Tag Archives: Ranch Dressing Mix

The Return of Ranch Pickles

Yeh. I know. It is barely March, and the temperatures in our far northeastern Illinois town are acting like it is May. Of course, we are gonna get hit with more snow and ice and what have you; but, just … Continue reading

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Ranch Pickled Avocados

I have been making pickled avocado for a while now, tt is a great way of adding a little sumpin’ sumpin’ to your appetizer board or salad, and I was planning on using this batch as a topping on a … Continue reading

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Mississippi Pork Roast

By now, if you haven’t heard of Mississippi Pot Roast, where you put a chuck roast in your slow cooker, top it with ranch dressing mix, sliced peperoncini, and a stick of butter, you must’ve been living under a rock. … Continue reading

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Sunday Bonus! Ranch Relish

I have posted before about my (not so) new fave jarred pickle hack; adding a packet of ranch dressing mix into the jar with the pickles, closing it up, shaking it all well to blend and… TA-DAH! Tastier than ever … Continue reading

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Cheesy (In a GOOD Way) Tomato Basil Soup With Ranch Baked Saltines

What could be better on a cold January day than a hot bowl of tomato soup and some saltine crackers? Well… how’s about if the soup is a jazzed up version of Sandra Lee’s Semi Homemade, and the saltines have … Continue reading

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Mississippi Pot Roast, Updated

Close to six years ago, good friends convinced me to try this crazy pot roast recipe with ranch dressing mix, Au Jus mix, pepperoncini, and butter. Crazy idea, right? But, NO! This is very tasty, wickedly simple to toss together … Continue reading

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Jalapeño Ranch Pickles

Today and tomorrow are “building” days for Thursday’s Jalapeño Popper Bean and Bacon Soup. Today’s post is wicked simple, and based on a tasty food hack I found this past summer; Ranch Pickles, wherein you add a packet of ranch … Continue reading

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Ranch Pickles – Now With Jalapeños!

One of my fave latest condiment discoveries is Ranch Pickles – wherein you add a packet of ranch dressing mix to a jar of pickles. Voilà! One mighty fine jar of pickles, ready and waiting to serve all of you … Continue reading

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Ranch Green Beans

Yeh, no. NOPE. Put away the chili sauce and powder and cowboy cookery and all of that. These wicked nice green beans are sautéed in a bit of garlic-infused olive oil, Seasoned Salt, black pepper and… Ranch Dressing Mix! You … Continue reading

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Ranch Pickles

I posted this recipe back in January, and while, we liked them, I thought that I could do better by using a sweet and zippy pickle than the dill slices I tried at first. As it happens, I was correct; … Continue reading

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