Innholdsfortegnelse for Fall 2019 i Pioneer Woman

What a year it’s been so far! I don’t know about you, friends, but I am more than ready for fall to arrive. Aside from cooler weather and the turning of the leaves, this season also brings along a routine and rhythm that seem to be missing in the summertime. Now that Alex has started her job in Dallas, Paige has headed back to college and Bryce and Todd are starting school and football (go, Huskies!), we can all settle in, enjoy a little predictability and have some fun! The first half of 2019 will go down in my own history as the busiest of my life (so far, at least). Writing my sixth cookbook, The New Frontier, was a big part of that; in this issue, you’ll get a…

“If I’m going to wear a plaid flannel shirt, ’m going to have some fun with it!”—Ree “You can’t beat a plaid shirt and Carhart jacket.”—Ladd…

As much as Ree loves to garden outdoors, she admits she’s not the best at keeping plants alive inside. “For some reason I always seem to forget about houseplants,” Ree explains. “My mother-in-law, Nan, on the other hand, was great at the houseplant game. She passed away last year, and an indoor tree she had maintained for years is still flourishing.” The secret for most of us is to choose plants that require minimal watering and only as much sunlight as your room can offer. Luckily, you can find dozens of plants that are tough, low-maintenance and pretty—starting with the 12 here!…

Wall Think of plants as living artwork: They deserve a spot on a wall just as much as paintings and photos do. Display them on floating shelves or from wall-mounted pots, and mix upright plants with trailing ones to give your room a lush look. Fireplace Get creative with an unused fireplace and fill the hearth and surrounding area with a grouping of plants of varying heights. They’ll help make the fireplace even more of a focal point. Bathroom Certain plants, like snake plant and aloe vera, thrive in humidity, so placing them in your bathroom helps them to grow—and freshens up the space!…

Ina Garten Mastering the Art of French Cooking “It’s amazing after all these years that Julia Child’s recipes are still so spot-on and flavorful.” Eddie Jackson Ruth Jackson’s Soulfood Cookbook “I have my grandmother’s copy from 1978. When you go through it, you see lots of old-school Southern cooking, like chitlins and collards.” Katie Lee Betty Crocker’s New Picture Cook Book “My grandma gave me her copy of this book and I just love it.” Molly Yeh Manna from Heaven! “I love all the church cookbooks my mother-in-law gave me, but this one stands out.” Ted Allen The Dallas Junior League Cookbook “The person who gave me this book filled it with Post-its marking the recipes I should cook.” Valerie Bertinelli Betty Crocker’s Cookbook “I still have the Betty Crocker…

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Ree never passes up a chance to decorate with a cowhide rug: She has them all over her house and her guest lodge. “Through the years, I’ve seen very few rooms that can’t be made better with cowhides,” she says. Why does she love them so? They’re stylish, sure, but they’re also super durable. “They don’t rip or stain—no matter how many muddy boots may walk on them!” While Ree gravitates toward traditional brown and white hides, she’s recently become a fan of the colorful dyed ones, too. Turn the page to see some of her favorites. A blue cowhide is unexpected and warms up the concrete floor in this modern Los Angeles dining room, conceived by the firm Black Lacquer Design. The rug also adds nice texture underfoot. Cowhides…

Talbott Tavern BARDSTOWN, KY Talbott Tavern has always been famous for its visitors: As a stagecoach stop and boarding house in the 18th and 19th centuries, it hosted presidents, pioneers and inventors, and today notable spirits drop by—including what some believe is the ghost of Jesse James. From $83 per night; talbotts.com Foley House Inn SAVANNAH This 19-room inn is a local favorite because of its luxurious accommodations (antique furniture, spa-like bathrooms, high-tea service), but its real claim to fame is Wally, the ghost of a former boarder. These days he likes to appear in the garden wearing a top hat. From $229 per night; foleyinn.com Wing’s Castle MILLBROOK, NY The creepiest room in this medieval-looking bed-and-breakfast is in the dungeon, accessible through an underground tunnel. Whether you stay there…

I love your cookbooks! How do you decide what recipes go in them? —Brooke Clarke, Ansbach, Germany I look for dishes that are fun, flavorful and colorful, and then I ask myself: Is this something that I’m madly in love with and/or do my kids and husband love it? If I can’t answer yes to either question, the recipe doesn’t make the cut. It’s a fun—but occasionally stressful!—process. You can read more about how I created my latest cookbook, The New Frontier, on page 12. Do you have any quick and easy breakfast recipes for back-to-school season? —Georgine Jeffries, Charlotte, NC I’m a big fan of egg bites, whether I make them in a mini-muffin pan or an Instant Pot (my new cookbook has a recipe). I whip up a…

Ree’s uniform is a floral top and jeans, but she’s always happy to put on a good varsity sweatshirt—“the classic vintage-looking kind with big bold letters,” she says. She’s not the only fan: Ever since Harvard baseball players sewed giant Old English H’s onto their jerseys in 1865, letterman jackets and sweaters have been an iconic part of American style. Ree has so many shirts from Texas A&M (her daughter Alex’s alma mater) and the University of Arkansas (now home to her other daughter, Paige) that she rarely finds time to wear the ones from her own college, USC. But as much as she loves all of these, nothing compares to her older brother’s letterman jacket, which she wore in high school. “I thought I was the coolest.” Check out…

Ree’s love of cookbooks goes way back, starting when she was obsessed with a Nancy Drew cookbook as a little girl. “There was a recipe for making your own fortune cookies with mysterious messages inside,” she recalls. “My mom and I tried to make them, and we failed miserably—ha!—but it’s still such a strong memory for me.” Of course, Ree has had better success with recipes since then, but her passion for cookbooks is still strong, especially after writing so many of her own. (Her sixth, The New Frontier, comes out in October!) “Aside from filming my TV show, creating a cookbook is the hardest thing I do,” she says. “When I see a good cookbook now, I want to give a little bow—I know how much work goes into…

$900 American Cookery by James Beard James Beard wrote more than 20 books; this one, from 1972, was his ode to regional American food, including mock apple pie (with crackers in place of apples) and squirrel fricassee. Beard inscribed this copy to the mayor of Baltimore. $7,500 Gulf City Cook Book Why would a little cookbook from a Methodist Episcopal church in Mobile, AL, cost this much? It’s from 1878 and includes the first known recipe for jambalaya. It’s for sale by Yesterday’s Gallery in Connecticut. $22,000 American Cookery by Amelia Simmons This 1796 cookbook was the first published by an American on American soil, and it pioneered terms like cookie (spelled “cooky”) and hoecake. Copies are rare; this record sale was from an auction in 1984. $2,400 “The Settlement”…

Save the jacket For years, cooks often threw away dust jackets, so finding old ones in great shape isn’t easy. A jacket can raise the value hundreds of dollars. Look for first editions Check the copyright page: Some publishers print “first edition” there, or a string of numbers, usually 1 through 10; a 1 indicates a first edition. Note the notes inside Most vintage books lose value when someone writes in them, but cookbook collectors love inscriptions. Sylvia Plath’s copy of The Joy of Cooking was heavily marked up, which drove up the price to almost $5,500 in 2018. Look for treasures Check books for slips of paper, old photos or receipts. Brooklyn bookseller Lizzy Young once found a letter from a member of the Jewish resistance in a German…

Iadmit it: Our anniversary, September 21, totally passed us by last year. It was our daughter Alex’s ring ceremony at Texas A&M (a big deal for seniors!), and Ladd and I had to fly there and back in one day because I was filming my Food Network show on the ranch. In a word: hectic! Fortunately, neither of us gets too caught up with celebrating things on specific dates—we’re similar in that way! But this year, I’m going to make up for our oversight by cooking him our go-to celebratory meal: a nice steak dinner, plus yummy cakes for two. Anniversary Dinner Menu Bacon-Wrapped Filets with Cowboy Butter Lemon-Pepper Shoestring Fries Wedge Salad with Buttermilk Ranch Dressing Dulce de Leche Lava Cakes Bacon-Wrapped Filets with Cowboy Butter Prep time: 20…

I love writing cookbooks, and I especially love the process of cooking and photographing each recipe. For my first cookbook (back in 2009!), my best friend Hyacinth helped me. We managed to pull it off with seven children running around my kitchen, and I barely met the deadline. It was crazy-fun! For my new (sixth!) cookbook, The New Frontier, I assembled a small but mighty team of friends who helped me with everything from getting groceries to antiques shopping, to chopping, to styling, to lighting, to cleanup. It took us 14 full days of shooting to finish all the recipes, which we spaced out over a period of six months. Take a look at just one of our shoot days. 9:16 a.m. Breakfast was an iced coffee and a Diet…

You’d think finding the right nude lipstick would be easy, right? I figured I’d just pick a shade close to my own lip color and that would be that. But it’s not so simple! The shade can’t be too dark or it’ll look too harsh next to my skin. If it’s too bright, it’ll clash with my hair. The struggle! Here’s a little guide to help: These lipsticks flatter almost everyone—just pick the best one for your skin tone. —Ree Hey, redheads! Rosy or deep pink–based colors brighten skin and accentuate freckles best. For a soft, natural effect, apply nude lipstick with your fingertips, says New York City makeup artist Ashleigh Ciucci. Light Skin Fair-skinned ladies: Go one shade darker than your natural lips and avoid taupe and beige. Those…

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Helen Corbitt’s Cookbook by Helen Corbitt “Helen was the head of food service at Neiman Marcus in the 1950s and ’60s. My mom’s generation loved her—and so do I!” How to Cook Without a Book by Pam Anderson “One of my very favorite cookbooks ever, and I had it well before I met Pam and we became good friends.” Joy the Baker by Joy Wilson “Joy is a good blogging friend from the early days, and her creations are so special and irresistible.” The New Basics Cookbook by Julee Rosso and Sheila Lukins “Another one my mom loved. Simple but stylish food!” The New Portuguese Table by David Leite “It’s a feast for the senses. Even if you don’t know much about Portuguese cooking, you’ll drool over every page.” Barefoot…

When Irma S. Rombauer wrote The Joy of Cooking in St. Louis, she wasn’t trying to create one of the best-selling cookbooks of all time—she was just trying to survive. In 1930, a year before it was published, her husband died by suicide, and she needed to support herself. She taught cooking classes at a local women’s organization and loved to entertain, so she compiled a cookbook and used part of the money from her husband’s estate to self-publish 3,000 copies. Irma’s mix of practical kitchen skills, everyday recipes and a touch of dry wit appealed immediately to home cooks, and just a few years later a publisher bought the rights to print more. Since the beginning, the book has been a family enterprise. Irma’s daughter and future coauthor, Marion…

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When Ladd and I had been married for five or six years, we went to a big party on an oilman’s ranch. The ranch had a grand entrance—a huge rock gate with magnificent iron bison and cattle sculptures that were lit from the ground. I teased Ladd and said, “Gosh, how come our ranch entrance doesn’t look like this?” He smiled and said, “Because we ranch for a living.” It’s so true, as I’ve learned. Our horse barn is nothing like the fancy equestrian barns you might imagine, or the ones you see in movies—with furniture and rugs. It’s an old stone barn, rock and concrete on the inside, and its sole purpose is to keep the saddles and tack out of the elements. It’s very utilitarian, but I also…

The Driskill AUSTIN Paranormal sightings are so common at this landmark 189-room hotel that the front desk offers a handout about the spirits in residence. The most famous: Civil War colonel and cattle baron Jesse Driskill, who commissioned the hotel in 1886 and is known to leave a trail of cigar smoke wafting behind him. When you enter the grand marble-floor lobby, keep an eye out for the ghost of a front-desk clerk from the early 1900s fussing with flowers. Upstairs you’ll find opulent rooms filled with antiques and historic art. Ask for a room on the 5th floor—with any luck, you’ll bump into Peter J. Lawless, a resident from the late 19th century. From $179 per night; driskillhotel.com 1886 Crescent Hotel & Spa EUREKA SPRINGS, AR You might learn…