Comfort Food Cookbooks

Now that the weather has started getting colder, I find myself craving recipes that are heartier and have that "stick to your ribs" quality.  I have stockpiled a lot of recipes from magazines and newspapers.....

and I have loads of cookbooks.....

My favorite recipes for this time of year come from two of those cookbooks and happen to be by the same author.  They are The Pioneer Woman Cooks cookbooks by Ree Drummond.

 These are recipes that I wouldn't make on a daily basis - too much comfort food can lead to an expanded waistline and a rise in cholesterol!  But they are full of Sunday dinner-type recipes that fill my home with wonderful smells of simmering dishes and make my whole family rush to the table when "dinner" is called.  Some of our favorites are:  Cinnamon Rolls; Simple, Perfect Chili; Marlboro Man's Favorite Sandwich; Onion Strings; Cowboy Calzones; Meatloaf; Rib-eye Steak with Whiskey Cream Sauce; Comfort Meatballs; Olive Cheese Bread; Mocha Brownies; Rigatoni and Meatballs; Fancy Mac and Cheese; Spicy Dr Pepper Pulled Pork; Beef Stew; Shepard's Pie; Pork Chops with Apples and Grits; Rib-eye Steak with Onion-Blue Cheese Sauce; Buttered Rosemary Rolls; Dulce De Leche Coffee; Tres Leches Cake just to name a few!!!!  Tomorrow night it's Ranch Style Chicken complete with bacon and cheddar cheese.  Mmmmmmmmmm!

"In addition to detailed step-by-step photographs, all the recipes in this book have one other important quality in common:  They're guaranteed to make your kids, sweetheart, dinner guests, in-laws, friends, cousins, or resident cowboys smile, sigh, and beg for seconds.  (And hug you and kiss you and be devoted to you for life.)"  -Ree Drummond, The Pioneer Woman Cooks