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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. Kristine Ahlskog says

    Bread….any bread. Right now I have Irish soda bread and gingerbread in my house…..too bad I am the only one who will eat them!!

  2. Dana says

    Anything salty! or maybe anything sweet? I know! Anything sweet or salty that my husband cooks for me and the kids clean up!

  4. Teresa Moore says

    This grandma’s finds that most deserts are hard for me to resist, but I would also have to go with Fried Chicken, Cheesecakes, Cupcakes and just CAKES <3

  5. Liana Hanson says

    Anything with pasta: Italian, Chinese whatever. My go to comfort food is to open a package of ramen and add any leftover meat and vegetables I may have on hand and add a few drops of dark sesame oil and chili oil. Then I top it all with green onions and ground up roasted sesame seeds. Up here in Alaska that really warms the belly!

  6. DCourtney says

    I’m pregnant right now, so my weakness is hot wings and I love Ree’s recipe for them. I have not tried the oriental ones yet, but I love the hot ones! I enjoy dipping the gooey, spicy pieces in ranch dressing….and maybe having a side of onion rings with it, too–lolol.

  8. Donna Sweeten says

    all sweets really, but pudding is my favorite. I don’t even care what flavor I could eat the whole box, so I don’t buy it very often and make sure I have lots of kids around to help eat it. 🙂

  9. Debbe C says

    Just one? Ok, if I have to pick just one, I would say my latest food vice is Pineapple Coconut cupcakes!

  10. Tammy T says

    Cheese – I often sneak a bit before bed. I may be able to give up cheese for Lent…one day. But not today.

  11. cass says

    Diet cherry pepsi, ben and jerry’s chubby hubby ice cream, PIZZA PRETZEL COMBOS. Oh my…. there are too many to list.

  13. Cheryl Caetano says

    I love anything Mexican — chips & salsa, enchiladas, tacos, chimichangas, burritos, refried beans, Spanish rice…

  21. Krista D. says

    Potatoes are my weakness, any kind of potatoes…baked, boiled, fried, plain, loaded, yum yum yum!!!

  22. April says

    anything to dip chips or crackers into!! ( I’m munching on chicken salad and triscuts right now.) homemade chocolate chip cookies. iced coffee!!!

  26. Rhonda says

    Oh my list could go on and on…ha! 🙂 Some of my weakness are a good “mom and pop’s kinda place” pizza…not a chain place but just some small town pizza joint. Those are usually the most awesome…I seriously could eat a whole pizza.

    Rolos are another weakness…I could eat a whole bag.

    And Fresh potatoe chips…which sucks b/c I recently found out I have an allergy to white potatoes…do I sneak a few here and there…YES! hehe

  28. Gaitha says

    My food weakness is ANYTHING chocolate….but especially Ree’s chocolate sheet cake……to die for!! Love her! Thanks 🙂

  30. Bliss Goodloe says

    I have a weakness for anything bread. I mean… anything. I love fresh baked rolls smothered in cinnamon butter and I love french bread covered in garlic and butter. Okay, so maybe I also have a slight weakness for butter…. but, it’s mostly the bread. Since her first cookbook came out, Lee Drummond has been a constant inspiration to me not only in the kitchen, but out as well! Her photography is brilliant and it pushes me to strive to be the best at what I love to do the most, photograph gorgeous families, couples, and kiddos!! If I won this free cookbook, I would cherish it forever! Her last book I have tape going down the sides, that’s how much I use it!!

  35. Stacey A says

    Anything with chocolate!!! I can not get enough of it! and of course there is Parmesan cheese and pizza!!!

  37. Janie Adams Strand says

    I absolutely love anything sweet!!! The more chocolate, apples and caramel the better!!!! I also love the mixture of sweet and salty.

  39. Kristi harden says

    Any dip of any kind! Queso, artichoke, spinach, basically any cheesy combination that I can load onto a salty chip!

  40. Suze says

    Anything and everything – and my waist line proves this! At the top of my list would have to be potatoes. Or buttered biscuits. And gravy. With sausage. I could go on and on, but I’ll stop at those. 🙂

  42. Rachel says

    Mine are ice cream,cakes, and good home cooking. I love Ree’s show and the type of cooking she does is exactly the type that I enjoy making .

  46. Peggy says

    I simply cannot walk away from good-quality dark chocolate or freshly-baked crusty bread. Put them together, and it’s like I’ve died and gone to heaven!

  47. Andrew Lanford says

    Hot bread is a weakness. No butter though! Just the taste of the bread is enough. And it is not a sweet bread either. Just plain old bread straight from the oven. Nothing in the world like it!!!

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