…oh my, makes me hungry just typing those words!!

  2. Valerie says

    Hmmmm… Well, I would say potato chips, french fries, onion rings. I guess that mean fried foods! Although I love my sweets too!!

  5. Heather Bonner says

    All kinds of cheese, homemade baked goods, especially anything with chocolate, chocolate covered pretzels. Oh, I want them all right now!

  11. Cindy O. says

    Homemade mac & cheese, rice and gravy, chips and good salsa, any cookie with nuts in it, any chocolate gooeyness.

  13. Clara McElroy says

    Salty foods – buttered popcorn, nuts, chips.
    Seafood – lobster (cooked live at home), scallops, shrimp, and on and on.

  14. Heather C says

    Potato chips and onion dip (preferably Ina Garten’s onion dip but Lay’s will make me happy too!)

  24. Carrie says

    Cake!!!! Is my ultimate weakness, when I go to a party all I think about is the cake. I also passed this weakness on to my daughter who drools at the site of a birthday party cake.

  27. robyn says

    fresh baked goods…muffins, cookies, cakes. all things i am not eating right now as i’ve been off sugar and flour for the past 6 weeks!

  30. Brandi Davis Bryant says

    My weaknesses are cheese, pecans, and caramel. My son and daughter’s weakness is Ree’s cinnamon rolls. They can’t get enough of them and beg me to make them. Actually everyone in the family and neighborhood love them. Thanks for the contest. Good luck everyone.

  33. Kim Monroe says

    My food weakness? Just one? I love food! But my biggest weakness is cookies. Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies are my absolute fave. I can eat a whole batch (over a couple of days) – therefore I don’t make them very often!

  34. Kortney says

    I’m on a vanilla ice cream with chocolate chips sprinkled on top kick right now. I have to have a little every night.

  35. Wendy Becher says

    Please don’t ban me, but honest to goodness, my weakness is a concoction I make with Ramen noodles. I add less than the amount of water called for, add sesame oil and cayenne pepper, throw in some veggies usually (Chinese, but any will do) and an egg and let the mess come to a boil for approximately two and a half minutes. The egg will still have a runny yolk. I pour the whole pot full of yummy sodium-infused goodness over a honking blob of sour cream and stir. Been eating this since I had my first apartment and needed a quick, cheap semi-healthy meal. Cannot get away from it to save my life.

    Second only to that is probably my grandma’s bread pudding with rum raisin brown butter sauce. If you’re gonna die, die happy, right?!

  38. Chris Houck says

    I am supposed to be eating low carb/Paleo, but sometimes I just have to have Mexican food…yummmm!

  47. marie jank says

    My food weeknesses are dark chocolate… esp. dark chocolate covered coffee beans. But that’s not a food… my other food weakness is breads. Hey, man does not live by bread alone. ( ;

  48. Julee says

    My biggest food weakness? Breads. I LOVE breads. All kinds of breads. If it’s a bread, I’ll eat it!

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