Today is the first day of our countdown to the first PW recipe. Each day I will be featuring one of Ree’s currently published cookbooks.

Today’s is her first cookbook, published over 10 years ago. I figured that first one was a great place to start, but the books won’t be featured in publication order.

Coming off her blog-roots, this cookbook is much more blog-like than her other cookbooks and other cookbooks in general. With less than 65 recipes, this a quick cookbook but really gives you a peek inside her life on the ranch. Family and farm stories are featured throughout its pages, but that doesn’t over shadow the food.

It was a great first cookbook for Ree and features some of her staple recipes like Chicken Fried Steak, Egg-in-the-Hole, and Cinnamon Rolls. I can’t wait to make the cinnamon rolls, they’re one of my favorite treats!

Come back tomorrow where we will feature another cookbook as we continue the countdown to the revamped blog.