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.)
In life,you will have very few true friends. Most friendships come and go through changes in your life, but a true friend is one that will remain that “constant” no matter what. A true friend knows you! They sense when your are happy, or sad; want to talk, or don’t want to talk. This friend is always an encouragement but is strong enough to give you the truth when you need it most. A true friend knows some of your deepest secrets but never tells. A true friend is a gift from God.
The absolute best quality in a friend – that they will be there when it gets ugly. I have one of those friends, who stayed when my life imploded and my mom died, and she was the reason I made it thru to the other side.
Those rolls look incredible! A good friend will do all those things and more, whatever it takes.
The best quality in a friend is someone who is there for you no matter what and someone who knows all about you and loves you just the same!
I love that you dont have to say everything for your friends to know what you mean, just that level of understanding…
She tells me like it is. There’s no need for her to sugar-coat anything!
The fact that they know me so well and completely accept me. Thanks, Maureen (jnomaxx at hotmail dot com)
I love the fact that my friends let me be me. No questions asked.
I love the way that no matter how long it’s been since we been together there is never any awkwardness. We laugh at each others jokes, and cry with each others pain and the best of all eat each others cooking!
The comfort of knowing no matter how long it has been, they will always be there for you. The laughing until you cry days or nights are always the best.
My oldest, dearest friend is honest and straightforward, yet never judgmental. She’s also very enthusiastic, which is comforting.
I have been friends with one person for 24 years – we met in 5th grade – at this point in our lives the history we have is a bind that will never be broken! She knows me to the core as I do her, and that is priceless. It doesn’t hurt either that she always makes me laugh!
My close friends make me laugh, all the time. They also don’t take themselves too seriously! But I know that they would also be there for me anytime.
She doesn’t get her feelings hurt when I put my family first. There’s no pressure to perform and be who I’m not. I can also say things that might shock, but she’s okay with it. No masks, no pretense. Just real.
My best friend is someone I can be totally honest and totally ME with. I don’t worry about what she will think because she loves me for who I am–warts and all.
My best friend knows what I’m trying to say when I can’t get the right words and start miming things instead. Thanks for the giveaway!
She is not afraid to be herself with me, & allows me to be who I am, too.
One of my oldest friends truly listens to me … and she has a great sense of humor! I always feel renewed when we visit!
I love being able to see my two oldest friends after a year or two apart and go right back to the way things were–we just get along really well.
My favorite trait in a friend that goes waaaay back is someone that is understanding and puts up with my shenanigans. =P