“In my dream, I thought about what a great idea that was, to turn something so beloved as Buffalo chicken wings into crispy, crunchy salad form,” says Drummond. She says she fell asleep and had a dream that a flight attendant kept repeating the words “Buffalo chicken salad.” Its not all meat and potatoes, but it definitely is not sushi. “All I remember is hearing, as I rested my head back against the seat just after takeoff, that the lunch choice for that flight would be fish tacos or Buffalo chicken Salad,” says Drummond on The Pioneer Woman website. The Pioneer Woman cooks for a family of six, and her recipes satisfy her meat-and-potatoes husband, as well as the kids. Drummond joked she “wept openly” after tasting this hearty salad.ĭrummond was inspired to try this salad during a flight for a business trip. She tells her fans this salad is borrowed from Buffalo wing recipes. One of Drummond’s favorite salads is the Buffalo chicken salad. Within seconds, the rolls were gone, and I was frantically scanning the restaurant for our waiter so I could request some more, which I eventually did.” Buffalo chicken saladĬhicken is often on the menu in the Drummond household. They were warm, soft dinner rolls with the most delectable rosemary flavor, and I couldn’t control myself.
“Just after I placed an order for a ribeye steak and macaroni and cheese, the waiter brought a small iron skillet of bread to our table. “I had some rolls like these in a restaurant once,” says Drummond. She enjoyed the bread so much she ended up requesting three servings. Pull-apart, herbalicious perfection.” Drummond says she developed a taste for rosemary rolls after eating them at a restaurant. “Park these on the dinner table next time you have guests over. On her website, she jokes you’ll be “loved” if you serve these rolls to friends and family. The Accidental Country Girl revealed on her blog she’s a big fan of buttered rosemary rolls. One of Drummond’s favorite foods isn’t a dinner or lunch item, it’s an appetizer. Ree Drummond and the Property Brothers | Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for Hearst