The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Recipes from an Accidental Country Girl Kindle Edition
Author: Visit ‘s Ree Drummond Page ID: B003M69DCK
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File Size: 45317 KBPrint Length: 256 pagesPublisher: William Morrow (May 18, 2010)Publication Date: June 1, 2010 Sold by: HarperCollins Publishers Language: EnglishID: B003M69DCKText-to-Speech: Enabled X-Ray: Enabled Word Wise: EnabledLending: Not Enabled Enhanced Typesetting: Not Enabled Best Sellers Rank: #61,970 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store) #16 in Books > Cookbooks, Food & Wine > Regional & International > U.S. Regional > Midwest #55 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Cookbooks, Food & Wine > Regional & International > U.S. Regional #12035 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Nonfiction
Ok Ree has a cult following-I know this because I am a member of it. I think her blog is a blessing and a curse because every reviewer seems to be comparing this book to it. Although, it’s extremely hard not too -it’s really not a fair comparison. The one thing I will agree with is that, I too, was surprised about how many of the recipes were duplicates from the website. I pre-ordered the book with high hopes and down-right anticipatory joy. So I will try to review the cookbook just as that-a cookbook. If I were to pick up the book without any knowledge of Ree Drummond I would have to say that I would be even more disappointed than I am being an avid follower of her blog. It seems that we are all a little more forgiving because we feel a kinship with her and wanted this book to do so well.
I passed the book to family members that knew nothing of her and was asked by them if the book was a "coffee table book" because it seems that the recipes get lost in the mix. I understand that photography is a huge part of her life; initially that is what drew me to her site. I completely understand including some photos in the book. My issue is not necessarily with that, but with what seems to be the EXACT same photos spreading across two page spreads. For example, upon closer inspection you see the photos of her children are SLIGHTLY different, and the spread with the rainbows are different, but not different enough or interesting enough to devote so much of the book to. I love the fact she includes pictures of every step of the recipe, but find the photos to be a little small to even notice the details. Which begs the question that if she maybe would have not included so many two-page photo spreads would she have been able to include bigger recipe photos and/or more recipes?
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