I haven’t previewed my weekly Food Network episode here on my blog for awhile, because I assume you know that on any given Saturday at 9:00 am Central Time, I’m on the teevee cooking and narrating and trying to remember how to walk and chew gum at the same time (in the figurative sense.) And I don’t want to beat you over the head with ME, REE by talking too much about my TV show on my blog.
Did that make sense?
However, today I felt it was appropriate to give you the heads up about this Saturday’s show because my strapping stallion of a hunk of a love-muffin of a husband is taking the reins (so to speak) and doing a whole show about feeding livestock in the winter. Usually he’s a little bit of a strong, silent type on the show, going about his ranching activities quietly while I yap and prattle on in the kitchen about not just what I’m doing at the stove, but what he and the kids are doing out and about.
But not any more! The era of yap is over! I really think you’ll enjoy this episode because while I do some cooking and highlight some good recipes, a big chunk of the show is just following Marlboro Man around the ranch, documentary style, and listening to him explain the ins and outs of feeding, and why it’s such an important part of ranch life in the wintertime. I got to watch an early glimpse of this episode, and I was mighty proud of the ol’ chap. And I actually watched as if I were a normal person watching the show and hadn’t had four children with the guy, and I have to say, I was rapt with attention!
I mean, slow cooker soup is great and all. But Marlboro Man filling his feed truck with feed…I dare say it’s a little more compelling. (Of course, I have had four children with the guy, so hard to say how much that played into things.)
Hope you can catch the show this Saturday morning at 10 Eastern/9 Central, friends! And if you do, please let us know what you think of the whole crazy approach. I love sharing the screen with Marlboro Man and the kids and would love to do it more in the upcoming shows we’re filming. They have a lot more to say than I do sometimes. Not that you would probably ever know this because I tend to talk a lot!
I can’t help it. I lived in the country for ten years before I started my blog, and I stored up a lot of thoughts during that time. I keep thinking they’re going to run dry eventually, but so far they haven’t.
(Lucky you! Ha.)
Love you more’n my luggage,
P-Dub
P.S. If you’re wondering why Marlboro Man’s jacket is so dirty in this photo…well, you’ll find out the specific reason on the show. It was an adventure, and made me realize I need to send the camera along with him more often.
Ree Drummond is the founder of The Pioneer Woman and a lover of butter, basset hounds and life on the ranch! Ree started her blog in 2006, and now millions visit ThePioneerWoman.com every month for her trusted recipes and fun family stories. Here’s what she has been up to since it all began:
New York Times Bestselling Author
Ree has written two memoirs (Black Heels to Tractor Wheels, and Frontier Follies) plus nine bestselling cookbooks:
The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Recipes from an Accidental Country Girl (2009)
The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Food from My Frontier (2012)
The Pioneer Woman Cooks: A Year of Holidays (2013)
The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Dinnertime (2015)
The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Come and Get It! (2017)
The Pioneer Woman Cooks: The New Frontier (2019)
The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Super Easy (2021)
The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Dinner’s Ready! (2023)
The Pioneer Woman Cooks: The Essential Recipes (2025)
Food Network Host
Since 2011, Ree has been sharing simple, family-friendly recipes—and the occasional kitchen prank!—on her award-winning show The Pioneer Woman, filmed right on Drummond Ranch. Ree is also a regular judge on Food Network competitions, including Christmas Cookie Challenge.
Founder, The Pioneer Woman Collection
Ree has been creating and selling kitchen and home products at Walmart since 2015 and she’s involved in designing every piece and pattern. The line now includes best-selling appliances (you have to see the floral blender!), plus hundreds of pieces of cookware, tableware, and more. Ree doesn’t like to play favorites but the Agatha print has a special place in her heart.
Restaurant and Hotel Owner
Together with her husband Ladd, Ree has opened several bustling businesses in Pawhuska, Oklahoma, including The Pioneer Woman Mercantile—a bakery, restaurant, and general store that draws visitors from across the country (many come for the biscuits alone!), P-Town Pizza, Charlie’s Ice Cream Shop, and The Boarding House, a charming hotel with eight different rooms decorated by Ree and Ladd.
Media Personality
Ree appears regularly on national TV shows like Today, Good Morning America and more—all while managing to keep flour off her shirt.
Wife, Mom and…Grandma!
Ree’s kids (daughters Alex and Paige and sons Bryce and Todd) are all grown up, and as of December 2024, Ree is the proud grandma of the cutest baby ever, Sofia Scott, born to Alex and her husband Mauricio. Ree still cooks for Ladd (and the kids when they’re home), and she also looks after a few mischievous ranch dogs.
