Quotes from Ree Drummond

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

If I were a single person living in a city, I could support myself, but I probably wouldn't have a blog, because I would have nothing to blog about.

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.

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

Christmas and Thanksgiving are the two days of the year where we know the spurs are going to stay off the boots because the family doesn't have to work. It's such a nice - and rare - treat!

When I was young, I wanted to be an actress. I had no idea what that meant, but I just thought it sounded fun.

I think over-seasoning it is something I tend to do. If it's a good steak, salt, pepper, and butter are the three key ingredients. But just try not to overcook it, and you'll be happy.

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.

It never occurred to me that I was going to have to talk to a camera. I don't know if I can do this.

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

For a while, I Photoshopped too much. When you first learn what you can do, you really go overboard sometimes.

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

I'm a cinnamon roll evangelist.