Pioneer Woman – Extraordinary normality

The media has always given us role models to aspire to, women from Mrs Beeton, Marguerite Patten and Delia Smith to Nigella Lawson. (American equivalents might be Martha Stewart, Ina Garten and Rachel Ray)

There is something just a little “stepford” about all of these women. As much as I admire them, and covet their publications, I have been converted to a new way of thinking.  It’s all Ree’s fault, I am a huge fan of her blog/website Pioneer Woman and when I discovered The Tasty Kitchen – Ree’s latest brain child and a moment of sheer genius, I thought I had died and gone to heaven.

Being passionate about food and with deep love of cooking I own hundreds of books, scavenge recipes from magazines, the internet and friends. I love community cooking sites and I am a member of several. Why is Tasty Kitchen different? I think it’s because, as it says in the tag line, it is “favourite recipes from real kitchens”.

Ree is in touch with real people, specifically empathising with busy housewives. She has a special talent for putting people at their ease and has developed a site that above all else is welcoming , easy to use and already jam packed with more tasty recipes than many of the books in my collection.

In these times of ever tightening budgets if you skip buying glossy magazines or you just want to do your bit for the environment, check out Pioneer Woman you will laugh, you may cry but you will come away a better person. If you only have a short coffee break and are in need of inspiration for dinner tonight check out Tasty Kitchen, who knows you may even make a new friend.

Thank you Ree – for making my world a better place.

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