While some just whip several ingredients together to make an edible meal, some enjoy and have cultivated the habit of investing in their cooking and recipes. Whatever category you belong to, The Pioneer Woman is a cooking show that is a must-watch for everyone. The show is hosted by Ree Drummond a trained journalist and gerontologist turned blogger, author, and TV personality. The show got its name from Ree’s blog which has the same name.
It began to air on the Food Network in 2011 and is presently in its 25th season with well over 200 episodes. The show has won 4 awards including a Daytime Emmy Award nomination for Director Olivia Ball.
Ree who is a best-selling cookbook author shares with viewers her special brand of home cooking. She shares easy and elegant recipes and also several handy kitchen knacks. She basically cooks for her family and friends at her ranch in Pawhuska, Oklahoma.
According to Ree, one doesn’t need to go to a culinary school to be a good cook and she has been very upfront not to present herself as an expert. She refers to herself as a home cook and this revelation has gained her massive followership across several media platforms.
Best Pioneer Woman Episodes You Should Go And Find
1. Season 1 Episode 1- Home on the Ranch
Being the pioneer episode, it set the tone for what to expect in the consequent episodes and seasons. In this episode, Ree showcases what a typical meal on a ranch looks like. She prepares her signature breakfast sandwiches, tomato salad, chicken-fried steak, mashed potatoes, and gravy. So Yummy!
2. Season 2 Episode 12- Family Matters
This episode captures one of Ree’s core values which is family. With her father and stepmother visiting, she cooks up a storm offering delicacies like grilled steaks with all the fixings, hot chocolate, and dessert.
3. Season 2 Episode 11- Rise and Shine
Ree uses the opportunity to showcase a typical breakfast on the ranch. She prepares breakfast burritos, breakfast potatoes, mini-vanilla scones, and egg Benedict.
4. Season 3 Episode 14- Fourth of July
Viewers and food lovers get a glimpse into Drummond’s 4th of July party menu. It consists of Caprese salad, steaks, baked beans, maple cream, and peach crisp.
5. Season 5 Episode 13- Building Pens
Ree whips up a family fiesta feast for families who are working really hard to build new pens on the ranch. She serves cheesy refried beans, citrus grilled Pollo Asado, cooling pico de gallo, spicy chili con queso, and then topping it with her delicious homemade lemonade.
6. Season 6 Episode 8- Turkey Day Leftovers
Ree is never the type to let things go to waste. Asides from teaching her ardent followers and food lovers several new recipes, she also shows ways to creatively make a meal of leftovers. In this episode, Ree creates several divine dishes from thanksgiving leftovers. She makes spring rolls, panini, pumpkin smoothies, and turkey tetrazzini casserole. This episode is definitely a must-watch.
7. Season 6 Episode 12 – Football Camp
Ree cooks up a storm for 120 hungry kids and coaches in this episode. With a sumptuous picnic of hot roast beef sandwiches, well-spiced-up potato chips, and football fruit. She also added a special treat of chocolate spread plus 3 mouthwatering toppings at the end of the camp.
8. Season 10 Episode 1- Speedy Sweets
One of the best Pioneer Woman Episodes, Ree shares 4 delicious desserts that can be done in a flash. She shares her recipe and steps of how she achieves her delicious white chocolate pudding and then moves on to what she describes as a fast and fabulous raspberry fool. She then breaks out a quick dessert panini before she whips up a caramel apple sauce to prepare a sundae.
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9. Season 22 Episode 6 – Faster Pasta
Ree has over the years shared some ‘off the chart’ pasta recipes that have kept her fans longing to raid her kitchen. In the episode, she shares 3 of her quick, sumptuous, and crowd-pleasing pasta recipes. She prepares a grilled steak pasta, drunken spaghetti, and lemon pasta topped with red wine.
10. Season 24 Episode 9 – Speedy Seafood 4 ways
If you are a seafood lover, get in here! Ree whips up some amazing seafood recipes from snappy coconut shrimps to mango dipping sauce with shrimp, lobster, and calamari star mixed in seafood pasta. Plus Greek grilled salmon with veggies. The episode also included some very handy shortcuts. No doubt that this should also be one of the best Pioneer Woman episodes.
