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Ree Drummond

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Anne Marie "Ree" Drummond is an American blogger, author, food writer, and television personality. Drummond became known for her blog, The Pioneer Woman, which documented her life in rural Oklahoma.
On LuvemBooks, we've reviewed The Pioneer Woman Cooks―The Essential Recipes.
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Ree Drummond books in order

11 books, 1 series. Dates and covers from Amazon.

Charlie the Ranch Dog2 books

  1. Charlie the Ranch Dog: Where's the Bacon? cover
    #12011
    Charlie the Ranch Dog: Where's the Bacon?
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  2. Charlie Plays Ball cover
    #172015
    Charlie Plays Ball
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Standalones and other books

  1. Pioneer Woman: Girl Meets Cowboy cover
    2011
    Pioneer Woman: Girl Meets Cowboy
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  2. Charlie and the Christmas Kitty cover
    2012
    Charlie and the Christmas Kitty
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  3. The Pioneer Women Cooks 4-vol cover
    2013
    The Pioneer Women Cooks 4-vol
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  4. Charlie Goes to School cover
    2013
    Charlie Goes to School
    Amazon ↗
  5. Charlie and the New Baby cover
    2014
    Charlie and the New Baby
    Amazon ↗
  6. Rare THE PIONEER WOMAN COOKS: DINNERTIME cover
    2015
    Rare THE PIONEER WOMAN COOKS: DINNERTIME
    Amazon ↗
  7. Little Ree cover
    2017
    Little Ree
    Amazon ↗
  8. Rare THE PIONEER WOMAN, BLACK HEELS TO TRACTOR WHEELS cover
    2019
    Rare THE PIONEER WOMAN, BLACK HEELS TO TRACTOR WHEELS
    Amazon ↗
  9. Frontier Follies cover
    2020
    Frontier Follies
    Amazon ↗
Cover of The Pioneer Woman Cooks―The Essential Recipes
The Pioneer Woman Cooks―The Essential Recipes

4.8/5

reader rating · 1,234 ratings

Ree Drummond's ninth cookbook in the Pioneer Woman Cooks series gathers 120 of her most beloved, most-repeated recipes — updated, perfected, and assembled into a single family-focused volume published by William Morrow Cookbooks in October 2025. This review assesses the book's content, structure, and published reception, not a kitchen test.

Reviewed Mar 20, 2026

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