I have been reading the Pioneer Woman's blog since before the dawn of time. Well, since I first started blogging, anyway. I love her quirky sense of humor and openness about her mistakes. I remember thoroughly enjoying reading her love story. And I learned a lot from her photography tutorials.
All of this to say, I am very honored to have received her latest cook book: A Year of Holidays. I now own all three of her cookbooks, and I must say that this one is my favorite. Let me share a bit of it with you:
Helen couldn't wait to get her little pea-pickin' hands on it. Hence her presence in the following photos. She threw a bit of fit when I took the book away to take pictures.
This cookbook has recipes for all your favorite holidays. I don't know about you, but I seriously need this lesson on how to roast a Thanksgiving turkey. I really like how Ree shows you not just how to prepare a single dish for a holiday, but how to make everything you'll need (mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, stuffing, etc. etc.). It's kinda like a holiday feast bible.
But let's look at some more of the recipes...
Take a gander at this caramel apple pie.
These little cookie bars look extremely addicting.
I think Reuben would LOVE these Lemon Creme Pie Shooters.
Another thing I really like about this cookbook is that Ree has a do-ahead game plan. This will help you co-ordinate your feast-making to help it be less stressful.
And she even includes recipes for what to do with the (inevitable) leftovers.
Would you like to get YOUR pea-pickin' hands on a copy of this cookbook?
Ree has generously offered THREE signed copies of her new cookbook to giveaway to 3 of my readers. How awesome is that?
Here's how you can enter to win:
Simply leave a comment on this post answering the following question: "What's your favorite holiday food?"
Rules:
- Only one comment per person allowed.
- This giveaway will end on Friday, November 8, at 11:00 PM Central Time. No comments will be considered for the giveaway after that time.
- Using random.org, I will choose three winners.
- I will post the winners on the blog and contact them if they leave contact info. If there is no response within 72 hours, I will select a new winner.
Good luck!
PS - My favorite holiday food is stuffing. Or pie. Can't decide which it is...
I love stuffing!!!
ReplyDeleteMashed potatoes :)
ReplyDeleteshannonc at jhu dot edu
Mashed potatoes and gravy! I would love to win a copy of this book!
ReplyDeleteSweet potatoes!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite holiday food is sweet potato casserole. I love your blog! Thanks for the opportunity to win one of the cookbooks!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite holiday food is poppy seed filled kolaches! :) My email is: bluesunshinequilter(at)gmail.com
ReplyDeleteOh I'd love to be in this one! :)
ReplyDeleteI can't survive a Christmas without the Swedish "Jansson's Frestelse" ( The temptation of Jansson), it's like a potato gratin a´la Dauphinoise but instead of garlic you use anchovies -and before you wrinkle your nose.. they're swedish one's that have been marinated in delicious spices like cloves, all spice etc, I think Ikea carries it actually. Anyway, it's an amazing dish!
Oh, and I've got an U.S address if I would be one of the lucky one's to win it ( I'll ask my aunt to bring it over with her the next time she come's to Sweden :)
Have a lovely weekend!
Tamales!
ReplyDeletePumpkin desserts - any of them I've tried!
ReplyDeleteMashed potatoes!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite holiday dish is cranberry sauce- I can eat it straight with a spoon :)
ReplyDeleteMy favorite holiday dish is my mum's red cabbage with fallow deer meat and potatoes
ReplyDeleteCranberries- homemade ones!
ReplyDeleteMy father's pot roast!
ReplyDeleteI love rolls and gravy.
ReplyDeleteMy mom always makes these yams with cloves and apple cider mixed in- they are delicious!
ReplyDeleteMashed potatoes and gravy. I really only have them at holidays!
ReplyDeleteI would love to win! Mine is monster cookies -- a Christmas treat. Yum!
ReplyDeleteMy mom's corn casserole- delicious! :)
ReplyDeleteOh goodness, that is so hard! I love Mashed Potatoes with gravy!
ReplyDeletemmalavec(at)med(dot)umich(dot)edu
I looooove sweet potatoes and stuffing :) ~ Andi T.
ReplyDeleteandreatrautman812@gmail.com
Stuffing with gravy here!
ReplyDeletejeanytay@gmail.com
Green Bean Casserole!
ReplyDeleteI love Thanksgiving leftovers!
ReplyDeleteI love smoked salmon, with bread and butter and a drop of lemon.
ReplyDeleteand I would love to win this book, thanks for sharing with us.
Virginie
vivissdm@hotmail.com
Chicken and dumplings or enchiladas! (Which are not just for holidays.) :)
ReplyDeleteMy favorite traditional holiday food might be sweet potato casserole or dark turkey meat with gravy.
ReplyDeleteI am crazy about the salty sweet combo of sweet potato with thanksgiving turkey. YUM.
ReplyDeleteI love turkey!
ReplyDeleteI love Christmas cookies - any kind!! Many thanks@
ReplyDeleteellen(at)myerly.net
Turkey! And rolls, and mashed potatoes, and cranberry sauce. :D
ReplyDeletet_mccrery(at)yahoo(dot)com
My mom's sweet potato casserole!
ReplyDeleteHard to pick just one! I can never get enough of my mom's homemade stuffing. And pumpkin pie is always something I look forward to as well! The cookbook looks amazing, thank you for having a giveaway! :) jen_liz5(at)hotmail(dot)com
ReplyDeleteIt's hard to pick one, but it would probably be mashed potatoes!
ReplyDeleteEvery year, my family asks me to make chocolate souffles. Absolute favorite dessert. Thanks for the giveaway! gurrity (at) gmail . com
ReplyDeleteYorkshire pudding, with yummy roast beef gravy of course!
ReplyDeletemy favorite holiday food is mashed potatoes with my aunts's gravy =)
ReplyDeleteMy favorite holiday food is the mashed carrots and rutabagas that my dear Aunt Betty always made, with lots of butter and salt and pepper. We lost her last year and nobody had the heart to make it, but this year I'm going to do it! Here's to you, Betts!
ReplyDeleteOooh, that's hard! I love Pumpkin Spoon Bread and Baked Stuffed Apples!
ReplyDeleteONE favorite?!? Eeek. Um… maybe green bean casserole. It's total comfort food.
ReplyDeleteIt's hard to pick just one, but stuffing is a holiday event around here...just once a year on Thanksgiving, so I'd have to say that's my favorite.
ReplyDeleteI love panettone, it's my favourite holiday food!
ReplyDeleteVirginia
I love me some pecan pie, and only indulge around Thanksgiving ("around"...not just "on!").
ReplyDeleteDefinitely Oyster Stuffing on Thanksgiving!
ReplyDeletePecan pie!
ReplyDeleteChocolate Pecan Pie!!
ReplyDeleteOliebollen!
ReplyDeleteMy pea pickin' hands need one of these babies! My favorite holiday food is my Mom's cornbread dressing. Nothing else quite like it! :)
ReplyDeleteStuffing, definitely.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite? I would have to say my Mom's potato salad...absolutely delicious! Thanks for the chance to win the book ;-)
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness, that's a hard question! I love the homemade rolls and my mom makes the best mashed potatoes and gravy.
ReplyDeleteI grew up in New Mexico and now live in south Texas at the US/Mexico border. My favorite holiday food? Tamales, posole, and biscochitos on Christmas eve.
ReplyDeleteThank you!!
My favorite holiday food is pumpkin pie!
ReplyDeletevklmarie78@gmail.com
My favorite holiday food is butternut squash!
ReplyDeleteFavorite holiday food...dressing! (Some call it stuffing). And your baby is adorable!
ReplyDeleteapple pie, hands down.
ReplyDeletekvossler@gmail.com
I love it ALL but if I had to choose it would be the many varieties of cookies, nut breads, candies and dried fruits I make to give in gift baskets.
ReplyDeleteI love the sausage stuffing smoked inside the bird. Only get it once a year.
ReplyDeletebbh765@gmail.com
Well.. being pregnant that could change everyday... this morning I can't stop thinking about green bean casserole and my mom's chocolate cream pie.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite holiday food is anything pumpkin. :D
ReplyDeleteI love the sausage stuffing recipe my parents came up with and have passed down. Thanks for the chance to enter.
ReplyDeleteAndrea D.
short74717@msn.com
I love me some hickory nut pie. Like pecan pie but better.
ReplyDeleteHoppin John Soup for good luck in the New Year. I don't *really* believe that black eyed peas bring good luck, but it is totally comfort food.
ReplyDeleteIt's hard to pick just one favorite...maybe cranberries!
ReplyDeleteI would love a book where I could learn to cook the holiday favorites!!! My favorite is probably all of the different pies!! killpackm@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteDessert, especially Pie is my holiday favorite!
ReplyDeleteChristmas Cookies. I just cant get enough!
ReplyDeleteI love the desserts!
ReplyDeleteshelly8806@hotmail.com
sugar cookies!!!
ReplyDeleteI love hot, fresh rolls and all of the different desserts (especially pies and cheesecakes).
ReplyDeleteOh, I'd love to win this book. Hard to choose but making Snowball cookies & Truffles first for us then gifts was always the first sign of Christmas coming for my kids when they were young. That has to be my choice.
ReplyDeletePies! I love all the pies!
ReplyDeleteTurkey with cranberry sauce! spat0007 (at) gmail(dot)com. Thanks!
ReplyDeletemy Mom's cookies!!!
ReplyDeleteI love Pumpkin pie.
ReplyDeleteIt's amazing to see how time flies by like this, I still remember when you said you are going to be mom soon. Now your little one is sitting there and holding a book. Awww, so cute.
Yams with mini marshmallows, lots of butter, cinnamon, and brown sugar! Thanks for the chance to win!
ReplyDeleteWhat "holiday" food isn't there to "love?" That said, my all-time favorite is our traditional "Fruit Cup" that accompanies our special meals. ---Lisa
ReplyDeleteMy favorite holiday food is that standby favorite - green bean casserole. I don't care how it's made!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite is Ham love love the ham.
ReplyDeleteOk, my all time favorite are Tamales I only eat them once a year.
ReplyDeleteThanks
Xochitl koxch(at)yahoo(dot)com
I love turkey and cranberry sauce.
ReplyDeleteAmanda t
athornoton@rocketmail.com
Turkey with Ree's homemade cranberry sauce.
ReplyDeleteritesrus(at)att(dot)net
Dressing...with gravy!
ReplyDeleteI really love green bean casserole, among many other things!
ReplyDeleteFrench Canadian meat pies!
ReplyDeleteOh, this is too funny....I'm the same as you! Can't decide between stuffing or pie. :) Ham would be a close second.
ReplyDeleteI love stuffing!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite food for the Holidays is my grandmother's orange cranberry bread. My email is thegamlins@yahoo.com. Thanks Melanie Gamlin
ReplyDeleteOh, I too have been following the Pioneer Woman forever!! I love her photography and her recipes are wonderful!! I think hands down my favorite holiday food would be pecan pie!! kathymschulz@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteMy favorite is the sweet potato casserole covered in mini marshmallows :) thanks for the chance to win! :) my email is nicki4280@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteI love, love, love my mom's Waldorf salad! I didn't appreciate it as a child, but I can't get enough as an adult!
ReplyDeleteCreamy and smooth mashed potatoes with gravy! :) smile_(at)sbcglobal(dot)net
ReplyDeleteGreen bean casserole!!!!!!!!! Rlbashaw@q.com
ReplyDeleteI love turkey,stuffing, green bean casserole & pumpkin pie!!
ReplyDeleteanniebaker48(at)gmail(dot)com
I love pumpkin pie!
ReplyDeleteKatyhutch at hotmail dot com
My favorite holiday food is mincemeat tarts with whipping cream! annewood540@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteStuffing and candied sweet potatoes
ReplyDeleteMince pie, Christmas pudding, and Stollen! All the nice sweet cakes and desserts that only comes during holiday season:)
ReplyDeleteMy favorite holiday food is homemade dressing.
ReplyDelete-Kris
celestialchic21@yahoo.com
My favorite thing to eat around the holidays is pecan pie.
ReplyDeletetrish_81@bellsouth.net
I love eating all of the different candies and desserts around the holidays.
ReplyDeletecountrygirl2010@bellsouth.net
My favorite holiday food is Christmas cookies! bjn1957{at}gmail{dot}com
ReplyDeleteMy favorite is homemade green bean casserole.
ReplyDeleteAtTheMapleTable at yahoo dot com
Do cookies count as a holiday food ?
ReplyDeleteI also love love love chestnuts & mushrooms we put with the turkey here in France. Yum :)
abbey-road at live dot fr
Nantucket Cranberry Pie and spritz cookies! cdiehl@gwi.net
ReplyDeleteI can't just pick one, so my top three favorite holiday foods are apple pie, mashed potatoes, and my mom's breakfast casserole.
ReplyDeleteSausage cheese biscuits!
ReplyDeletea tie between sage stuffing and pecan pie!! (both homemade, of course!)
ReplyDeleteMy mom's filling. A combination of mashed potatoes and dressing together. Yum.
ReplyDeleteSweet potato casserole!
ReplyDeletePork and sauerkraut for New Year's!
ReplyDeleteI had a tough time with this one this! The first thing that came to mind was stuffing, but a split second later I thought about pumpkin pie. I'm chosing pumpkin p
ReplyDeleteI had a tough time with this one this! The first thing that came to mind was stuffing, but a split second later I thought about pumpkin pie. I'm chosing pumpkin p
ReplyDeleteMy grandmother's stuffing recipe! She taught me how to make it years ago and I've been making it for every turkey I roast- delicious!!! dphebert1@hotmail.com
ReplyDeleteTurkey!!
ReplyDeletesdaven79@aol.com
My favorite holiday food is the turkey and cornbread dressing. Thank you for a chance to win this cookbook! Mary no1nanny@gulftel.com
ReplyDeleteoh thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteI love pumpkin pie! :)
Charline
charline@lagodiche.fr
My favourite holday food is roasted goose, red cabbage, dumplings and cranberry sauce for Christmas.
ReplyDeleteStefanie
My favorite(s) is cornbread dressing with gravy and cranberry sauce. Looks like a great cookbook and little Helen is a doll.
ReplyDeleteI love Christmas cookies! We use almond flavoring to make them a bit more "special"
ReplyDeleteApple pie!! kodiakfor3@aol.com
ReplyDeleteMy favorite is my grandma's roasted sweet potatoes. Delicious!! eme463@aol.com
ReplyDeleteMy favorite holiday food is pumpkin pie, although most of Thanksgiving falls shortly behind that! jyezzi@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteI love the desserts, but if I had to pick just one it would be pecan pie.
ReplyDeleteScottish Shortbread - my family traditionally only makes it at Christmas. And if there is any leftover we freeze it and eat it in the summer! A taste of Christmas in August is the best!
ReplyDeleteSweet potatoes with marshmellows and brown sugar! mayleneski@hotmail.com I love the Pioneer Woman!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite holiday food is my dad's rosemary turkey. Oh my.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite holiday food is green bean casserole. I know it's not the most exciting offering, but it's such a great comfort food on a chilly day and reminds me of great times with family. :)
ReplyDeleteSmoked Alaskan salmon & mashed potatoes on top of garlic bread. So wierd, but that is my favaorite :)
ReplyDeleteOld Fashioned Stuffing is my holiday favorite!
ReplyDeleteChristmas cookies....specifically the peanut butter w/hershey kiss in the middle :)
ReplyDeleteMy sister's scalloped potatoes!!
ReplyDeleteYou know, I hate to admit it, but I think it's stuffing. And pretty much any kind. Thank you so much for the giveaway...I hope your holidays and warm and wonderful!
ReplyDeleteI love green bean casserole! I hated it growing up, but then it became amazing to me when I got a bit older. :)
ReplyDeleteMy favorite holiday dish is definitely is a sweet potato casserole!!
ReplyDeleteheatherp626@msn.com
Stuffing with gravy!
ReplyDeleterita.chocolotta@gmail.com
Can I say turkey AND gravy (and maybe mashed potatoes) :)
ReplyDeleteThe whole Turkey Dinner Package, smothered in gravy!
ReplyDeleterklosch@aol.com
Mashed potatoes and pie! Preferably apple and pumpkin.
ReplyDeleteRoast goose with red cabbage and potatoe dumplings!
ReplyDeletevaraskeifa (at) hotmail dot com
Mashed potatoes!!!
ReplyDeleteum..stuffing! (out of a box for some reason is sooo good!) or the mashed potatoes...and the pumpkin pie perhaps!
ReplyDeletepurityaddict_04@yahoo.com
Turkey and mashed potatoes with gravy!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite holiday food is homemade cranberry sauce! I cover everything on my holiday plate in the stuff.
ReplyDeletegreen bean casserole!
ReplyDeleteNothing can beat stuffing that's been cooked in a bird. I only get it once a year and man do I love it!
ReplyDeletePecan pie YUMMY
ReplyDeleteDefinitely a tie between cranberry orange relish and sausage sage stuffing:) this book looks amazing!:)
ReplyDeleteHmm, anything with sweet potatoes and parsnips combined or the orange/cranberry sauce - NOT from a can! Love Thanksgiving: great food, family and no pressure to shop.
ReplyDeleteGreen bean casserole! Just saw you for the first time on TV. Really liked the show and am now following you. Thanks for great recipes. Wish I could eat at your house! :)
ReplyDeleteMy favorite is a cranmberry chutney with fresh ginger....it always seems to cut the heaviness of the other savory foods I am eating.
ReplyDeleteMmm . . . I love pumpkin pie. With real whipped cream. This looks like a lovely coobook!
ReplyDeleteSweet potato casserole. Can't get enough of it!
ReplyDeleteI really love the stuffing
ReplyDeleteDressing/stuffing, it's the only time of year I get it because my family doesn't like it!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite holiday food is peppermint bark! I love this stuff!!
ReplyDeleteStuffing!!! No holiday is complete without it :)
ReplyDeleteMy favourite holiday food is called tourtiere. It's a French Canadian meat pie, made with pork, beef, sage and potatoes. From what I understand, it's traditionally eaten at New Year's, but we always made it for Thanksgiving and Christmas. :)
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Butter tarts! I only get them at Christmas! Yum!
ReplyDeleteGreat giveaway!! I love the Pioneer Woman! And when it comes to holiday eats... that would be my mom's sausage cheese balls! Yum!
ReplyDeleteCornbread dressing
ReplyDeleteAll of it! Can I say all of it? It's just that we live so very far away from family right now. The thought of walking into my mother in law's house with all of the holiday smells is bringing tears to my eyes. All of it, as long as it's shared with loved ones!
ReplyDeletePuppy chow (it's a Christmas thing for us) or almond poppy seed bread/cake :) Email: marteneyfamily(at)yahoo(dot)com
ReplyDeleteHam and my mother's pineapple casserole.....yummy. Email: mcgruder99@hotmail.com
ReplyDeleteStuffing!
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