Pioneer Woman Cooking

My friend, MomBE, loaned me her The Pioneer Woman Cooks cookbook and Michael made a few requests (see list below). Mom #3 has since found a copy for me on sale which is good since it may take me a while to get these all tested and it may get messy.

1. PW's Potato Skins
2. Hot Artichoke Dip
3. Cinnamon Rolls (she's famous for these - has even been on many morning shows making them)
4. Breakfast Burritos
5. Migas
6. French Breakfast Puffs
7. Maple Pecan Scones
8. MarlboroMan's Favorite Sandwich
9. Spicy Pulled Pork
10. Macaroni and Cheese
11. Beans and Cornbread
12. Cowboy Calzone
13. Perfect Pot Roast - Was an easy recipe. We cooked ours in a crock-pot instead of a dutch oven and the only other thing I would do different would be to trim more fat off my Chuck Roast before cooking. Michael and Greyson both LOVED this.
14. Chicken Pot Pie (Perfect Pie Crust) - First off, her crust is the flakiest crust I have ever seen. I left out one tablespoon of water and could have probably left out 2..it was a bit sticky. I followed the pot pie recipe to the T and it was unbelievable. We will make this one for sure again but maybe not too soon with the cup of whipping cream and 4 tablespoons of butter not to mention the cup and a half of vegetable shortening in the crust.
15. Meatloaf
16. Cheese Grits - We had these with steaks, cauliflower, and asparagus. Will say...there was a bit too much garlic in it for everyone and will probably leave out one clove next time. Might also add green onions and some bacon as well. FYI - we made a half a batch and it could have fed an army.
17. Comfort Meatballs
18. Creamy Rosemary Potatoes
19. Olive Cheese Bread
20. Flat Apple Pie
21. Mocha Brownies
22. Peach Crisp with Maple Cream Sauce

As you can see....I have cooked a couple of her recipes and have no complaints. We obviously have a few more to go but what I have figured out so far is that they aren't really "healthy" meals so we may have to sprinkle them in with some salad nights.

It is a great cookbook, one of my favorite kinds...lots of pictures...but even better, she takes pictures of each step of every recipe. If you haven't ever seen her recipes check them out on her cooking blog. What a talented writer, cook, photographer, mother, woman...I have a little blog crush obviously. ;)