Inspired by....

Have you seen Julie & Julia? I had heard mixed reviews of it. Many people said it was ok, and maybe worth watching once. But Aaron & I loved it. Maybe it is because part of it is set in France (where both of of hearts are.) Maybe it is because of all the delicious food--(Like Babbette's Feast--another AMAZING movie.) Or learning about what a positive woman Julia Child was. I don't know, but I truly enjoyed the movie. So much that the minute I saw Mastering the Art of French Cooking by Julia Child I HAD to buy it. Our love french cuisine helped in making that decision too. I am reading my way through the introduction and have already made her Potage Parmentier. But I make that for my family anyway :). I didn't even realize that this book existed till I saw the movie. Truly inspiring and I have been working on creating slightly more gourmet meals for my family lately.

But as much as I loved Julie & Julia I am really here to talk about Ree. Do you know Ree? If you have never heard of her. She is Ree Drummond also known as The Pioneer Woman. She lives out in the country in Oklahoma where her husband is a cattle racher. And she blogs. All about different things--life on the ranch, homeschooling, photography, home & garden and COOKING. Now Ree has NEVER steered me wrong. I am not kidding you. Everything I have made for my family from Ree has been a huge overwhelming success. After I make a dinner from one of her recipes I get oohs and ahhhs and "when can we have this again"s! And with a family of seven when a majority or ALL of your family loves something. You gotta stick with it--for that is rare indeed. So I was thinking I should do the Robyn/Ree Project--where I make one of Ree's recipe's everyday for a year and blog about it just like Julie did. But really we all know how that would turn out. Maybe something like my December Advent Project or my Project 365 attempt. No I won't commit to blogging daily about it. But I am shooting for at least trying something new of hers once a week ( or every other week at the very least.)

Last night Aaron really wanted me to make wings for the Super Bowl, so I turned to Ree and she taught me how to cook them right. We didn't go with the Hot sauce, but I'd be willing to try it because Ree says it so good (and I don't even like spicy hot foods!) I just didn't have time to run to the store and get Franks Hot Sauce. We did BBQ sauce mixed with butter and it was delish. I bought a huge bag of chicken and they were inhaled in no time! I only got ONE!)



Other dishes we have tried and have met with much success:
Perfect Potatoes au gratin
Roasted Carrots --Part of Thanksgiving Dinner Yum!
Molten Chocolate Lava Cake
Cake Balls a la Bakerella
Roasted Garlic--I may or may not have gone a little crazy overboard in using these gems.
Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes
Pot Roast--The one that started the obsession--Thanks to Heidi for introducing me to it and Ree!

I know there are more. Going through her list to find these fueled my desire to make more Ree-inspired food. Not to mention that she has mouth watering step by step photography too! Can't wait to try them all! Have you tried Ree's recipes? What's your favorite? It might end up next on my list!