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Harry & Sally. Rhett & Scarlett. Lancelot & Guinevere. Lucy & Ricky. Johnny & Baby. Name famous romantic couples and since 2007, Marlboro Man and The Pioneer Woman deserve a spot in the Top Ten.
Since 2007, Ree Drummond aka The Pioneer Woman has penned (pixeled?) the love story From High Heels to Tractor Wheels, the story of how Ree "went from spoiled city girl to domestic ranch wife in the blink of an eye" that now stretches to Confessions, Cooking, Photography, Home & Garden, Home Schooling and the brand-new community recipe site, Tasty Kitchen.
She wows us with cute punks and close-ups of cattle.
She connects to us with breezy, conversational style, like talking to our sisters, teasing and in tune.
Oh yeah. And she's got a cookbook, too, The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Recipes from an Accidental Country Girl.
Oh. And her cookbook just happens to have rocketed to the top of the NYTimes book list. And is #22 on Amazon's best-selling books today.
Oh. And she's doing a national book tour that has hundreds -- HUNDREDS -- showing up to stand in line for hours just for the chance to say hello in person, have a picture taken and get an autographed copy of Ree's cookbook.
(Take THAT, celebrity chefs.)
So maybe the real love story here is the affection shared by Ree and her readers? Just look what women bloggers say.
From Kansas City, My Cozy Booknook ~ Pioneer Woman in Person
"Last night I had the opportunity to go to an autograph signing of the Pioneer Woman's new cookbook. What?! You have never heard of the Pioneer Woman? Well, you simply must check out her website if you are unfamiliar with this blogging phenomenon. She is incredibly witty, offers great family-tested recipes (complete with step-by-step photo demonstrations), gives amazing photo shop tutorials (which I have yet to complete but have on my list to-do before I die), sponsors stupendous prize give-aways (like 5 qt KitchenAid mixers and Nikon 35mm cameras), homeschools 4 youngun's and assists her Marlboro Man on the cattle ranch in the middle of nowhere Oklahoma. I think she might be Super Woman in disguise!"
From Little Rock, The Good Life ~ Pioneer Woman Comes to Town!!!!
"Yippee I can hardly wait. Monday at 6:00 PM I will be in line to have my very own copy of "The Pioneer Woman Cooks" autographed by the first blogger I fell in love with. I was hooked on Pioneer Woman from the first bite of her lasagna....If you haven't tried it you really must. I love every recipe of PW's that I have made. I mean I can't say that about anyone else or any cookbook. And to think, I get to meet her tomorrow!!!!"
From Phoenix, Out of Debt Again ~ I Got to Meet Pioneer Woman Last Night
"I have been reading Pioneer Woman’s blog for over two years and when I saw that she was coming to Arizona I felt like I’d won a prize!! I sometimes don’t enter her contests because she has SOOOOO many faithful readers and so many thousands of comments. I have never been to a book signing in my life, but I knew I was going to this one!!"
From Salt Lake City, Food Finery ~ Pioneer Woman Visits Salt Lake City
"We were finally let into the gallery at 6:50PM and thrilled to be in the front row! The gallery was packed and busting at it's seams. Wall to wall women (with a few men sprinkled throughout) squeezing in as tightly as they could to hear this "accidental country girl" talk. Ree arrived and that room came alive! Women were whistling and screaming like mad! It was kind of funny but I am sure Ree is honored to have such a warm response from her readers. She spoke about 25 minutes, answered questions, told jokes, did impressions and entertained the crowd beautifully. She is a real jewel. She is sweet and confident but not in a self righteous, proud way... she is humble and gracious. I am in love with her cookbook (which made #1 on the New York Times Best seller's List! Woo-Hoo!... well deserved), I think she is a smart woman, a loving wife, a caring mother and a very down to earth fun person! I thoroughly enjoyed everything about her that night."
From Denver, Simply Undecided ~ Ree Drummond: Pioneer Woman
"From what I
