Ree Drummond

Anne Marie "Ree" Drummond, born Anne Marie Smith on January 6, 1969, is an American blogger, author, food writer, and television personality. She is best known for her lifestyle and cooking blog, The Pioneer Woman, as well as her Food Network television show of the same name. Her work documents life on a cattle ranch in Oklahoma, encompassing home living, family, and cooking.

Drummond grew up in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, alongside two brothers and a sister, and was raised Episcopalian. After graduating from Bartlesville High School in 1987, she attended the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. She initially studied journalism before switching to gerontology, graduating in 1991. Although she originally intended to attend law school in Chicago, her plans changed after meeting Ladd Drummond, a member of a cattle ranching family. The couple married on September 21, 1996, and settled on a working cattle ranch near Pawhuska, Oklahoma.

In May 2006, Drummond launched her blog, originally titled Confessions of a Pioneer Woman, before registering the domain thepioneerwoman.com later that year. She began writing about topics such as ranch life and homeschooling, later posting her first recipe and a cooking tutorial. The blog grew rapidly in popularity, earning Weblog of the Year at the 2010 Bloggies and attracting millions of monthly page views. In 2009, inspired by reader responses to a recipe contest, Drummond launched the community recipe-sharing website TastyKitchen.com.

Following her online success, Drummond expanded into television and print media. She made her television debut in 2010 on an episode of Throwdown! with Bobby Flay. In August 2011, her daytime television series, The Pioneer Woman, premiered on The Food Network. In March 2010, Columbia Pictures acquired the film rights to her book From Black Heels to Tractor Wheels.

Drummond is also an author of numerous publications. Her literary work includes cookbooks under The Pioneer Woman Cooks brand, her autobiography Black Heels to Tractor Wheels, and children's books such as the Charlie the Ranch Dog and Little Ree series. Her children's books feature her family's Basset Hound, Charlie, with illustrations by Diane deGroat and others.

In 2015, Drummond launched a lifestyle product line featuring cookware, cutlery, appliances, clothing, and outdoor living items. Additionally, Drummond and her husband opened several businesses in downtown Pawhuska, including a restaurant and retail store named The Mercantile, a bed and breakfast named The Boarding House, P-Town Pizza, and an ice cream and candy shop called Charlie's Sweet Shop. Drummond and her husband have five children and one grandchild.