Hi everyone! Ranch is a bit of a chameleon in my culinary journey. For the longest time, it was a nonentity in my eating habits. I even turned my nose up at it, considering myself a bit of a dressing snob. Then, a revelation happened with “triple pepper ranch” a game changer for dipping.
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And taste. There are none in my fridge.
Nor should there be.
They’re “shelf stable”.
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I like those Doritos too, but some of them have a mega blast of salt on them.
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The Hidden Valley Buttermilk Ranch mix packets are hard to find so I have to order from Amazon. Instead of 1 cup buttermilk, 1 cup mayo, I do ¾ cup of each and ½ cup of sour cream. I like to dunk cukes, radishes, carrots in it.
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It’s too late for this “dad joke” because I’ve already posted in thread, but if I hadn’t, it just occurred to me to quip
- Ranch dressing… is that like boots, chaps, cowboy hats?
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Until they’re open🙃
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Just FYI, Penzeys also has their own Ranch dressing spice mix, which is very good (IMO) with however you prefer to mix it.
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I will agree with this. Very good. I’ve actually mixed it with their Creamy Peppercorn dressing mix for a bit of a twist.
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Winter chapped lips???
Those lips are DEF not for kissing. Nope.
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As an educator who works with all kids aged 4-21, I see it as the condiment that took over. Our lunch servers would tell you they can’t believe how much they go through. Mustard is all but dead, replaced by ranch. Kills me as a mustard lover. Ketchup and ranch are the two condiments that we could serve in soup bowls.
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Definitely agree–triple pepper ranch is a dangerous gateway drug. Tried it once as a dipping sauce for riblets, now fully hooked.
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Why? More mustard for you! 
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I just read that this morning. Evidently we have similar news feeds 
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Interesting. I picked up the Marzetti’s refrigerated premium Caesar after reading a taste test on SE (?). It’s def the most palatable commercial Caesar (or other) dressing I’ve bought.
I do prefer to make my own ranch. And Caesar.
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Yesterday, I bought and tried the Trader Joe’s “fresh” (refrigerated) Ranch.
I thought it was very good, and better than the shelf-stable Hidden Valley. Small bottle.
The TJ’s isn’t so much better that I won’t use up the HV, though…
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OMG. A NYT recipe! Hold on to your pantalones, and/or clutch your pearls 
(The dried herbs in this one are basically a total non-starter for me).
I make my own ranch(y) dressing and have never followed a recipe, but figured this might be of interest to some.
