Dried Ranch Mix

Dried Ranch Mix

1/2 cup dried parsley
4 tsp dried dill weed (or more to taste)
8 tsp onion powder
1 tsp salt (optional)
6 tsp garlic powder
2 tsp ground pepper (white or black pepper works well)
8 tsp dried onion flakes

Mix one-two Tablespoon(s) of dried mix with 1 cup sour cream for dip or 1 cup mayo and enough milk to make it smooth (regular or buttermilk will work). You can also use some of the sour cream dip with some milk to make dressing too...Also half and half sour cream and Mayo makes a good dip! (Equal Ratios of Mayo to sour cream) to 1-2 TBSP of the dry mix depending on how strong you want it! You can add optional real bacon bits if you want it to be a bacon ranch or at the dry point you can add the type the mock kind that doesn't have to be refrigerated!

Store this in a dry container that keeps out moisture much like a Tupperware bowl or something and just use what you need at a time!

I've made Variations of this depending what spices I had or what kind of party we were going to! There is NOTHING like a fresh dressing and this certianly makes a good one!

Now for those that are Hard core name brand it's difficutl to get them to change especially children! My 11 year old nephew will eat it at my house because that is all I have, and my Dad if he had anything do to about it would be all he had at home! The doting grandmother on the other hand wants to make the grandchildren happy! hehe But as he has gotten old and each time he's come to my house I've invited him to help me make it so he came smell the herbs and see how much less goes into it than ALL the other ingredients that are on the LIST of the brand he likes!

My mom seems to think we are getting closer to a breakthrough, but even with children it takes time! Just like some adults time time ajusting to something new and different! If it taste good then you keep craving and wanting more of that item! Kinda like me, and the time I am having with getting to write this!

Not being so tired that I get to enjoy my family time at the end of the day! The recipes Ihat I'm hoping to share will be my takes on thing that I love have created or gleaned from other sources. I will do my best to give credit to the sources where I got the inital recipe...if not I appologize...This one though...looks nothing like the orginal!