Chicken Parmigiana...Pioneer style

Tonight, we tried The Pioneer Womans's version of Chicken Parmigiana. It was such a simple recipe and her directions along with step by step photo's made the whole process so easy. Dinner, including the prep time was 45 mins from start to plate on the table. Now, that's my idea of a quick and simple meal. We had a nice little spinach salad to compliment the meal and I have to say it was delicious.

So, if you need a new recipe to add to your collection, this is definitely one you should try.

MMmmmm, mmmmm, good!


PS: the recipe link is currently on thepioneerwoman.com home page

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Season Finale

Well, our Christmas season is winding down and I have to say it has been one of my most memorable ones. Namely, because our children have gotten along with us and themselves pretty much the best they ever have. So much more enjoyable for all of us concerned. I felt crappy much of Christmas eve and Christmas day having come down with a rotten, sneezing cold. Today I feel so much better, although my head is still full of it.

Wanted to share my most awesome(or at least I think so) last minute gift for Anna(I was her secret Santa). I decided this was the perfect gift for Anna after visiting the Pioneer Woman's website and seeing her children's version of the Nativity. With only 1 evening to do the entire manager scene, I powered it out in ~ 4 hrs. Whew! I went to bed feeling good about the whole project only to wake the next morning to realize I had made all the wise men's faces the same color. Then, on the way back home I realized I had left the tails off the sheep and the lone ox in the scene perhaps, looks a little "cow-like" just like P-dubs kids set. lol

Oh well.. without further ado...the Nativity.

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Still consumed

I know, you're probably sick of hearing about Pioneer Woman but I have one more little stat to throw out there, or maybe a couple.

First, the Drummond family owns ~119,000 acres in Oklahoma where they have 4000 head of cattle and like 2000 wild horses. Can you imagine how large an area this would be? Gives new meaning to the phrase "as far as you can see".

Next, they also own a 6000 acre southern Oklahoma farm where they grow grass and hay for their cattle. Let's see, I have 3 acres they have 6000...mmm.

Lastly, her site gets 13 million page views a month and has a place in the "Top 100 most powerful and influential blogs" with a ranking of 22. (Dooce is ranked 21).

Ok, now have you been over to the site and checked out those recipes along with the ranch?

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Help!

OMG, I can't get off Pioneer Womans's website. Today, I decided to look at some of her recipes and boy do they sound good. Not only does she have Marlboro Man, kids, cattle and a cool blog, but she can also cook too. Dang!

I want her cookbook *hint-hint*.

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Pioneer Woman

Pioneer Woman, aka P-dub. Her site is located at www.thepioneerwoman.com

I have now successfully finished reading the entire saga called, " Black Heels to Tractor Wheels" and it was not only entertaining but fun to read. A modern day tale of "love at first site" so to speak. She's a lucky person to be able to live out the dream of ranching, to raise her children at home, ride horses, work cattle, and learn life skills that so many us will never experience. Yes indeed, lucky!

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Hook, Line and Sinker

Recently, on a favorite blog of mine I read about a woman who is currently on a book tour to promote her cookbook. Last week the entire post was all about this woman, P-dub. Finally I couldn't take it any longer and decided to visit P-dub's site and learn what all the hubbub was supposedly about. Well, hours later, 2am in the morning and not wanting to stop searching P-dub's site, I found out why so many people are following her blog. Her fascinating account of life on a modern ranch will suck you in, and suck you in hard. It's a love story, it's her children, her husband who she lovingly calls "Marlboro Man" and the wonderful photo's of their working cattle ranch. I had no idea, or should I say I never gave it much thought, of how there are still working ranches in the Midwest. Her children are so fortunate! Makes you want to head west, not tomorrow, but like yesterday.

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