Ree Drummond

“I was the last person that any of my friends would have pictured moving to the boonies.”

“If you ruin the main course of a dinner party, it ain't all that tragic. Just laugh!”

“I hate to play the I-live-in-the-country card, but it really takes all of the 'pack the kids into the car and run from here to there' out of the equation.”

“Now I live in the middle of nowhere on a working cattle ranch.”

“The truth of the matter is that I live on an isolated cattle ranch in the middle of Oklahoma and that's not going to change.”

“I had been teaching myself photography.”

“We used to have skunks that would go under our house and scratch their backs. I remember after I had my first baby, I didn't really have many friends, but I got invited to a dinner with a group of people from town. We all took the same vehicle, and I got in, and someone goes, 'I smell skunk.' I had to fight back tears.”

“I'm wondering if I made the right decision about hair and makeup.”

“Oats are great - you can make meatloaf and use oats instead of bread as the binder, or you can make oatmeal cookies, my husband's favorite.”

“I'm not a chef, and I'm not an expert at anything. I'm just a mom and a wife.”

“I think deerskin work gloves are the answer to everything. You can give them to someone who gardens or someone who works outside. And you can give them to someone who grills; they're great for grilling. I wear them all the time, 24/7.”

“I'm a writer and a photographer - I'm totally aware that doesn't always translate to TV.”

“I want people to see how hard my husband and kids work on the ranch.”

“I think people are drawn to 'The Pioneer Woman,' not because I am some fascinating person but because I present things that a lot of people can relate to.”

“I attended college in Los Angeles and wore black pumps to work every day.”

“I'm as flawed as the next person. But maybe I inspire women because I'm an example that you should never assume that where you are in life or what you're doing is going to remain exactly as it is forever.”

“With the exception of an occasional cocktail party with friends, my holiday entertaining mostly centers around smaller get-togethers with family.”

“I think a common misconception about a small town in rural America is that everyone believes the same way, and nothing could be further from the truth.”

“Butter, cream, and bacon. That's such a great foundation right there.”

“I'm so boring. My idea of a great day is just to be home with absolutely nothing to do.”