Ree Drummond

I had been teaching myself photography.

— Ree Drummond

I don't like bananas. I like to drive that point home.

— Ree Drummond

“I didn’t even know his name. I prayed it wasn’t Billy Bob.”

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“ I’ll remember this kiss till my very last breath ”

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I'm a cinnamon roll evangelist.

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I love nutcrackers, as I was a ballerina growing up.

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“Well, I just want you to know I’m coming to get you at five,” he said. “I’m having Ree withdrawals.”

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I'm working on a second cookbook and am working on my love story, 'Black Heels to Tractor Wheels.

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

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

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I'm pretty sure I could've ended up on 'Real Housewives of Orange County.' They need a fair-skinned redhead.

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“Follow me,” he said. I did. I’ll follow you anywhere , I thought as I drove in the dust trail behind his…

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

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

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“What are you both going to do, long term, to nurture each other’s creativity?” I didn’t have an answer for him there.…

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I didn't even know any cowboys growing up. When my friends heard that I was marrying a cattle rancher and moving to…

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“I couldn’t bear the thought of a ham sandwich. Imagining milk trickling down my esophagus almost sent me over the edge. Even…

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I'm as flawed as the next person. But maybe I inspire women because I'm an example that you should never assume that…

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“You’re mine,” Marlboro Man said, his strong hand caressing my knee in such a way that I considered asking the cab to…

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“Marcy soon entered the room with a plastic cup with a bright green lid--the perfect reflection of my skin tone. “Do you…

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I've set aside a nice chunk of my advertising revenue each month for giveaways, like a KitchenAid mixer. I like buying them…

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Christmas and Thanksgiving are the two days of the year where we know the spurs are going to stay off the boots…

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“Why couldn’t I look the women in commercials who wake up in a bed with ironed sheets and a dewy complexion with…

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“Mike’s booming voice was downstairs. He was on the phone, as usual. “M-m-m-my sister is gettin’ married,” I heard him announce to…

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“I awoke early the next morning to the sound of my phone ringing. My phone had rung so much over the past…

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“What’s she doing in there?” Tim whispered loudly, placing particularly uncomfortable emphasis on “doing.” I closed my eyes and prayed fervently. Lord,…

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“The clock ticked away toward seven; news circulated that the tuxedo-clad Marlboro Man had arrived. He’d spent the day with his groomsmen…

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“I was just beginning to wrap my mind around the way daily life unfolded here: wake up early, get your work done,…

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“My stomach lurched; it was the day of the rehearsal. It was the day I’d see not just my friends and family…

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“As we started moving, I noticed that Marlboro Man was riding at my pace. “The horses need to be shod,” he said,…

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“Marlboro Man picked me up the next evening, exactly one month before our wedding day. Our evening apart had made the heart…

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“Minutes later, we were back at the sliding glass door that led inside the house--me, leaning against the glass, Marlboro Man anchoring…

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“I hoped there weren’t any vomit chunks in my wavy auburn locks. That would be sure to ruin Marlboro Man’s dinner. “You…

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“He called the next morning at seven. I was sound asleep, still dreaming about the kiss that had rocked my existence the…

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“Early the next morning, I was driving westward toward the ranch. Marlboro Man had called the night before--a rare evening we’d spent…

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“I missed the anonymity-the ability to run to the market without running into my third-grade teacher. I missed the nightlife-the knowledge that…

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“I opened the front door of my parents’ house the next evening. His starched blue denim shirt caught my eye only seconds…

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“The week of a girl’s wedding was supposed to be a happy time. I should have been leaping gleefully around my parents’…

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“His chuckles were like a drug to me. I tried to elicit them daily.”

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

— Ree Drummond