Lowdown on the Pioneer Woman

[castleview]

I just discovered this woman's show and have seen her cookbooks. She seems harmless even though the recipes are a little too old Paula Deen for me. But I couldn't help noticing how many people HATE this woman…she had far more parody websites about her than Rachel Ray ever did. Curious if anyone knows why.

 

[ChristaDeVil]

I don't know, but her Perfect Pot Roast recipe is fanfreakingtastic and a staple at our house.

 

[hops&dreams]

I don't know either, but I LOVE her recipes - The perfect Lasagna one and her perfect pie crust (the pie crust recipe was actually a fan's that sent it in!). And the Scrumptious Apple Pie... I've never gotten so many compliments on something I've cooked before!!! (maybe that means I'm a bad cook?)

I personally like her blog/recipes, and think she's pretty funny.

 

[LuvLDM]

I love Pioneer Woman! I don't watch her show but her website is my main source for recipes.

 

[design_mom]

Everything I've tried from her recipes have been good -- and I used to like her blog, but I do *not* care for her show.

I think, for me, the show is a little too hokey. There doesn't really need to be an "occasion" for every meal: "The hubby and the kids are out driving the cattle. They're going to be starved for a home-cooked breakfast. I'm going to whip up _____, ______, ______ with a smile" (which you know took a team of people 3+ hours to prepare.) Or "Todays' my son's 8th birthday, so I'm going to plan a fabulous party for 30 people, do all the cooking, and all the decorating, and surprise him at lunch!" Really? They just seem to go over the top to say "I'm supermom!" or "I'm super wife!" Please, just cook the food.

For what it's worth, I also have similar issues with Martha Stewart and Ina Garten. (I've heard many people say that Ina is a fabulous cook -- and she probably is -- but her show just seems *so* contrived. Just cook the food. You don't have to preparing it for your "very good friends" who just happen to be in an all-day movie editing session down the street. Or whipping it up for Jeffrey who's just getting back from a grueling business trip.)

ETA: I don't have a big problem with Rachel Ray except that her "30 minute meals" usually take me at least 45 minutes... and I find some of her catchphrases (like "sammies" and "yummo!") annoying. I also am certain that Ree Drummond is a nice person, so I have nothing against her personally... I just don't like the show.

 

[superme80]

I have never seen her show, but I love her website! Her food is awesome!!!! I also love her other site Tasty Kitchen. Yes her food is not healthy, but man it is so good. I think I need her cinnamon and sugar toast.

 

[jen0610]

I don't know either, but I LOVE her recipes - The perfect Lasagna one and her perfect pie crust (the pie crust recipe was actually a fan's that sent it in!). And the Scrumptious Apple Pie... I've never gotten so many compliments on something I've cooked before!!! (maybe that means I'm a bad cook?)

I personally like her blog/recipes, and think she's pretty funny.

Love, love, love her blog. I read it every single day. She's been around since 2007 with her blog. Loved following along when they redid the Lodge. Have watched her girls turn into lovely young ladies and her boys just get to be biger and bigger.

Ree doesn't mind making fun of herself. She'll be the first one to tell you, she's not a chef, she's just someone who learned how cooked. And she cooks like she learned from her mom, her mil, and Ga-Ga.

And every single thing that I have made from her website or cookbook, has been a big hit.

 

[Offsides]

She is my favorite Food Network person! I like her blog and her cookbooks better than her show, but I will still watch occasionally.

I can't stand RR, though I do have one of her cookbooks that I use sometimes.

 

[pigletgirl]

Like her blog but cannot STAND her voice. Nails on a chalkboard

 

[lovesmurfs]

Didn't event know she had a show!

Love her Crash Hot Potatoes recipe!!!

 

[Buckalew11]

Love her food...I think that kind of cooking could actually save a marriage!

Her food, her photos of the food, her blog, her show--I like it all. I think FN tells these people how to do their show. PW's is set around occasions (some are ordinary days but they make it into an occasion) and Melissa D'Arabian's was $10.00 dinners. I just think it is how FN rolls to add differences to their cooking shows.

My DD likes her food but says he show drives her crazy. Too Pollyanna-ish. That's probably what I like about it, lol, it is calming and s-l-o-w paced and everything is very "Father Knows Best"-ish, happy, family oriented and fantasy like. I do think Ree will be the first to say her life is not like that but it does seem so on the show. I sure would not watch chaos--I can watch reality TV for that! lol

I just think people poke fun for a number of reasons--good and bad. Strong dislike, jealousy, because it IS funny, on and on and on. We do not really *want* people to be successful or truly happy...it is sad, really. We can't sit back and be happy for people who are doing well. Bring them done, make fun and rip them a new one. Human nature at it's (almost) worst.

 

[Social Worker Sue]

I don't know, but her Perfect Pot Roast recipe is fanfreakingtastic and a staple at our house.

I swear to God, this is the ONLY way to make a pot roast

She annoys me. Her voice is awful, but I have never in my life enjoyed so many recipes from a cooking show. They all come out very good.

Her calzones are my second favorite, next to the pot roast

 

[Social Worker Sue]

My DD likes her food but says he show drives her crazy. Too Pollyanna-ish.

You're daughter hit the nail on the head!

But, her food is just to easy and good to pass up. I must watch.

 

[#1hoosierfan]

The rosemary rolls she makes are amazing!!! My family is lucky I don't eat the entire pan before they make it to the table.

 

[Tinetine]

From what I've heard, she is disliked because
1) she has this "country girl", simple and unfussy personna on her blog, but she actually comes from a wealthy family (her father is a doctor, and she has tales of going to the country club), and her husband's family are very wealthy as well. THere is of course nothing wrong with that ! But it's tough to buy the "keeping it real " because her financial situation (even before the cookbooks) is very different from other farming or ranching families.
2) she rarely quotes the source of her recipes, which may lead people to believe she invented them. A lot of the recipes she uses have been around for decades, yet she does not mention that . She sometimes mentions using her grandmother's recipes, or her friend's , but she does not have a source for most of her recipes.
3) Most of her recipes are very VERY high in fat, low in fiber, and use very little vegetables.
I don't have an opinion personally, I like some of her recipes, I dislike some of them. I've never watched her show. I used to follow her , but I've stopped reading her blog after the sour cream enchiladas recipes because her recipes are simply too caloric for my family.

 

[ColoradoMom!!]

I swear to God, this is the ONLY way to make a pot roast

OK - I have saved the recipe. I usually cook this type of dish in a crock pot, but would LOVE to try this - so - for the truly ignorant - tell me exactly how deep my pot must be to be a dutch oven. I have one that would qualify I think, but it has the non-stick coating which wouldn't work for the deglazing - another cooking technique I have yet to try. Yeah I know, I'm not the best cook!

 

[lovesmurfs]

From what I've heard, she is disliked because
1) she has this "country girl", simple and unfussy personna on her blog, but she actually comes from a wealthy family (her father is a doctor, and she has tales of going to the country club), and her husband's family are very wealthy as well. THere is of course nothing wrong with that ! But it's tough to buy the "keeping it real " because her financial situation (even before the cookbooks) is very different from other farming or ranching families.
2) she rarely quotes the source of her recipes, which may lead people to believe she invented them. A lot of the recipes she uses have been around for decades, yet she does not mention that . She sometimes mentions using her grandmother's recipes, or her friend's , but she does not have a source for most of her recipes.
3) Most of her recipes are very VERY high in fat, low in fiber, and use very little vegetables.
I don't have an opinion personally, I like some of her recipes, I dislike some of them. I've never watched her show. I used to follow her , but I've stopped reading her blog after the sour cream enchiladas recipes because her recipes are simply too caloric for my family.

This makes sense -- it does seem like reading some of her recipes is like the main character in "Christmas in Connecticut."

 

[mhsjax]

From what I've heard, she is disliked because
1) she has this "country girl", simple and unfussy personna on her blog, but she actually comes from a wealthy family (her father is a doctor, and she has tales of going to the country club), and her husband's family are very wealthy as well. THere is of course nothing wrong with that ! But it's tough to buy the "keeping it real " because her financial situation (even before the cookbooks) is very different from other farming or ranching families.
2) she rarely quotes the source of her recipes, which may lead people to believe she invented them. A lot of the recipes she uses have been around for decades, yet she does not mention that . She sometimes mentions using her grandmother's recipes, or her friend's , but she does not have a source for most of her recipes.
3) Most of her recipes are very VERY high in fat, low in fiber, and use very little vegetables.
I don't have an opinion personally, I like some of her recipes, I dislike some of them. I've never watched her show. I used to follow her , but I've stopped reading her blog after the sour cream enchiladas recipes because her recipes are simply too caloric for my family.

Then people don't know the story behind her. She has never, IMHO, tried to come off as simple. In fact her book and blog very clearly states from high heels to tractor wheels. She was a big city girl who NEVER anticipated marrying a cowboy.

Yes her recipe are high in fat, but she lives on a ranch and these guys need "big heavy" food. They burn it off, where as most "city folk" don't.

I have also never heard her pretend that her recipes are her own. She simply had a blog that most people loved and I am sure the the networks cashed in on it.

I also realize that you are stating why you thought that others don't like her, so I wasn't accusing you of any of this.

 

[shortbun]

I think her whole family is incredibly uncomfortable being on her show. She's a bit too Stepford for me. The Novogratz's came out from New York and decorated a room for her daughters; that was interesting. The recipe's, as mentioned prior, are good but unhealthy for the most part.

 

[FlightlessDuck]

Never heard of her.