>> Stephen: HEY, EVERYBODY, WELCOME BACK TO "THE LATE SHOW."
FOLKS, NEXT GUEST IS AN AUTHOR, CHEF, AND THE HOST OF FOOD
NETWORK'S "THE PIONEER WOMAN."
PLEASE WELCOME, REE DRUMMOND!
REE, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.
>> THANK YOU, STEPHEN!
SO GLAD TO BE HERE.
>> Stephen: WHAT'S THE NEW BOOK YOU GOT HERE, REE?
>> THIS IS MY SIXTH COOKBOOK, "THE NEW FRONTIER."
AND I CALLED IT THAT BECAUSE MY HOUSE IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT
THAN IT WAS IN THE OLD DAYS.
TWO OF MY GIRLS ARE GONE, TWO OF MY KIDS.
>> Stephen: OKAY.
>> AND I'M HOME IN A MAN CAVE WITH TEENAGED BOYS.
>> Stephen: AND LAD, AND YOUR HUSBAND, LAD.
>> MY HUSBAND LAD.
>> Stephen: FOR THE PEOPLE WHO HAVEN'T SEEN "THE PIONEER
WOMAN--" BY THE WAY, I WASN'T SURE WHAT YOUR NAME WAS.
I WATCHED YOU FOR YEARS AND I ALWAYS CALLED YOU "THE PIONEER
WOMAN."
>> I ANSWER TO "THE PIONEER WOMAN."
I ANSWER TO A LOT OF THINGS.
>> Stephen: P. DUBS.
TELL PEOPLE ABOUT YOUR LIFE ON THE PRAIRIE.
>> I GREW UP ON A GOLF COURSE.
I ALWAYS MAKE A JOKE ABOUT THAT.
I MARRIED A COWBOY, AND MOVED TO HIS RANCH IN --
>> Stephen: DID YOU LITERALLY GROW UP ON IA GOLF COURSE?
>> I DID.
>> Stephen: IT LOOKS LIKE A LOT LIKE PRAIRIE, THE GOLF
COURSE.
>> THE MEN DRESS DIFFERENTLY ON THE GOLF COURSE.
>> Stephen: WHAT ARE WE MAKING TODAY?
>> WE'RE MAKING SO MANY DELICIOUS THINGS.
WE'RE MAKE A COCKTAIL, OKLAHOMA PRAIRIE FIRE, A NOD TO THE
PRESCRIBED BURNING THAT YOUR FAVORITE GUY, LAD, DOES IN THE
SPRING.
>> Stephen:AB OKLAHOMA PRAIRIE FIRE.
I LOVE ANY DRINK NAMED AFTER A NATURAL DISASTER.
>> I KNOW.
>> Stephen: DRINK A COUPLE OF THESE AND YOU WILL FEEL LIKE YOU
ARE WAKING UP IN A FEMA TRAILER.
DO I PORTHIS IN HOAR.
>> THIS IS BLOOD ORANGE JUICE,.
>> Stephen: WHERE IS THE ALCOHOL?
>> I GOT YOU ORANGE BITTERS, WHICH I THINK YOU LIKE.
>> Stephen: ONE, TWO.
>> MESCAL.
>> .
YOU CAN TOP IT OFF.
I WON'T TELL ANYONE.
PERFECT.
THEN SHAKE IT, SHAKE IT.
I'LL TRY NOT TO SPLASH ON YOU.
>> Stephen: WHILE YOU'RE DOING THAT, TELL ME WHAT IT'S LIKE
LIVING IN THE PRAIRIE, AN ENDLESS EXPANSE, SO MUCH
HORIZON.
>> THE REASON MY NAME IS "THE PIONEER WOMAN," WHEN I TOLD MY
CHILDHOOD FRIENDS I WAS MOVING TO THE COUNTRY, THEY FELL OVER
LAWG BECAUSE I WAS THE LAST PERSON ANYBODY THOUGHT WOULD
EVER MOVE TO THE COUNTRY.
AND SO THEY STARTED CALLING ME "PIONEER WOMAN" AS A JOKE.
IT'S ALWAYS BEEN A LITTLE BIT OF A TONGUE-IN-CHEEK NICKNAME.
>> Stephen: IS IT AN EASY LIFE ON THE PRAIRIE OR DOES IT GET A
LITTLE ISOLATED?
>> IT'S A LITTLE ISOLATED.
I HAVE TO BE HONEST.
IN FACT, I'M SO HAPPY TO BE HERE TO HAVE SOMEONE TO TALK TO,
STEPHEN.
( LAUGHTER )
ME.
>> Stephen: PUT THAT IN THERE?
>> YUP.
>> Stephen: HERE'S THE THING-- OFTEN, SUPPOSEDLY, YOU KNOW,
IT'S YOU AND LAD AND THE BOYS-- AND THE GIRLS, OBVIOUSLY.
>> AND THE GIRLS.
>> Stephen: BUT LAD AND THE BOYS ARE ALMOST NEVER THERE.
THEY'RE OFF-- IT WILL CUT AWAY, AND IT'S WELL, LAD AND THE BOYS
ARE OUT BRANDING THE CATTLE.
>> AND MY BOYS PLAY FOOTBALL NOW, SO IT'S EVEN MORE
COMPOUNDED.
>> Stephen: SHALL WE?
>> WE SHALL.
I THINK THAT'S A GREAT IDEA.
>> Stephen: CHEERS.
>> CHEERS, CHEERS, THIS IS SO MUCH FUN.
OH, BOY.
>> Stephen: YEAH.
>> I'M MAKING SHRIMP AND GRITS FOR YOU YOU.
>> Stephen: KNOW I'M FROM SOUTH CAROLINA.
>> THAT'S WHERE I'M MAKING IT.
HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT QUICK GRITS.
DOES THAT OFFEND YOUR SENSIBILITIES?
>> I WON'T TELL ANYBODY, BUT I LIKE A STONE-GROUND GRIT, BUT
THOSE LOOK GOOD.
>> THEY'RE STONE GROUND BUT THEY'RE QUICK STONE GROUND.
WE'RE GOING TO COMPLETELY INUNDATE --
>> Stephen: HOW MUCH DO I PUT IN?
>> ALL OF IT.
THIS IS MASCARPONE.
I'LL LET YOU STIR THIS.
>> >> Stephen: THAT'S FINE.
I'LL STIR THIS.
WE'RE GOING TO SERVE SHRIMP WITH THIS.
I HAVE A VERY IMPORTANT QUESTION FOR YOU, FOR THOSE OF YOU OUT
THERE WHO ARE FROM SHRIMP COUNTRY.
>> I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO ASK.
>> Stephen: DO YOU LEAVE THE TAILS ON THE SHRIMP OR TAKE THE
TAILS OFF?
>> I DON'T HAVE A STRONG FEELING.
>> Stephen: I HAVE A VERY STRONG ANSWER.
WHAT'S THE ANSWER.
THERE IS A WRONG ANSWER.
>> THE TRAILS OFF.
>> Stephen: THANK GOD!
WHY WOULD YOU LEAVE-- WHY WOULD YOU-- I DON'T UNDERSTAND.
LIKE, YOU'RE GOING TO SERVE IT WITH A SAUGUS, RIGHT?
WHY WOULD YOU LAYOFF THE TAILS ON THE SHRIMP?
THEY'RE VERY PAINFUL, RIGHT, JON.
>> Jon: I AGREE.
>> Stephen: THEY'RE PAINFUL AND THEN YOU HAVE TO GO IN THERE
WITH PLA TEX LIVING GLOVES.
>> Stephen: AND WHO WANTS TO WORK THAT HARD WHEN THEY ARE
EATING SHRIMP AND GRITS.
I'M GLAD WE'RE ON THE SAME PAGE.
LOOK HOW GOOD THOSE LOOK.
THEY'RE SO CHEESY AND WONDERFUL AND HEAVENLY.
>> Stephen: YES.
THERE'S ALMOST NO GRITS LEFT.
>> I KNOW.
>> Stephen: THAT'S THE BEST POSSIBLE GRITS, ACTUALLY.
>> THAT'S HOW I LIKE MY GRITS, THAT'S RIGHT.
>> Stephen: I MADE SHRIMP AND GRITS FOR JON.
YOU HAVE HAD MY SHRIMP AND GRITS.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
>> I THINK THAT'S 10 OUT OF 10, POPS.
( LAUGHTER )
CALLED "POPS" BEFORE.
>> OH, MY GOSH.
IT'S WONDERFUL.
>> Stephen: WHAT-- LET'S SERVE A LITTLE BIT OF THIS UP.
ARE WE READY?
>> I'M GOING TO LET YOU PUT THE SHRIMP INTO THE SAUCE.
>> Stephen: INTO THE SAUCE.
>> WHAT YOU REALLY WANT TO DO IS LET THIS THICKEN AND-- WHOA!
HE COOKS LIKE I DO.
>> Stephen: CRANK IT UP.
I'M NOT SURE THAT'S ON.
>> THAT'S OKAY.
I HAVE A SPECIAL LITTLE-- A SPECIAL LITTLE HELPING FOR YOU
HERE.
>> Stephen: DO YOU MIND, JON IS THE MASTER OF THE SHRIMP AND
GRITS.
WOULD YOU CARE TO TRY THAT?
>> Jon: I'M TRYING TO GET INTO IT.
>> GET ALL THE WAY IN.
>> Stephen: GET ON THAT, JON.
>> HOW ARE THEY, JON?
>> Jon: THEY'RE ROLLING.
>> I LOVE TI LOVE IT, I LOVE IT.
( APPLAUSE )
I LIKE THAT.
>> Stephen: MMM!
ALL RIGHT.
WHAT NOW?
>> SO SHRIMP AND GRITS.
AND I HAVE A FUN LITTLE CHOCOLATE GANACHE MOMENT FOR
YOU.
I ALSO HAVE CHOCOLATE DEVILS WHICH ARE GREAT FOR --
>> Stephen: HALLOWEEN?
>> HALLOWEEN, YES.
>> Stephen: CHOCOLATE DEVILS, THERE YOU GO.
DO YOU AND LAD DRESS UP AS PRAIRIE PEOPLE?
WHAT DO YOU DRESS IEWP DO YOU HAVE COSTUMES FOR HALLOWEEN?
>> I DON'T HAVE TO ANSWER THAT.
>> Stephen: YOU DON'T, LEGALLY, YOU'RE NOT SWORN IN,
SENATOR.
>> NO, BUT I WILL TELL YOU A STORY.
LAST YEAR, I OPENED FACEBOOK AND THE FIRST POST THAT SHOWED UP ON
MY FEED WAS A PICTURE OF MY HIGH SCHOOL BOYFRIEND AND HIS WIFE.
>> Stephen: OKAY >> AND THEY HAD DRESSED UP AS MY
HUSBAND AND ME.
FOR HALLOWEEN.
>> Jon: WHOA!
>> Stephen: WHICH ONE OF THEM WAS YOU?
WAS IT YOUR-- SO YOUR HIGH SCHOOL BOYFRIEND WAS LAD RNLG
AND HIS WIFE WAS YOU?
>> YES, YES.
>> Stephen: THAT'S...
WONDERFUL.
( LAUGHTER ).
>> I DIDN'T-- I DIDN'T KNOW -- >> Stephen: FOR LEGAL REASONS
I'LL SAY THAT'S GREAT.
>> IT'S BEEN A YEAR, AND I STILL DON'T KNOW HOW I FEEL ABOUT IT.
I'M STILL PROCESSING.
>> Stephen: I WOULD CHANGE THE LOCKS.
( LAUGHTER )
WOMAN COOKS: THE NEW FRONTIER."
IT'S AVAILABLE NOW.
THE WOMAN IS REE DRUMMOND.
"THE PIONEER WOMAN," EVERYBODY!
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK!