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.
Chocolate cake with white icing. I can NEVER say no.
Chocolate and ice cream!
My 2 weaknesses are red velvet anything and fried chicken…just…can’t….resist!
I could live on anything with Veggies, or potatoe recipes
pasta…..all pasta
love love love chocolate, especially the no bake ones with oatmel and peanut butter !!!
Bread is my weakness!! All sorts – from artisan right down to plain old white that encloses the tuna salad!!
fried food—french fries and krispy kreme donuts at the top of the list : )
Lay’s Sea Salt and Cracked Pepper Kettle Chips and chocolate chip cookie dough. Sin!
My weakness is chips & salsa!!! ~ amen
Cheese!!!!!!!
Anything chocolate.
Homemade bread, tortilla chips (w refried beans and salsa, NOM!), and anything, I say anything that involves a combination of chocolate and peanut butter.
CAKE!!!
Any sort of decadent baked good that’s bad for my waistline. And glazed doughnuts sound so delicious for breakfast! Can’t wait to get this book. Hope to win it!!
Anything sweet containing sugar!
Cheese— it is what makes the world go around and of course Pizza with lots of wonderful melted cheese on it. Yum!
Carbs. I just love fresh bread and bagels and pasta.
Cheesecake. Plain, glorious, unadulterated cheesecake.
Cheese
freshly glazed donuts!
It mostly depends on the day, but good Italian food is always a weekness. But since it is Girl Scout Cookie time the Caramel deLites are killing me!!!
Shellfish, any and ALL shellfish!
Butterfinger candy bars
Cupcakes!
Bacon…anything with Bacon. or Lemon. But not together. Please pick me! I adore Ree!
My food weaknesses….anything chocolate…and anything with the combo of crunchy/chewy.
homemade chocolate chip cookies
I love cupcakes!!! All kinds!! The more frosting the better
pasta!
french fries
GARLIC, GARLIC, GARLIC Prawns (Really, that’s what they’re called!) from a favorite Mexicali grill, apple fritters – especially when dieting, 7-layer bean dip with lots of fried flour tortillas, and the classic chicken crusted parmesan with delicious marinara sauce and a huge pile of “white death” pasta. “SIGH…DREAM OF DREAMS!”
chocolate!
Love bread! Freshly baked and warm. It’s comfort food.
Used to be pasta. Now? Gluten Free cupcakes and salted carmel icing!
Chocolate….potato chips….and my new favorite….chocolate covered potato chips!
It would be homemade cookies. I can’t resist them!
Chips and sales…among other things. 🙂
Food is my weakness, I love it all. Homemade desserts are the best. Working for a nursing home I get to try out all the desserts that sound good and get feedback from our residents.
Butter pecan ice cream. Or ice cream in general. To me, it means yumminess and summer : )
brownies, for sure. any homemade chocolate containing baked good… but always, always the brownie.
pasta any old pasta will do……..
all things Italian or Mediterranean….Lamb ragu over Polenta on tap for tonight
Bread, pastries, any baked goods really. So yummy.
My current food weakness is chocolate chip pancakes…. I don’t know why. They just taste so darn good! Thank you for the give-away.
I always want dessert first….apple pie….coconut cake…yummm!
Chocolate!!! The perfect ending to every meal (I’ve even had it as breakfast “dessert”!)
My mom’s yeast rolls – hot out of the oven.
Kids CLEAR CANDY JAR that is used to house all of the extra holiday candies given at Halloween, Valentines, etc. (just one won’t hurt) LOL!
Ranch dressing! Is it really a food?? Everything is better with ranch dressing! Right?