Comments on: Ranch Seasoning Mix: A Fearless Friday Feat

By: ranch 1

ranch 1 — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 00:40:38 +0000

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By: HeatherSolos

HeatherSolos — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 22:40:57 +0000

Omit them completely and just use less of the seasoning mix. We don't eat much with hydrogenated oil, either, so I do understand. I gave it a pass in this case as it's not an every day item.

By: Stacy

Stacy — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 22:36:19 +0000

Can the Saltines be replaced with another type of cracker? I try not to eat hydrogenated oils, which they have. However, I love the idea of having my own mix ready to go. I love good ranch dressing, but have found it amazingly hard to find in any type of bottled dressing. I think mainly I've had the best stuff in restaurants.

By: Taco Soup | Home Ec 101

Taco Soup | Home Ec 101 — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 21:31:24 +0000

[...] 1 pkg ranch-style dressing mix or substitute 1 – 2 TBSP homemade ranch dressing mix [...]

By: John Carney

John Carney — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 21:11:05 +0000

It’s chilling in the fridge as we speak. Can’t wait to try it.

By: Heather

Heather — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 01:49:08 +0000

They add a shelf stable thickener and fat to the mix. Saltines have shortening, but shortening doesn’t give me headaches the way MSG does. You could make it without them, but you’d definitely want to use full fat buttermilk and consider adding some (just a little) corn starch. It would take a little experimentation to keep it from being very runny.

By: Candis

Candis — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 01:03:38 +0000

Yummy! Why the saltines?

By: Stacy

Stacy — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 00:35:27 +0000

Thanks, I’ll try this.

By: ToyLady

ToyLady — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 20:31:21 +0000

I’m from the midwest, too, and that’s the version I know!

By: CJ McD

CJ McD — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 15:13:01 +0000

I like home made ranch dressing too. We use buttermilk and mayo in ours.

This fearless Friday I made pizzas with alfredo sauce base, a blend of Italian cheeses (had this and that in the frig) thinly sliced, saute’d zucchini (two down, twenty to go), mushrooms, thyme, caramelized onions, red pepper strips, little chunks of leftover grilled chicken and a little more cheese.

They were a HUGE hit and dissapeared. A mostly veggie pizza using up the garden’s abundance and refrigerator drib and drabs. Who knew? (They were REALLY good.)