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[anneofcleves]

I also hoped that none of those ladies had an aversion to any of the ingredients.  

Oh, what I wouldn't give to see someone say, "Honey, you know lactose makes me fart all night."  Or "I really hate pineapple, Mom."  Or "I think your recipes suck, Ree, and resent that a cooking hack like you has a show."

[ShellSeeker]

I always feel bad when I see any of the Drummond clan struggling to eat against the whipping winds.

 

I know, me too. And it seems like any time they eat outside it's always windy. It's not surprising...out on the plains, it's going to be windy.

 

She made up a HUGE amount of the "leches" mixture and then only used a couple tablespoons in those tiny little mason jars. What are you supposed to do with the rest of it? I always notice things like that because I really hate to waste food or throw anything away. It's like throwing money away. 

[anneofcleves]

She made up a HUGE amount of the "leches" mixture and then only used a couple tablespoons in those tiny little mason jars. What are you supposed to do with the rest of it? I always notice things like that because I really hate to waste food or throw anything away. It's like throwing money away. 

 

I had the same thought, Queasy-bo and just checked the recipe.  It makes a lot of the milk mixture, and spread across 12 servings you'd add 4-5 ounces of the mixture to each mason jar.  It looked like she spooned closer to 1/3 cup in each jar, but it's hard to tell.  What I can say about that recipe is that it is one heck of a lot of calories packed into a little mason jar.  I was so curious that I ran it through a recipe builder and found that each little mason jar serving is around 600 calories, most of the calories from fat and, not surprisingly, sugar.  Like 16 teaspoons worth of sugar.

 

Ree should seriously hand out vials of insulin and frilly little pouches of Lipitor after one of her meals.  

Edited September 13, 2015 by anneofcleves

[HyeChaps]

It wouldn't have been much trouble to have placed a table and chairs on that "perfect spot" in advance.  A meal like that is not so fun balanced on your lap, while seated on the uneven ground.

[LiveenLetLive]

It must be exhausting coming up with yet another way to prepare beef, or chicken on occasion, LOL. I find the show makes good back ground noise, her recipes, such as they are, do not appeal to me since I don't eat beef, and would rather limit my fat intake. It never ceases to amaze me how already incredibly wealthy people keep the money making machine going ad infinitum--the Walmart line! 

[anneofcleves]

It must be exhausting coming up with yet another way to prepare beef, or chicken on occasion, LOL. 

 

Ree rarely does, so that must explain why she looks so well rested. :-D  I don't think I've seen a less inventive "chef" on tv.  Even when she does cook something a little interesting, she'll claim that the inspiration for it came from some hotel room service she had on a trip.  She boggles my mind, frankly.

[novhappy]

My lord that picnic was the most ridiculous plot device I think I've seen on this show, possibly any cooking show! I don't know many middle aged people who want to sit on the ground at all must less in the whipping winds. Then she makes an entree that absolutely requires two hands to cut and eat! Silly! Also silly- she just "discovered" this spot in the ranch with the beautiful view! It's right by the lodge she said! At least they acknowledged and joked about the wind instead of pretending it was a calm afternoon on the Italian Riviera!

[chessiegal]

My lord that picnic was the most ridiculous plot device I think I've seen on this show, possibly any cooking show! I don't know many middle aged people who want to sit on the ground at all must less in the whipping winds. Then she makes an entree that absolutely requires two hands to cut and eat! Silly! Also silly- she just "discovered" this spot in the ranch with the beautiful view! It's right by the lodge she said! At least they acknowledged and joked about the wind instead of pretending it was a calm afternoon on the Italian Riviera!

I'm thinking the filming in ridiculous conditions is driven by production. Ree and Ina Garten have the same production company, and their shows share many similarities as in there is a theme/reason why certain recipes are made - party/anniversary/special celebration/whatever - at a particular location. Ina has had many of a windy day at the beach where under normal conditions a sane person would have said - let's move this indoors. I'm blaming their common production company, Pacific Productions, I think.

[patty1h]

Ree made "cowboy" fried rice today with so many ingredients that I would never expect to see in this dish: pork breakfast sausage, corn, worchestershire sauce, lime zest and juice, cilantro and hot sauce.  Sounds like a lot of conflicting flavors in one meal.

[ShellSeeker]

New game: take a drink every time Ree says "cowboy."

[anneofcleves]

Could she be any more annoying than she was in today's show?  More of her ridiculous 16 minute meals (that involve 160 minutes of cleanup with the amount of frying involved).  The extreme overuse of the words "cowboy" and "boys."   The incessant smirking at the camera.  An iceberg salad with a dressing based on mayonnaise and BBQ sauce.  

 

What really got me was her putting the bowl of large, red-skinned potatoes in the microwave with no instructions to pierce them first.  I guess Ree hasn't experienced a potato exploding in the microwave.  That'll add another 15 minutes to the clean up.

 

My husband just commented that he'd rather watch a show with just Ladd working on the ranch.  Leave her out of it.

[CMH1981]

So...that "cowboy fried rice" happened.  Good lord that was so not what i was thinking when she named the dish at first, but then I remembered the Drummond boys can't not have meat in a dish, even if it's fried rice.

 

Has she made that barbecue salad dressing before?  Ugh...I just can't even imagine the taste.  I was surprised by the size of those corn tortilla crispy strips on top of the salad.  Those were huge...she totally could have made the strips thinner or cut them in half.

 

The pork chops did look good, I was surprised though she barely dredged them.

 

 

What really got me was her putting the bowl of large, red-skinned potatoes in the microwave with no instructions to pierce them first.  I guess Ree hasn't experienced a potato exploding in the microwave.

 

I was wondering that too...  I'm betting the first time she ever "nuked" a potato she didn't pierce it, I would pay to see her reaction to that.

[peacheslatour]

New game: take a drink every time Ree says "cowboy."

Oh, my poor liver.

[anneofcleves]

Has she made that barbecue salad dressing before?  Ugh...I just can't even imagine the taste.  I was surprised by the size of those corn tortilla crispy strips on top of the salad.  Those were huge...she totally could have made the strips thinner or cut them in half.

 

I haven't seen that dressing before and tried to tell myself that it's not a lot different, conceptually, than homemade Russian or Thousand Island.  But there is something so sweet and viscous about BBQ sauce, more than vinegary ketchup, that does not sound good to me being mixed with mayonnaise.

 

As for the tortilla strips, I agree.  You have to remember, though, these were for Cowboys.  If they were for girls they would have been dainty little slivers.  ;-)  What got me was the frying.  I've commented many times that I have an almost irrational dislike for deep frying any food at home, or maybe it's just laziness about cleanup, but when I make a taco salad I cut my corn tortillas in strips, toss/spritz with a little oil, and bake until crisp.  With parchment, there is no cleanup.

Edited September 19, 2015 by anneofcleves

[chakajo]

I wonder if they actually ate that crap. The pork chops looked OK. Can't wait until next week I guess she will be making food for all the men in her life. She is so tired.

[anneofcleves]

The cowboy fried rice recipe really was a hot mess.  Was it supposed to be the guy's breakfast?  I'm struggling to see how a 1 cup (at most) serving of a salty, super high carb rice dish is going to keep them going for very long.  If this scenario were remotely real, that is.  

 

 

Can't wait until next week I guess she will be making food for all the men in her life. She is so tired.

 

Do you ever wonder what she does or eats after all the menfolk have been fed?  Does she just toddle off and have herself a bowl of fruit loops and a glass of Pinot Grigio in her walk in pantry?  

[grisgris]

I was halfway paying attention to yesterday's episode as I preferred to sort out my new (old) vintage needlepoint kit (c.1973).

 

I saw the fried rice mess then the salad. I heard Ree discuss how the cowboys will only eat iceberg lettuce instead of the "fancy" stuff. I guess she meant romaine, spring mix, arugula, etc., which to me, seem pretty commonplace these days. That salad dressing with mayo and BBQ sauce looked vile and I saw her add more bacon and cheese to the finished product.

 

How does the 16-minute pork chops dish save time if you end up having to wash two skillets?

 

I thought I heard Ladd say, "You're going to marble" then realized it was "marvel." I hope he wasn't talking about Ree's cooking. Lucky man gets two of those pork chops.

 

Was I hearing things or do the Drummonds now have a female dog named Hooker?

[sabretooth]

I wonder if they actually ate that crap. The pork chops looked OK. Can't wait until next week I guess she will be making food for all the men in her life. She is so tired.

 

 I don't think they did. We usually see them eating the food if it's meant to be eaten. She also made a comment about how hard it is for the cowboys to head home or to town for lunch when they are busy. Is it that hard to have a cooler full of sammiches or other vittles available on one of the 97 trucks they drive around in? 

 

I will admit to using Miracle Whip as a salad dressing in a pinch, but never mixed with BBQ sauce and buttermilk. 

Edited September 20, 2015 by sabretooth

[anneofcleves]

gris gris, I was wondering the same thing about the dog named Hooker.  And of course, there is a PW blog post about it (apparently she's a Cowboy Josh dog - he named her.)  I always figured Cowboy Josh had a kinky side to him.

[grisgris]

Well, I guess Cowboy Josh has to get some action somehow out in the "middle o' nowhere." The dog could be a namesake, ya know?

[Qoass]

When Dree mentioned "cowboy flavor", my mind went to the taste of sweat, leather and Skoal.  Yummy.

 

And I call bullshit on that salad taking 18 minutes.  It would have taken me 18 minutes just to dice all those tiny tomatoes.

[chakajo]

Isn't cowboy Josh married? Her recipes are getting more and more crappy. There is not that much work on the ranch for them to burn off that crap. I wish she would just cook and teach something instead of this contrived bs she comes up with. I watch the create channel I actually learn something.

[Hildegard802]

Pah-tay-dahs, potatoes; tah-may-tahs, tomatoes. Pick one of each, Ree. Varying it every other sentence makes you look like your "accent" is fake. And we KNOW you're real as the driven snow. . .

Haven't watched in a long time, so this new episode was a real eye-opener. That HAIR!!!!! Bet it shows up on satellite view. Her "sweet" squeaky Michelle Duggar voice is getting to where only dogs are going to be able to hear it. Which is probably a good thing.

"Cowboyscowboyscowboyscowboys". . . "heatheatheatheat" . . . "butterbutterbutter" . . . "Ijustlovethisstuff". . . show's done, folks!

"Hooker says she wants something to eat." I bet she does. I think we've officially jumped into Aunt Sandyland.

Qoass: "When Dree mentioned "cowboy flavor", my mind went to the taste of sweat, leather and Skoal." bwahahahahahaha!!!!!

ETA: Now I have the chocolate episode on. She just said use "good" semi-sweet and "good" bittersweet chocolate!!!! Poo to you, Ina-wannabe; I KNEW it.

Edited September 22, 2015 by Hildegard802

[Automne]

New game: take a drink every time Ree says "cowboy."

I think it would be easier to just mainline the bourbon for the duration of a PW episode.

 

I saw that fried rice mess and I was wondering what Satan-made Hell she was making. And that salad looked repulsive. It was completely drenched in dressing, which would make it all gross and soggy in no time.

[peacheslatour]

It's gotten to where all it takes it for Ree to say "Tex-Mex" and I'm out like a light.  I mean I like Tex-Mex as much as the next cheeseaholic, but c'mon, doesn't she know how to make anything else?  It's like she's just given up.

[chakajo]

Some if these cooking shows are a joke. I think mist if us here could a better job.

[anneofcleves]

"Mmm, I love lemons.  So fresh and yummy."  In case you missed it, today's script consisted primarily of the following words and phrases:  yummy, cowboy, sweet, treat, sweet treat, and man. 

 

Recipes a 6 year old could manage.  (Yet another variation on Rice Krispie treats.  Really?)

 

Ree sitting on her porch, in her rocking chair, smirking while speaking of her cowboy's "sweet obsessions".  Just STOP!

 

The never-ending references to gender stereotypes and food.  "The way to a man's heart is through his stomach."  

 

She's such a dolt with the voice of a giant prairie buzzard.

[chakajo]

I am also noticing that she is using some Ina's phrases . use good chocolate use good vanilla. What she made today was crap. Diabetes on the horizon.

Did she use fruit loops for those horrible bars?

[HyeChaps]

Sweet marshallows, sweet cereal, and sweet almond bark poured over the whole thing?  I bet she used that sweetened butter too. 

Have a big glass of chocolate milk with that. . . . and then test your blood sugar.

[grisgris]

Was there any actual salt in the salted caramel pudding? I saw Ree sprinkle a bit of salt on top of the pudding layer after she spread it over the chocolate cake.

 

Was the "wow" factor of the bread pudding just some lemon zest?

 

I could not believe that she MELTED Life Savers to make lollipops? Seriously? It looked like a nasty mess. Why weren't we treated to watching Tim actually eat one?

 

I was dumbfounded over the mess with Lucky Charms, colored mini marshmallows and almond bark. No words.

 

So many questions. Don't care about the answers. SMH.

[CMH1981]

I wasn't going to comment on this episode b/c it was just blah, well all of her episodes are just blah b/c of her mediocre cooking/baking talent.

 

So instead of just buying the guy suckers she decides to make her own by just crushing up candy and reheating it to form into suckers?  What's next, crushing up various cereals then adding some honey or something of the sort to re-form into her own new cereal?

 

The faux marshmallow treats for her brother....my teeth hurt just looking at it.  I was shocked she didn't drizzle on more butter w/ the chocolate then sprinkle on sugar.

 

This show...ugh...well at least Nancy on Farmhouse Rules made some appetizing recipes this week...wait she does that every week.

Edited September 27, 2015 by CMH1981

[anneofcleves]

So instead of just buying the guy suckers she decides to make her own by just crushing up candy and reheating it to form into suckers?  What's next, crushing up various cereals then adding some honey or something of the sort to re-form into her own new cereal?

...

This show...ugh...well at least Nancy on Farmhouse Rules made some appetizing recipes this week...wait she does that every week.

 

Yes, Ree is the queen of recycling. We get it, Ree.  Melt marshmallows, pour them over some substrate (hell, what about straw that you feed your cattle?), dip the congealed mass in melted chocolate, top with sprinkles or crushed up candy, and voila!  Look for her new line of artisan Cowboy Sweet Obsession Cereal Bars® coming to a Walmart near you.  Sweet 'n Sour Cowboy Suckers® can't be far behind, though she may have to work on a better name.

 

And amen to your Nancy Fuller comment.  As I was watching Nancy make chicken divan yesterday, my mind wandered to Ree and wondered why hasn't made (stolen?) it?  It's classic.  It's comfort food.  It's easy.  And the recipe has existed for eons without copyright, so she could easily copy/paste and re-brand it as something she created - Cowboy Chicken Broccoli Bake.  It's literally the perfect thing for her, but then I realized that it contains broccoli and, as such, can only be consumed by women whose shows are relatively limited and must contain pasta.  Clearly my mind wanders a little too much.

Edited September 27, 2015 by anneofcleves

[Automne]

We talk about Ree running out of ideas, but the evidence that really points to this is: How many other cooking shows do so many clip shows like TPW does? There's one on now; it's another, "I live in the sticks and regularly feed a Cowboy Army, so watch me bulk shop and pretend I'm giving helpful and relevant tips. And here are some recipes that you've already seen me do on past shows because I act like I'm bound by some invisible gendered dietary line and the people I rip recipes off of have a limited palate," episode.

[grisgris]

Ree would have to doll up her chicken divan with jalapenos and/or liberal dashes of hot sauce. I can also see her using Velvetta (oops...processed cheese) instead.

[peacheslatour]

Sweet marshallows, sweet cereal, and sweet almond bark poured over the whole thing?  I bet she used that sweetened butter too. 

Have a big glass of chocolate milk with that. . . . and then test your blood sugar.

Whenever monsieur latour walks by when I'm watching Ree, no matter what she's making, he always asks; "has she added the M&M's yet?"

[sabretooth]

I was dumbfounded over the mess with Lucky Charms, colored mini marshmallows and almond bark. No words.

 

White chocolate almond bark does not seem like it would be a compatible flavor with froot loops and marshmallows. That part made me shudder in horror. 

 

And for what you would spend on the life savers, the sour candy and the sticks, you could just buy the good lollipops and call it a day. Less chance of burns while trying to insert sticks into molten hot sugar, too! 

 

 

 

[3pwood]

... White chocolate almond bark does not seem like it would be a compatible flavor with froot loops and marshmallows. ... 

 

But in fairness, would anything be a compatible flavor with that combination?  

 

I don't watch this show but some of the recipe descriptions here make me wonder if she's cooking in an Ambien-induced episode of sleepwalking.  This is one of them.

[peacheslatour]

Froot Loops?  Are you fucking kidding me?  I thought you guys were indulging in hyperbole, but no, I saw the episode today.  Lawdy.

What is going on with her?  I thought maybe she'd been around little kids too long, but her kids aren't little any more.

This is a cooking show?

[Lura]

Having watched a whole string of reruns lately, I think I could give Ree a little advice.  I'm sure she had money managers who tell her how to invest her millions, but I have a tip that I doubt they've thought of.  Ree should invest heavily in SPRINKLES!!!  She uses them on everything -- cookies, bars, cake, cupcakes, sundaes, you name it.  As she puts it, "I just LOVE Sprinkles!"  If Ree made a sizeable investment in those sweet embellishments, I'll bet the returns would almost pay for her family's dental bills.

[txvoodoo]

Watching another of her bulk-buying episodes - this one is "Chicken in Bulk". She has a different idea of bulk buying than I. To her, it's just buying a lot of something. To me, it's going to a place where things are packaged in large quantities and you get a discount for it.

 

Also, her manly men can't handle Thai chicken? I guess it's too hot for them, what with the amount of Sriracha she slops in. 

 

I also can't stand her using jarred spaghetti sauce to make...spaghetti sauce. IT'S ALREADY SPAGHETTI SAUCE.

 

Bitch the third: her Okie accent mangling Italian words. I can't stand Giada's stereotypical over-pronunciation either, but I'll take that any day over Ree's "few-silly" (fusilli). 

[WhitneyWhit]

Watching another of her bulk-buying episodes - this one is "Chicken in Bulk". She has a different idea of bulk buying than I. To her, it's just buying a lot of something. To me, it's going to a place where things are packaged in large quantities and you get a discount for it.

 

 

 

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I was just coming here to post this. She talks about buying in bulk, but she isn't doing that, she's just going to a regular grocery store and buying 4-5 of the same item. She said it's more economical, which yeah, it is, if you're buying in  actual bulk, but it's not economical the way she's doing it.

 

And that was some bulk buy; I guess for the next two months they'll be eating nothing but chicken breasts, cheese, carrots, and jarred spaghetti sauce. 

[peacheslatour]

I have to say I was surprised when she added ricotta to her disgusting chicken spaghetti mess.  I was sitting there mentally daring her to add cottage cheese.  So, yay?

[Aquarius]

Wow, that Other Men episode was sort of creep-tastic.

 

She has to bake for her father in order to win his love?  I don't have such a great relationship with my dad but I never thought I should bake for him to somehow secure his love.

 

When she was going on about "making" those lollipops for her brother-in-law, and said something like this was definitely the way to win his heart, my husband asked, "What the hell is she doing trying to get into her brother-in-law's heart?"  I was so aghast at the "recipe" she was showing I didn't even pick that one up.

 

There was something about those shots of her commentary on the front porch, maybe the way she was kicking her boot or something, but it was just so skeevy given the subject matter.  And the last line about her main man's obessions be a "whole 'nother show."  Just no.  <shudder>

"Mmm, I love lemons. So fresh and yummy." In case you missed it, today's script consisted primarily of the following words and phrases: yummy, cowboy, sweet, treat, sweet treat, and man.

And divine. Don't forget divine.

[WhitneyWhit]

Wow, that Other Men episode was sort of creep-tastic.

 

She has to bake for her father in order to win his love?  I don't have such a great relationship with my dad but I never thought I should bake for him to somehow secure his love.

 

When she was going on about "making" those lollipops for her brother-in-law, and said something like this was definitely the way to win his heart, my husband asked, "What the hell is she doing trying to get into her brother-in-law's heart?"  I was so aghast at the "recipe" she was showing I didn't even pick that one up.

 

There was something about those shots of her commentary on the front porch, maybe the way she was kicking her boot or something, but it was just so skeevy given the subject matter.  And the last line about her main man's obessions be a "whole 'nother show."  Just no.  <shudder>

 

I think it's part of her (ridiculous) schtick. You know, wimmen folk need to cook for their men folk to keep 'em happy. 

 

I don't know why she couldn't have just said that she likes making these things for her dad and brother-in-law because she knows they like them.

[SanLynn]

My DVR caught the episode with the apple fritters, bacon and sausage for breakfast. Pulled pork, coleslaw and baked beans for lunch....

 

Ree: I've been simmering these vegetables and bacon and now I'm going to pour in two cans of baked beans. In a way I'm sort of doctoring up these beans....

 

In a way?! Sort of?! You are EXACTLY doctoring up store bought baked beans. Just own it. LOL

Edited October 1, 2015 by SanLynn

[ariel]

At this point Ree is making Sandra Lee look "chefy".

[grisgris]

At least Aunt Sandy owned up that she was dolling up packaged goods and didn't act like she invented the wheel.

[txvoodoo]

At least Aunt Sandy owned up that she was dolling up packaged goods and didn't act like she invented the wheel.

 

I think that's where Ree has problems - dolling up packaged goods was the entire premise of Semi-Homemade. It is of Pioneer Woman, too, except for added meat, sugar, and candy.

 

But she can't *say* that because that was Aunt Sandy's gig.

[peacheslatour]

Aunt Sandy calls her show "Semi Homemade".  See?  It's right there in the name.  When I hear Pioneer Woman, I expect to see a wood choppin', rifle totin', Amazon blazing through the New West hunting varmints and gutting fish with a baby on each hip.  No, just dump a bunch of canned shit into a pan and add some "heat".  Done.

[Lura]

My, my.  All the men Ree has had in her life!  Does anyone get the impression that Ree wants us to know that she was the red-hot mama in high school?  She devotes an entire show to the men in her life.

She makes chocolate cut-outs and tries to remember which boys she gave them to (monogrammed cookies, no less).  She said that she and her mom would spend almost an entire week making them.  That made me think Mom was concerned that Ree didn't have enough boyfriends.  The Oedipus

complex appears to be alive and well in Ree's mooning over Daddy.

 

I'd rather watch Ree cook for Edna Mae, and when those shows come along, I always hope we'll see more of Edna Mae and less of Ree cooking!  I love Edna Mae, and she seems so much more interesting than Ree is.  She's sharp as a tack.  I think she should run for mayor of Pawtuskah!