Confessions of a Pioneer Woman

Please Ignore My Obnoxious Cackle

Tonight, because it's Friday night, I offer a video clip for your viewing pleasure. Or pain, depending on how much you like it. I haven't posted videos here in a long, long time because I just haven't wanted to figure out how to do it properly, and I generally just avoid doing things that are hard. I'm definitely not there yet, and still need to figure out how to tweak and improve the Keep reading....

Confessions of a Pioneer Woman

Caramel Pumpkin Gingersnap Cheesecake. So There.

I totally made up the name of this dessert. I was going to just call it "Pumpkin Cheesecake", because that's pretty much what it is. But it's also Caramel Pumpkin Cheesecake, for important reasons you'll understand shortly. Then again, it contains gingersnaps---hence the inclusion of "Gingersnap" in the name. So "Caramel Pumpkin Gingersnap Cheesecake" it is. But wait...there are also pecans in it, too. Keep reading....

Confessions of a Pioneer Woman

It's All About the Contrast

It's so easy for me to get in the habit of exclusively using actions to edit my photos, and to forget to occasionally pull out one of the edits within the actions to make simple changes to photos here and there. One of the easiest things you can do in Photoshop to give your photos a more interesting, dynamic look is to boost the contrast. In layman's Keep reading....

Confessions of a Pioneer Woman

Inspiration

I haven't used an architect or a designer or a decorator for the Lodge project, because that just isn't how I roll. I'd much rather just do it myself and make mistakes than pay someone a lot of money to turn my house into their idea of what it should look like. Healthy attitude, no? This would be a great plan if I actually knew what I was doing in the home decor/decorating realm, but I don't. And I'm not necessarily Keep reading....

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Recipes Galore! Ribeye Steak, Mac & Cheese, Blackberry Cobbler...and Chocolate Cake. Mmmm. Check out my complete Recipe File and start cooking today.

Love Story Green Acres meets Harlequin Romance in my crazy, rip-roarin' real-life tale of true love. WARNING: Have a cold shower handy!

Basic Photography


What the Heck is an Aperture? Confused about the buttons on your camera? Me too! So I wrote this series so we can ALL understand it.

Holiday Cooking with PW


Thanksgiving with Ree Drummond

I wanted to begin cooking Thanksgiving food early this year so you'd have plenty of time to read, examine, and even practice dishes beforehand.