The Pioneer Woman Cooks

I recently purchased "The Pioneer Woman Cooks." I had heard a few things about it and had seen it referenced several times on various blogs that I frequent as I'm surfing around "blog-world." There was a display of these cookbooks and I saw that it was featured as a best-seller. So I thought I should definitely get in the loop!

We'll it is a wonderful cookbook! As I was flipping through the pages in the bookstore it reminded me of reading a blog. The Pioneer Woman, as she refers to herself, has taken pictures of EVERY step of all of her recipes. It is like a step-by-step blog tutorial for each recipe! After looking at the book more closely, I discovered that this cookbook began with a blog! She's a fellow blogger!! She began a blog and shared happenings in her life, she loves to cook and before long she was sharing lots of recipes. This evolved into a cookbook. Anyway, this is a fun book with lots of great recipes and stories.

I had to immediately try one of the recipes. Most of the recipes are extremely "hearty." She explains that she cooks for a family of ranchers, so the recipes are all very wholesome to say the least. After checking out her blog, I found a section called "cowgirl food," featuring some lighter recipes. I tried the one she calls "My Favorite Salad Ever. Ever, Ever, Ever!" With a name like that I had to try it!

After chopping veggies for 30 minutes I had arrived at this vibrant salad. It was delicious! I was a little skeptical at first, but the dressing is so good, you could probably put it on anything and it would taste great!

Check out her blog, you'll love all the step-by-step pictures with the recipes! I can't wait to try some of her other recipes, the cinnamon rolls looks great!

Here's my salad -