What is it about the Pioneer Woman that annoys me so much?

[Anonymous]

I really like her coffee cake, mac and cheese, and the sour cream bake.

What food is shitty?

[Anonymous]

I love her and her show. She makes 6 dishes in a 30 minute show AND delivers it to Cowboys out on the ranch and doesn't skip a beat.

I love her new plates & cookware, but i must refrain!

Her chicken tortilla soup is ridiculous. Make that and see if you can see past whatever is annoying you...lighten up.

[Anonymous]

Love her veggie chili recipe

[Anonymous]

I'm actually from the countryside and I can't stand her. The food she makes is loaded with calories but suspiciously absent of flavor. Her writing is really "oh gosh, lil' ol' me?!" twee.

I hate that she pretends to be "country" when she's just a shrewd marketer who is hustling her lifestyle hard core. It's really distasteful and hypocritical to me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Maybe you make a lot of assumptions about her?

I caught part of a Christmas show this afternoon. Part of it was Ham with a glaze, gingerbread cookies with royal icing and punch with sherbert and cranberry juice. Wow, really? My grandma has been making that for probably 50 years. I guess my assumption is that she offers nothing original.

Nothing wrong with sharing those classic favorites! A new generation might not know about them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm actually from the countryside and I can't stand her. The food she makes is loaded with calories but suspiciously absent of flavor. Her writing is really "oh gosh, lil' ol' me?!" twee.

I hate that she pretends to be "country" when she's just a shrewd marketer who is hustling her lifestyle hard core. It's really distasteful and hypocritical to me.

New poster here: this is what I always suspected -- a strange combo of pretentious folksy with a heaping helping of malnutrition and salt ...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm actually from the countryside and I can't stand her. The food she makes is loaded with calories but suspiciously absent of flavor. Her writing is really "oh gosh, lil' ol' me?!" twee.

I hate that she pretends to be "country" when she's just a shrewd marketer who is hustling her lifestyle hard core. It's really distasteful and hypocritical to me.

New poster here: this is what I always suspected -- a strange combo of pretentious folksy with a heaping helping of malnutrition and salt ...

Flavor doesn't equal nutrition. Go actually look at her recipes. I'm not a huge fan, but no one will suffer malnutrition from a steady diet of them. Plus, everyone --Giada, Bobby Flay, etc.-- needs to cut down on the salt.
--someone who actually worked in public health

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm actually from the countryside and I can't stand her. The food she makes is loaded with calories but suspiciously absent of flavor. Her writing is really "oh gosh, lil' ol' me?!" twee.

I hate that she pretends to be "country" when she's just a shrewd marketer who is hustling her lifestyle hard core. It's really distasteful and hypocritical to me.

God forbid a non-urban woman be a shrewd, hardworking businesswoman. Blows out DCUM paradigms right out of the water.

[Anonymous]

All of you "foodies" who think Bobby Flay is legit need to GTFO.

[Anonymous]

So here's the thing: as a businesswoman, I respect the hell out of Ree. She NEVER breaks character. People can write shit about her, leave crappy comments, and she never ever does that thing many bloggers do where they get defensive and then write posts that basically only respond to criticisms. She has about 10 topics she writes about and she ONLY writes about those topics but somehow, the site keeps chugging along year after year on stories of Charlie, the calves, her kids getting bigger, Ree's pants not fitting, and MM's butt. She never discusses her real life or anything of substance yet she's built an empire. So good for her!

That being said, she's a millionaire who poses as a folksy down home gal. She was rich before the site took off and is even richer now. (Again, I don't begrudge her that, and I think she's a great role model for her daughters in that she built something of her own even though her husband's family is loaded and she didn't need the money/work.) Her recipes are gross and almost all are cribbed from church cookbooks from the 80s. She is not a personality who translates well to tv so she comes off as stiff and awkward. She seems to have a strict script that she has to stick to no matter what because she can't deviate and go with the flow and riff and joke easily.

Her schtick is dated and corny, which is also why it's not going to appeal to many of us, but to the large chunk of the country who uses Pinterest for dinner ideas and thinks casseroles/Crock Pot meals using 4 cans of soup and cheese is a reasonable dinner, she's very appealing and relatable.

Her stuff at Walmart is absolutely hideous IMO, but it's a rip-off Anthropologie aesthetic at Walmart prices which is what her target audience can afford and access. So again, smart lady with the way she chooses to diversify her businesses.

[Anonymous]

People feel safe to hate her because she is classier to discuss than the Kardashians. No one wants to admit watching E or TMZ, but it's not taboo to flip through cooking shows. My adult DD and I have the inside joke "Khloe who?" when we meet moms who pretend they don't know anything about pop culture.

[Anonymous]

I was a huge fan of her blog and was really excited when she got her show. But she comes across so poorly on camera, I can't watch it. As OP says, for me it's the voice and seemingly absent personality. I was so disappointed. I still find the blog super cute and I really like a lot of her recipes, but I just cannot watch her on tv.

I didn't know she was rich before the show. I don't begrudge her any of her success though, despite not being able to stand to listen to her.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So here's the thing: as a businesswoman, I respect the hell out of Ree. She NEVER breaks character. People can write shit about her, leave crappy comments, and she never ever does that thing many bloggers do where they get defensive and then write posts that basically only respond to criticisms. She has about 10 topics she writes about and she ONLY writes about those topics but somehow, the site keeps chugging along year after year on stories of Charlie, the calves, her kids getting bigger, Ree's pants not fitting, and MM's butt. She never discusses her real life or anything of substance yet she's built an empire. So good for her!

That being said, she's a millionaire who poses as a folksy down home gal. She was rich before the site took off and is even richer now. (Again, I don't begrudge her that, and I think she's a great role model for her daughters in that she built something of her own even though her husband's family is loaded and she didn't need the money/work.) Her recipes are gross and almost all are cribbed from church cookbooks from the 80s. She is not a personality who translates well to tv so she comes off as stiff and awkward. She seems to have a strict script that she has to stick to no matter what because she can't deviate and go with the flow and riff and joke easily.

Her schtick is dated and corny, which is also why it's not going to appeal to many of us, but to the large chunk of the country who uses Pinterest for dinner ideas and thinks casseroles/Crock Pot meals using 4 cans of soup and cheese is a reasonable dinner, she's very appealing and relatable.

Her stuff at Walmart is absolutely hideous IMO, but it's a rip-off Anthropologie aesthetic at Walmart prices which is what her target audience can afford and access. So again, smart lady with the way she chooses to diversify her businesses.

Which recipes are casseroles or crock pot meals using canned soup?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I really like her coffee cake, mac and cheese, and the sour cream bake.

What food is shitty?

I would have to go with mac and cheese and sour cream bake.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I really like her coffee cake, mac and cheese, and the sour cream bake.

What food is shitty?

I would have to go with mac and cheese and sour cream bake.

WTF is a sour cream bake? Is that really what it's called?