We have this problem every year. It’s a week before we’re supposed to go back to the east coast or to middle America, our fridge is full of vegetables I don’t remember buying, we have been invited to endless parties, …

We’ve been meaning to write thank-you’s for a while, and now that we’ve had a moment to breathe, we find it a good time to say: To our LA family: Thank you for eating our food, letting us plan events …

Dear Pioneer Woman, We’ve spent the last year calling you by name almost daily, believing that you are our distant aunt, cousin, sister, friend, confidante. We have loved your book with the intensity of a favorite novel; pages are splattered …

We made you an index, because we’re VERY nice and we’d like you all to check back and remember the Pioneer Woman challenge any time you want… Angel Sugar Cookies Basic Breakfast potatoes BBQ Jalapeno poppers Beans Braised Beef Brisket …

This pulled pork was so simple to make and turned out to be delicious! We also made fried onion strings that were scrumptious.

My friend Jenn came to town for business, and a quick visit, and while she was here we tackled the following: First you have to clean the shrimp, which to me was grosser than stuffing a turkey and killing a …

On Halloween, because we don’t know how to relax, we decided to cap off a weekend of craft nights, cross-town moves, and costume parties by inviting a couple (or four) friends over for some Pioneer Woman breakfast recipes. On the …

Here’s the thing: we’re a little behind. Yet, we are determined to get this challenge done by 12/31/2010, and get it done we will. We are resilient. We are strong women. We are stubborn. We might ask beg for help. …

That’s some gluten free flour. I swear. See, there it is! It’s marvelous!! Thank you King Arthur, thank you. The Pioneer Woman is BACK. We are back on, PW, we are so back on. So first you make a roux …

Thursday night was Pierogi Night at the HAP House, in order to fill our Daring Cooks’ Challenge! The August 2010 Daring Cooks’ Challenge was hosted by LizG of Bits n’ Bites and Anula of Anula’s Kitchen. They chose to challenge …