Flour, flour everywhere and a giveaway.
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Earlier this week my good friend Jennifer came over and an attempt to try to plan ahead some baked goodies for the holidays, we set about to baking. Jennifer is not just a good friend, she’s my baking friend. And while I’m learning a bunch about baking as I go, she’s sorta my security blanket – and nice company too.
Cinnamon rolls from the brand spanking new cookbook, “The Pioneer Woman Cooks” by Ree Drummond (The Pioneer Woman) were the choice for the day.
We had fun playing in the flour, mixing and all.
And the recipe was easy to follow with photos for each step along the way for guidance.
The cinnamon rolls rocked with maple icing – yum!
There will be some happy folks ’round here come December (or tomorrow).
And yes, I’m still cleaning up flour. But they’re so worth it.
The cinnamon roll recipe is just one of the treasures you can find in “The Pioneer Woman Cooks.” The cookbook is busting at the seams with fantastic photography and tasty eats.
There are cute horsey pictures…
and cute doggie pictures…
and cute cow pictures…
and other cute pictures throughout.
Oh, yeah and the food…
real food…
real good food…
and butter.
If you haven’t heard of The Pioneer Woman, you should check out her site where Ree weaves her humor and genuine, no fluff stuff with her talented hand to bring delight and a more than a few chuckles to her devoted readers daily.
And Ree and I?
We go way back.
Nah, not really.
Not at all.
Other than a chance meeting a few months back, where I said something ding-dongy in my grand style, we don’t know each other at all. But if we had met long ago I’d hope we would’ve been fast friends and then I could say now we go way back and all but…nevermind…
From what I know and have heard from many that do know her so well, she’s cool. She’s kind. She’s real. She’s funny and everything else you would want to say about a friend if you could say that you go way back with.
Guess what? Today you have a chance to win one of her cookbooks. Two (2) randomly selected winners will become the proud owners of a “The Pioneer Woman Cooks” cookbooks.
Just answer this question…
What is your favorite quality in a friend that you “go way back” with? Do they make you laugh? Do they make you cry? Do they do your laundry?
Anyway, just answer the question (only one entry per person) and you’ll be entered to win. You have until Monday, November 9 at 9 p.m. EST.* Winners will be announced Tuesday, November 10 so be sure to check back to see if you’ve won and if you did to claim your prize.
Be sure to tell all of your friends too – you wouldn’t want them to miss out on all of the fun!
(*Daylight Savings Time is not being recognized at this time by my blog settings so contest has been extended until Midnight 12:00 p.m. Pacific Time, 11/9/09.)
Wow. Your blog is amazing. I don’t feel worthy! But hey I would still love a chance to win a cookin’ book as my daughter calls it!
My favorite quality in a friend is acceptance. One who takes me for who I am, good and bad, and still loves me.
Laura
My favorite quality in the friend I go way back with is understanding. The two of us have been through thick and thin together and I always know that no matter what, she’ll be a shoulder when i need one to cry on
My favorite quality in a friend is being supportive and truthful.
Thank you for the giveaway.
They listen, they are creative, they are off beat, they like me 🙂
Love the cinnamon rolls and nothing like some fresh from the oven. I’ve been hearing so much about PW’s book that I have to get me my own copy real soon. Lovely pictures of the rolls and I do so like your blog banner.
i have 2 “go way back with” friends…dear, honest, trustworthy, kind, & can always count on them…although we all live many hours from each other the warmth & generosity of spirit & soul knows no bounds.
thanks for including me in this fab giveaway.
My “go way back with” friend has been there for me through thick and thin. Through the loss of a pregancy, through being diagnosed with cancer, through the birth of my rugrats, through a couple of my rugrats turning into teenagers, through the loss of a good friend. No matter what is going on in my life, she is there to laugh with or to cry with. I love her deeply and cherish her. True friends….there is not much better than that.
A few weeks (or longer) can pass when we are too busy to chat, but we always pick up exactly where we left off. Also, I love her because she pulls no punches. Thanks for the giveaway! I love PW.
We’ve been friends since we were five, and my favorite quality is that mysterious kindred-spirit-ness. I have so many memories of laughing ourselves sick over nothing.
I have been a fan of the Pioneer Woman for years and those rolls with maple frosting look outstanding!
I love to laugh with a friend, new or old. Laughter is the best!
My favorite quality in a friend is someone that you can just be yourself with. Talking, laughing, joking, crying, good and bad times, etc. That’s what good friends are for!
This is the recipe I’d like to make next!! I have the Beans & Cornbread on my blog today. Don’t you just adore the cookbook?
I don’t have many long-time friends, except for my mom and my now ex-girlfriend. So, I would say that my favorite quality about them is how we can be real with each other and still love each other, no matter how crazy and insane we can be at times. *sniff sniff* *tear* 🙂
I looked at Ree’s cookbook today at Borders wishing I could buy it. It is perfectly her; a perfect encapsulation of who she is. I hope I win.
Oh, and your cinnamon rolls look awesome. I’ve yet to make that recipe. I will have to do it later because I already made some (and blogged about them). Lovely photos!
My favorite friend is my twin sister… she and I are like two peas in a pod, so whenever times are tough, she understands completely. We can be completely honest with each other, and we will love each other unconditionally. I love those traits in a friend.
My favorite trait in a good friend is someone that you can be sharing funny stories with and you finish each others sentences. Someone that you can laugh with for hours over conversation.
My favorite quality in a friend is honesty….no phony baloney…….we are who we are and we accept each other the way we are….and love each other for that.
AND no matter how much time passes…when we are in touch either by phone, email, or in person, we can go into a fit of laughing until our stomachs hurt…. 🙂
My favorite quality in a friend is honesty, I like the way Carol put it, “no phony baloney.” We have our private jokes, we rarely go without talking either by phone, email or text, if not in person. We are closer than we are with some family members. Friends are the family you choose. 🙂 (Is it wrong for me to enter your giveaway when I have my own?)
I think my favorite thing from my friend, whom is my soul mate friend, is that we could go MONTHS without talking…or a day without talking…and NEVER run out of things to talk about.
My friends will tell it to me like it is. They are honest with me, but they care about me. I am really blessed to have a lot of friends like that.
I love the way my best friend always knows when somethings wrong and always does little things to make things better.