O-Dub cooks with P-Dub

My only gift request for Mother's Day was The Pioneer Woman's Cookbook. Lucky for me I got it and our meals almost all this week have been from it.

If you don't know PW, you should. In fact, leave here NOW and go there! You will not be sorry. After you visit (for about 12 hours it could take to drool and ooo and ahhh) come back and read here what I'm doing.

What I'm doing is making lots of the recipes that are in this book. I'll share everything I make and I'll be sharing the ratings of my family. I'm far from a great cook, but I'm hoping that with PW's help I can become one.

Here's the cookbook. And you can get it HERE on Amazon or grab one at your local store, that's what the hubby did.

The great thing about this cookbook is that it really is more than a cookbook. It has stories and fun things about great tips and tricks. What I love most about this cookbook is something I've yet to photograph and show you, but oh I will. I love that she has picture of every single step of making something! Now you must know right away it's REAL cooking, there's really nothing low-fat/cal in here and well, that's just the way I like it!

Ree, aka PW, is so funny and smart and talented and just well overall awesome. It's as if I know her or have known her for years. I wish that I had. Lets get onto my making of her things.

Monday we had a normal burger dinner but I made PW's Pineapple Upside Down Cake for dessert.

notice my fine china...hehe

I really shouldn't post that picture. It does NOT look yummy there, this is a two day old slice. While it doesn't look as ooey-gooey as it is, it sure tastes even better a day or two after baking. I just stored the leftovers in a container and the family has had a slice every evening.

Here's the ratings from the fam

Hubby gives the pineapple upside down cake

4.5 GOLDEN WHISKS

Girlie gave it

4 GOLDEN WHISKS

I gave it

4 GOLDEN WHISKS

The Good: This cake is ooey-gooey. Oh man it's got the butter and brown sugar! YUM!!! I just love pineapple cooked too, so that's a HUGE plus for me!

The Bad (not really): I think next time I'll add more pineapple juice to the actual cake part, I wanted more of the taste in there.

The Ugly: I need a bigger iron skillet! This calls for a 12-15 inch. Well Momma thought that's what I had, but uh... a bunch of bubbling brown sugar on the bottom of the oven later, I realized it's only 10 inches and I overflowed the thing. Until I get a bigger skillet I'll just put less of the batter in there and maybe make a smaller one in another pan - GENIUS! Maybe that's not so ugly afterall!

REMAKE? DEFINITELY!

Tomorrow we'll chat about Sour Cream Pancakes... oh just you wait!