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. Afternoon Tea
Aired 16 July 2016 • 30 min
Ree and her daughter reminisce over afternoon tea. On the menu are divine mini ham and leek quiches, finger sandwiches and delightful lemon raspberry tarts.
2. Boxing Boys
Aired 6 August 2016 • 30 min
It's boxing night, so Ree Drummond's running her sons to town for practice. She bakes them fruity Granola Chocolate Chip Cookies and prepares a knockout dinner of champions for when they get home: Italian Sloppy Joes with delicious Garlic Toast. Then, she also drops off a fabulous Lemon Meringue Pie with her father-in-law.
3. Merc Deliveries
Aired 13 August 2016 • 30 min
Ree cooks for the construction workers who are finishing her store and deli. She makes spicy fried chicken sandwiches with slaw and a salmon and veggie grain bowl.
4. Night on the Town
Aired 20 August 2016 • 30 min
Ree is having a night on the town with Ladd and preps dinner for the kids in advance. She makes a meatballs pasta bake, a kit for making salad and a shortcake.
5. Low-Carb Lusciousness
Aired 27 August 2016 • 30 min
Ree tests her new low carb recipes. She cooks grilled pork with bok choy, cauliflower pizza crust with spicy sauce and roasted shrimps with tomato and broccoli.
6. Birthday Bash
Aired 3 September 2016 • 30 min
Ree Drummond's family is throwing a joint birthday bash for Todd and his cousin Caleb, so she's cooking up Caleb's barbecue favorite, Spicy Pulled Pork Sliders piled high with fabulous fixins, along with make-ahead Slow Cooker Baked Beans. Then, per Todd's request, a towering, three-layered homemade Confetti Cake for the boys to share!
7. The Couple That Cooks Together
Aired 17 September 2016 • 30 min
Ladd joins Ree in the kitchen to cook a special meal together. They whip up shrimp cocktail, spicy fries, grilled corn casserole and Mexican sundaes.
8. Mash-Up Mania
Aired 8 October 2016 • 30 min
Ree merges Italian and Mexican in a magical Chicken Enchilasagne. Next, she pairs courgette bread waffles with cream cheese syrup for the kids' breakfast.
9. Deli Deliberation
Aired 15 October 2016 • 30 min
Ree is testing which recipe is best on a trio of cowboys. She makes two types of chicken fried steaks with gravy, then two different chocolate pies for dessert.
10. FAQ Freezer
Aired 22 October 2016 • 30 min
Ree shares her top tips for freezer-friendly food. She demonstrates delicious recipes like butternut squash soup, spicy chicken spaghetti and roasted tomatillo sauce.
11. Crazy Sweet Treats
Aired 29 October 2016 • 30 min
It's sweet all the way with a bunch of mind-blowing crazy treats for Ree Drummond's latest blog post. There's Super S'mores and stunning Marbled Dipped Apples that are a culinary work of art. Next, Ree's raising the bar with Deep-Fried Cheesecake Bites with Strawberry Sauce, then toasting the delicious line-up in amazing Hard Candy Shot Glasses topped up with fizz.
12. Good Ol' Days
Aired 5 November 2016 • 30 min
Ree makes Ladd and Chuck a hearty lunch as they dismantle a historic cattle feed storehouse. She makes steak and eggs with Hollandaise sauce on garlic English muffins.
13. Frontier Friendsgiving
Aired 12 November 2016 • 30 min
Ree invites her friends over for a frontier-style Friendsgiving. She cooks up turkey roulade rolled around sausage stuffing and a leek and potato casserole.