About this season
Ree Drummond, a city gal-turned-rancher's wife, creates down-home dishes on her picturesque Oklahoma ranch. Take one sassy former city girl, her hunky rancher husband and a band of adorable kids, an extended family, cowboys, 3000 wild mustangs, a herd of cattle, and one placid basset hound and you have The Pioneer Woman. The Pioneer Woman is an open invitation into Ree Drummond's life: The award-winning blogger and best-selling cookbook author comes to Food Network and shares her special brand of home cooking, from throw-together suppers to elegant celebrations. The series, set against the incredible story of life at home on the range, is the next best thing to actually sitting on a stool in Ree's kitchen.
Episodes (13)
1. Oh, Baby
Aired 19 March 2016 • 30 min
There's a new baby on the ranch, so Ree Drummond is taking a trip down memory lane and preparing a new mom-care package full of dishes she was given and plenty of pampering goodies. She includes her friend Beth's Brisket, as well as Funeral Potatoes, where the name is part of the charm! Plus, Angel Food Cake with Buttercream Frosting, Fruit Salad with Spiced Honey and Thyme and Sweet Almond Crackers.
2. A Tale of Four Lunches
Aired 9 April 2016 • 30 min
Ree Drummond's whipping up four legendary lunches from crowd-pleasers to solo pleasures. From spicy Chuck burgers piled high with crispy onion rings, named after her father-in-law and delivered to him out on the ranch, plus a mother-daughter collaboration of Sesame Tofu salad. Then, she makes a hearty pan of Hot Hawaiian Beef Sandwiches for the hungry kids and cowboys and, finally, Mango Chili Chicken just for her.
3. FAQ
Aired 16 April 2016 • 30 min
Ree hosts a viewer Q and A session discussing slow cooker Mexican soup, Killer Kale Salad, her Mum's White Sandwich Bread and blue cheese and chive butter spread
4. Market Meet-Up
Aired 23 April 2016 • 30 min
Ree hosts a dinner for friends who helped stock her new shop. She serves quinoa salad, cauliflower soup, Jalapeno cheese bread and salted caramel cheesecake squares.
5. Tequila
Aired 30 April 2016 • 30 min
Ree tests making a whole meal using a bottle of tequila. She starts with queso fundido followed by shrimp tortilla soup and berries with cream all with addition of tequila.
6. Mom's Day
Aired 7 May 2016 • 30 min
It's a fun day of treats for Ree. After making chicken soup for lunch and cherry pie to have for dessert later, she lets Ladd and the kids make a full steak dinner.
7. Kit and Caboodle
Aired 21 May 2016 • 30 min
Ree is prepping four fabulous get-ahead meal kits. There's barbecue chicken pizza with spicy slaw, spicy veggie stir fry, spinach pasta bake and stuffed peppers.
8. Burning 101
Aired 28 May 2016 • 30 min
It's springtime and Ladd is burning the pastures, Ree needs to cook dinners for two nights at once. She makes jerk chicken, steaks and bean burritos and crunchy salad.
9. Deli Food Showdown
Aired 4 June 2016 • 30 min
Ree tests recipes for her deli with some help from her friends. She makes two chicken salads, one with grapes and one curried and two quiches to choose from.
10. Fixin' Fence, Fixin' Lunch
Aired 11 June 2016 • 30 min
Ree cooks a hearty Tex-Mex lunch for Ladd and Cowboy Tim who are out fixing fences. There's grilled steak with quesadillas, spicy beans and ranch salad.
11. Well Done, Dad
Aired 18 June 2016 • 30 min
Ree celebrates her dad's retirement by cooking his favourite foods. She makes beef stew, cheese casserole, delicious green beans and mini chocolate-cherry cakes.
12. 16 Minute Meals: Summer Edition
Aired 2 July 2016 • 30 min
Ree cooks up four great 16-minute summer meals. On the menu: lime salmon, a selection of light Greek dishes, pasta with pesto and peas and zucchini noodles.
13. Chicken, Chicken, Chicken!
Aired 9 July 2016 • 30 min
Ree demonstrates the benefits of bulk buying by showing how to make three dishes with chicken: slow cooked with broccoli, chicken pie and in Caesar salad.