I’m so excited to announce that after almost 60 people entering and a total of 290 entries (some of you really know how to work to get a great book!) there is a winner! I plugged all 290 entries into the number generator at Random.org and it came up with 258.

The winner of the Signed The Pioneer Woman Cooks by Ree Drummond cookbook is:

Kristen of

This is so exciting! She was recently married and could probably use some wonderful recipes to kick off her new marriage. Congrats Kristen! Look for an email from me very soon.

To everyone who entered but didn’t win, THANK YOU and…I’m so sorry! I truly wish I had the ability to give one to everyone who signed up. But if you haven’t already, I highly recommend picking up the book at your local bookstore or online and if you can’t definitely check out The Pioneer Woman website. Her website is chock full of recipes, tips on photography and homeschooling, and much much more. It’s just amazing!

Stay tuned for future reviews and giveaways in this new year!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!

(By the way…does anyone have any recs for a place to get good images for free or cheap? I would have really liked a pretty New Year button, but I have no time to make one and couldn’t find anything. Let me know if you have any recommendations!)

Recently, we were able to attend a signing of the new cookbook by the one and only “Pioneer Woman“. And now by “we” I mean, The1stdaughter, Littlebug and of course I dragged The Baker along. More than anything it was a great opportunity to meet a wonderful mom, get a new GREAT cookbook and spend time with two of my favorite people (my own mom and one of my two sisters). We had a blast, despite the heat, and of course Bug was a huge hit!

Because I want to take this opportunity to continue the fun we had and make the best of it I decided, why not get an extra copy signed for one of my lucky readers? So, in honor of the new beginning that is There’s A Book I give you our very first book giveaway! One of you out there will be the new owner of a brand new, never used, SIGNED copy of The Pioneer Woman Cooks by Ree Drummond! The exact one in the image above! Just fill out what you want on the form below and on January 1st 2010 I will announce the winner.

As a note I want to say that so far this cookbook is fabulous! We’ve tried a few of the recipes including the “Egg-in-the-Hole”, “Meatloaf”, “Olive Cheese Bread”, and my personal favorite (so far) “Edna Mae’s Sour Cream Pancakes”. The pancakes quite literally melt in your mouth and I think it is quite possible that I could eat them morning, noon and night without any problem whatsoever. One of the amazing things about this cookbook is that it’s not just a cookbook. It has stories and pictures of her everyday life and every time I’ve picked it up I’ve found something else to look at or try. Normally I don’t think I’d be inclined to review any old cookbook (although The Baker definitely would), but Ree is such a family gal that it shines through in every recipe in the book. It reminds me of home, of being with my dad and his parents on their farm during harvest time. The feeling of comfort, home, family and food so delicious because it was picked just that day is what this book helps me remember. Thank you Ree for that.

I would recommend this cookbook to anyone looking for an all around, every meal, comfort food fest. It’s fabulous and I’ll cook out of it for years to come!

Take a minute to fill out the form and I will let everyone know on the 1st of the New Year 2010 who one. Good luck and thanks for reading!

Here’s the Form Just Click to Fill it Out. Thanks!

*Also, as an update, this contest is open to anyone anywhere in the world that I can ship to.*

This book was purchased for our home library.
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