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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

  4. Kathy MacDonald says

    Love to bake and fix things my family love. I love my iron skilled which was my Moms and is the best for everything fried and it makes awesome too.

  12. Kim says

    Pastry. A good banana/cream cheese/chocolate will put me over the top. But really. I enjoy pastry for the sweet, warm fillings, and the crispy and flaky outside! 🙂 Yum!

  15. jill decker says

    Ree’s cinnamon rolls, i spread my homemade cherry jam all over the dough, roll it up and bake up deliciousness! yummm…

  16. Maureen says

    My two biggest weaknesses are french fries and doughnuts (any kind will do, but especially a big giant apple fritter).

  18. Brenda Froisy says

    Rice and gravy is my food weakness, being married to a Cajun, it is a requirement or we go through withdrawal.

  19. Holly Mueller says

    BBQ baby back ribs that I cook on the grill. Bread or rolls fresh out of the oven with butter. Chocolate chip cookies fresh out of the oven with a BIG glass of really cold milk!

  21. Beverly says

    My number one obsession in food is pastry – donuts, pie, and ESPECIALLY anything made with puff pastry and has a custard filling. I seriously can put away an amount that I won’t post…LOL!

  22. Rebecca McCormick says

    My family always calls me “the chip monster”, ’cause I melt at the site of any kind of chip…corn, potato, pretty much any kind as long as “chip” is part of it’s name!

  23. Sharleen says

    I love anything chocolate. Brownies, ice cream cake anything with chocolate. Also bread. I love a good bread.

  27. karyn says

    Cheese, almost any kind. I’m particularly fond of Washington State University’s Cougar Gold. It is better than chocolate.

  28. RoseMary King says

    Steak!!!! I could become a vegetarian easily except for my love of steak. I don’t care about any other cuts of beef or any other meat. Whoa is me!!!!

  29. Jennifer says

    chocolate and cheese. I ate both every day when I lived in Belgium and STILL managed to lose weight! Wish I could say the same here…. 🙂

  30. Kahala says

    I have been very strict about eating everything in moderation-portion control. I would experience such freedom to just eat as much as I want whenever I wanted it! I love all food!

  31. Nicci says

    Ree’s buffalo wings. My husband and I love them and just can’t stop eating them. They are so addictive!!!

  37. Dorrie Dunham says

    I am an all around foodie! I love to cook and to eat and to feed others! I love the look on folks’ faces when they are eating food that I have prepared.
    I also am called the cookie monster as I love love love cookies, and doughnuts, and pasta, and grilled chicken and salad and I could go on and on!!!

  40. Monica C. says

    These awesome muffins that we make at the bakery I work at. Fresh fruit compote in the middle with a dollop of a cream cheese mix. Fresh out of the oven!

  50. Rebecca McGuicken says

    Chips… especially cheese curls or any ‘light as air but still amazingly crunchie’ thing I can devour whilst convincing myself ‘they were just air.’ 🙂 Chocolate chip cookies or the more recent favorite: BLONDIES! Seriously, they can be breakfast lunch and dinner. Notice I said ‘and,’ not or 🙂

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