Great Frugal Gift Idea
I don’t normally do things like this, but this has been such a hit with the folks I’ve given it to, that I’m going to share it here. The Pioneer Woman has her new cookbook out and it’s only $10.75 on Amazon right now (regularly $27.50). I’ve purchased three and given two away (I actually paid $13-something for mine). This is a GORGEOUS, hard cover cookbook. Buy three and you get free shipping.
This is an AMAZING cookbook and has been a huge hit with the friends I’ve given it to. Ree includes lots of anecdotes and commentary to make each recipe interesting, plus little stories about life on the ranch as well as her pre-ranch life. The recipes all have detailed pictures each and every step of the way and the food is yuuuuummmmmy! (Farmhouse fare, with a city twist) The book is also interspersed throughout with amazing photographs of life on the ranch.
I gave my last copy to a friend the other night. I have a rule with my friends that they get gifts when I find something I think they’ll like and not necessarily on a birthday or holiday. I’m not sure she was totally thrilled when I gave it to her but called the next day to say that she’d stayed up until the wee hours reading in bed. Then she emailed the next day to share again how much she loved it and that her tough guy cattle ranch husband was reading through it right then!
So….if you’re looking for an inexpensive, but quality gift, this is a good one. I gave it to one friend because the food is “realistic” and I thought the step-by-step pictures would be a help in teaching her four daughters to cook. I got it for my other friend because she is also a displaced “city girl” and I knew she’d enjoy Ree’s stories of adapting to farm life, as well as the recipes and photographs.
Pair the cookbook with a nifty kitchen gadget and you’ve got a great Christmas gift out of the way.
