Ree Drummond | |
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 Drummond in 2014 | |
| Born | Anne Marie Smith (1969-01-06)January 6, 1969 (age 56) Bartlesville, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Pen name | The Pioneer Woman |
| Nickname | Ree |
| Occupation | Blogger,author,television personality |
| Education | Journalism, gerontology |
| Alma mater | University of Southern California |
| Period | 2006–present |
| Genre | Biography,cookbook |
| Subject | Cooking, photography, home and garden, entertainment |
| Notable awards | Weblog of the Year 2009, 2010 (Bloggies) |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 5 |
| Website | |
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Anne Marie "Ree"Drummond (néeSmith,[1] born January 6, 1969)[2] is an Americanblogger,author,[3]food writer, andtelevision personality. Drummond became known for herblog,The Pioneer Woman, which documented her life in rural Oklahoma.
Capitalizing on the success of her blog, Drummond stars in her own television program, also titledThe Pioneer Woman, onThe Food Network which began in 2011. She has also written cookbooks, a children's book, and an autobiography.[4] In 2015, Drummond launched a "homey lifestyle" product line of cookware, cutlery, appliances, clothing and outdoor living products.[5]
Drummond, nicknamed "Ree", grew up in a home overlooking the grounds of a country club in the oil town ofBartlesville, Oklahoma,[6] with two brothers and a sister.[7] She graduated fromBartlesville High School in 1987,[8] after which she left Oklahoma to attend college inLos Angeles,California. She graduated from theUniversity of Southern California in 1991,[9] having first studiedjournalism before switching togerontology.[10] After graduation, she hoped to attend law school inChicago,[10] but her plans changed unexpectedly when she met and married her husband, Ladd Drummond.[6] Her husband is a member of the wealthyDrummond ranching family.
Drummond was raisedEpiscopalian.[11]
Drummond began blogging in May 2006, initially using thesubdomainpioneerwoman.typepad.com within theTypepad blogging service. She registered her owndomain thepioneerwoman.com on October 18, 2006. Drummond's blog,The Pioneer Woman, was originally titledConfessions of a Pioneer Woman. The site is hosted byRackspace.
Drummond writes about topics such asranch life andhomeschooling. About a year after launching her blog, she posted her first recipe[10] and a tutorial on "How to Cook a Steak".[12] The blog became popular and won Weblog of the Year in the 2010Bloggies.[13][10]
As of September 2009, Drummond's blog reportedly received 13 million page views per month.[10] On May 9, 2011, the blog's popularity had risen to approximately 23.3 million page views per month and 4.4 million unique visitors.[14] According to an article inThe New Yorker, "This is roughly the same number of people who readThe Daily Beast".[14] An article in theToronto newspaperThe Globe and Mail described it as "[s]lickly photographed with legions of fans ... arguably the mother of all farm girl blogs."[15] Estimates for her site's income suggest it earns $1 million or more per year from display (advertisement) income.[16]
In April 2008, Drummond held a giveaway contest in thecooking section of her blogThe Pioneer Woman in which she asked readers to share one of their favorite recipes; the response inspired her to create a recipe sharing site.[17] In 2009, Drummond launchedTastyKitchen.com – community recipe-sharing site.[18][19]
The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Recipes from an Accidental Country Girl
Drummond's first cookbook,The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Recipes from an Accidental Country Girl,[20] was published in October 2009.[21] ANew York Times reviewer described Drummond as "funny, enthusiastic and self-deprecating."[22]
Black Heels to Tractor Wheels
Published in February 2011[23][7] byWilliam Morrow, an imprint ofHarperCollins.
Charlie the Ranch Dog
In April 2011, Drummond published a children's book titledCharlie the Ranch Dog,[20] featuring her family's belovedBasset HoundCharlie. According toPublishers Weekly, "Adult readers will recognize in Charlie's voice the understated humor that has made Drummond's blog so successful; kids should find it irresistible."[24] The book was illustrated by Diane deGroat, an illustrator of more than 120 children's books.[25]
The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Food from My Frontier
Drummond's second cookbook,The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Food from My Frontier,[20] released in March 2012.[26]
Charlie and the Christmas Kitty
A children's book about the family's dog. Released in December 2012.
The Pioneer Woman Cooks: A Year of Holidays: 140 Step-by-Step Recipes for Simple, Scrumptious Celebrations
Released October 29, 2013.
Charlie and the New Baby
Another children's book about the family's basset hound. Released on April 29, 2014.
Charlie the Ranch Dog: Charlie Goes to the Doctor
Released June 17, 2014.[27]
Charlie the Ranch Dog: Stuck in the Mud
Released January 6, 2015.[28]
Charlie Plays Ball
Released March 24, 2015.[29]
The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Dinnertime
A cookbook featuring 125 dinner recipes. Released October 20, 2015.[30]
Charlie the Ranch Dog: Rock Star
Released November 17, 2015.[31]
Little Ree
Released March 28, 2017[32]
The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Come and Get It!
A cookbook featuring 120 recipes. Released October 24, 2017.[33]
Little Ree: Best Friends Forever!
Released March 27, 2018[34]
The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Super Easy!
Released October 19, 2021.[35]
Ree's Best Family Meals
Released online August 2, 2022.[36]
Drummond made her television debut on an episode ofThrowdown! with Bobby Flay in 2010.[37]
In April 2011, the Food Network announced that Drummond would host her own daytime television series on the network.The Pioneer Woman premiered on Saturday, August 27, 2011.[38]
On March 19, 2010, Drummond confirmed media reports thatColumbia Pictures had acquired the film rights to her bookFrom Black Heels to Tractor Wheels.[39] The production company was reported to be in talks withReese Witherspoon to star as Drummond in a motion picture based on the book.[40][41] As of 2023, no further information has been released about this project.
On September 21, 1996, Drummond married Ladd Drummond (born January 22, 1969), a fourth-generation member of the prominentOsage County cattle ranchingDrummond family whom she refers to as "theMarlboro Man" in her books and her blog.[42][43] They spent their honeymoon inAustralia and live on a remote working cattle ranch approximately 8 miles west ofPawhuska, Oklahoma.[6][9] They have five children and one grandchild. Her husband's second cousin isGentner Drummond, an Attorney General of Oklahoma.[44]
In late 2016, the Drummonds opened The Mercantile, a restaurant retail store located in a 100-year-old downtown Pawhuska building that they bought and began renovating in 2012.[45]
In 2018, the Drummonds opened a bed and breakfast in downtown Pawhuska, "The Boarding House", as well as a pizzeria, "P-Town Pizza".[46][47] The Drummonds opened "Charlie's Sweet Shop", an ice cream and candy shop, in 2020. The shop was named after their basset hound dog Charlie, who died in 2017.[48]
television chef Ree Drummond (The Pioneer Woman) in 1969 (age 50)
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