Published on March 19, 2014
Last week I went to The Pioneer Woman’s Ranch in Oklahoma for a blogging event with Land O’ Lakes. Ree and I have been friends for over five years and it is always a treat to spend time with her. Plus, I got to see all of my Kitchen Conversations butter blogging buddies!
Ree’s ranch is in the middle of nowhere. Literally. All you can see is open fields for miles and miles. We woke up to a peaceful sunrise. The only sounds we heard were cows mooing:)
We stayed at The Lodge, where Ree films her Food Network cooking show.
It was gorgeous inside and out!
This kitchen probably looks familiar:)
Ree’s famous KitchenAid Stand Mixer:) Love it! My dream pantry!
During the day, we were served recipes from all of our blogs. They made my Lemon Chia Seed Pancakes with Roasted Strawberries for breakfast.
Of course, all of the recipes included Land O Lakes butter! We also learned about the history of Land O’ Lakes and did some butter taste testing. Mmmm butter!
We also had a friendly kitchen competition. Joanne and I were on a team and were given two surprise ingredients to cook with. We drew cauliflower and bitters. Luckily, Joanne saved the day by making killer chicken thighs while I roasted the cauliflower in butter, garlic, and chives. The recipe turned out better than we thought, but we didn’t win the grand prize:)
After the cooking competition, Ree took us on a tour of the ranch. She is a true cow whisperer:)
Ree also gave us a tour of her new building! The space is amazing and I am so excited for Ree and her new adventure.
On our way back to the ranch we found some wild horses! I had to snap a picture for Caleb. He loves horses!
Jenny and I were roomies at the ranch and had so much fun together!
Jenny and I were also Tieks Twins! We wore our Tieks on the ranch. Who needs cowboy boots when you have super cute and colorful flats? 🙂
Ree made cashew crackle for us to munch on during happy hour. It is soooo addicting. She will be sharing the recipe this year, so stay tuned! You will want this one!
The butter babes! Ree, Brenda, Sommer, Jessica, Me, Jenny, Joanne, Julie, and Bridget
Charlie made an appearance! I just love him!
When we were leaving the ranch to head back to the airport we got stopped by a group of cows. They didn’t want us to leave:) Thanks to Ree and Land O’ Lakes for such an amazing trip! I really enjoyed my time on the ranch! Disclosure-Land O’ Lakes sponsored my trip to the ranch, but all my opinions are my own.
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Published on May 03, 2015 Last week, we attended an event with Land O’Lakes at The Pioneer Woman’s ranch in Oklahoma. We had an event on the ranch last year and it was a blast so I was happy we got to go back! I love hanging out with my butter buddies!
This year, little Mr. Maxwell got to come to the ranch. Well, I guess he came last year too, but he was still in my belly:) Maxwell immediately fell in love with Aunt Ree.
I bet this mixer looks familiar:)
I just love Ree’s kitchen! Lots of color everywhere!
We took a tour of the ranch and found some friends. The baby cows were too adorable!
We also got to tour Ree’s building. I am in love with the space!
My dream office! I wanted to move in!
We did a lot of eating. You shouldn’t be surprised. You can’t have a food blogging event unless there is lots of eating involved. For lunch, we enjoyed my special avocado toast recipe that is coming to the blog this week! Stay tuned! You are going to want this recipe.
My recipe uses Land O’ Lakes spreadable butter! You will have to wait to find out which one:)
In the afternoon, we created a fun toast bar! I made a Peach, Almond, and Cinnamon Sugar Toast. I used cinnamon swirl bread, Land O’ Lakes cinnamon sugar butter spread, peach slices, almond slices, and a drizzle of honey. I will be making this toast at home ASAP! It was so good! Everyone got creative and we had an amazing toast bar. I think we need to open a restaurant:)
We also had a “Pick Up” picnic on the ranch!
Look at our picnic spread! We got to sample Land O’ Lakes new European Style Butter. Look for it in stores, it is soooooo good! I can’t wait to bake with it…or just eat it by the stick:)
When we were leaving the picnic, Ree said she had a surprise for us. She opened up her vehicle and it was filled with cowboy boots! We were all shocked! She picked out boots for every blogger!
I’ve never had a pair of cowboy boots…or maybe I should call them cowgirl boots? Either way, I LOVE them!
They are so purty! Ree is seriously the most thoughtful, kind, generous, loving, and fun person. I am grateful to call her my friend.
Look at all of our pretty boots! They are all so fun! I enjoyed my time on the ranch! It was a fun trip! Thanks to Ree and Land O’ Lakes for making it happen! I am going through butter withdrawals now. I better go bake some cookies! Bring on the butter! Disclosure-this event was in partnership with Land O’ Lakes, but our opinions are our own.
