My in-laws run a cattle ranch in Wyoming. They actually moved from Texas when my husband was younger to run a great-aunt’s old ranch so it could stay in the family. How cool is that, right? Almost 20 years later they are still at it.

While my father-in-law, brother-in-law, and a handful of weekend cowboys do all the ranching, my mother-in-law is the true hero of the operation . . . she feeds everyone and is the original Pioneer Woman. And I can promise you that feeding a rowdy crowd of 150+ for a mid-May branding is no small feat. She’s got it down to a science, though, and this recipe is my version of one of my favorite things that she makes. Show up a little early for branding and you might be able to snag a few of these warm out of the oven to stick in your hoodie pocket before you head out to the field. Ah the nostalgia!

I’m back! After nothing new for far too many weeks, I’m back with something so good, so easy, so tasty. You’re going to have to try it. Where did I go?

I got a job. It really is the best job – I get to work from home (or anywhere in the world with a wifi connection!), whenever I want, for only 20 hours a week. It’s the dream mom-job I’m telling you. Really! But it turns out training takes longer than 20 hours a week and being SUPER slow and, you know, learning how to do the job, takes much longer than 20 hours. So, after going from working 0 hours a week to almost 35 hours a week… the blog, among way too many other things, got a little neglected.

The great news is that I’m getting quicker and things are starting to get back to normal. Hallelujah! And with back to normal comes some syrup for y’all!