I'm not a fan of the movie.
Saw it and was unimpressed. (is that a word?)
I was impressed with Meryl Streep, however.
I am also impressed with Ree Drummond.
My dream is to be her next door neighbor.
And because I do realize that some dreams are meant to be only that...
I settled on buying her cookbook.
The Pioneer Woman, as she is known in blogland, made a stop in my neck of the woods for a book signing.
I figured this was as close as I would get to my dream so I went and took fun Vickie with me.
We waited for a L O N G time. Which would have been much longer but thanks to fun Vickie's darling nieces, we got in line with them.
It was such a great evening.
Chatting.
Taking some photos.
Enjoying a refreshing beverage.
Chatting lots more.
Finally our turn came.
And I got my book signed...
I figured this was as close as I would get to my dream so I went and took fun Vickie with me.
We waited for a L O N G time. Which would have been much longer but thanks to fun Vickie's darling nieces, we got in line with them.
It was such a great evening.
Chatting.
Taking some photos.
Enjoying a refreshing beverage.
Chatting lots more.
Finally our turn came.
And I got my book signed...
She is real and down to earth and funny and took time for each person there.
So after having a signed cookbook in my hands I was going to really get into it and start cooking every single recipe in there! I was going to turn myself into her sidekick. I was going to do the Julie part of Julie and Julia.
But then LIFE happened.
So three months later my energy has changed and instead I'm just going to cook SOMETHING out of her book ONCE a week. My week reference will be Sunday to Saturday.
Week #1
Brent and I picked out her Roasted Beef Tenderloin for a special Valentine's Sunday dinner. As she notes in her book and on her blog - this is pricey! The recipe on her blog differs from that in her book slightly. The seasoning in her book is kosher salt, pepper, sugar and olive oil. And in her book she mentions to cook it to a lesser temp. We took it out when the temp read 134 which is inbetween the two cook times. The kids took the ends (not so red) and Brent and I devoured the center pieces. It truly was melt in your mouth delicious. And if you are scared away from pink meat, please think again. Some years ago I made the switch. I never knew how beautiful beef could be. Even ask my dear friend Maggie, who is slightly older than myself. She discovered the delights of a filet mignon a few weeks ago. Her smart daughter Kristi helped her make the switch. It's never too late!!
Stay tuned next week for recipe #2. I have no idea what it's going to be : )
4 comments:
I love it! I spend way too much time on PW's website. I have tried a few of her recipes and they have been really good...I am sure they all are. I love it that you are going to be her "julia". good luck! keep me posted on the good recipes, I want to try them too!
I wanted to see that movie...but good to know that it wasn't that great... I cant wait to see what great things you are gonna cook!
I love the Pioneer Woman blog. That tenderloin sounds great. I just came across your blog. Love it! Your family is so beautiful.
I actually liked Julia & Julia - I watched it late at night and I was hungry - maybe that is why. How fun to get her cookbook and have it signed. I will have to follow this site more. I hope you're taking pictures!
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