Homemade Ranch Dressing. {Hooray!!}

So, one of our highly-processed vices around here is ranch dressing.

Well, not so much for ME...but for these people in my house.

They loves them some ranch dressing, these people.

But I was determined to thwart their store-bought addiction!

I tried a couple recipes that I wasn't thrilled about,

then I found THE ONE.

And the nice news is, it's really simple.

Here's what ya do:

In a jar or zip-lock bag, or whatever, mix these ingredients:

1/4 cup pepper

1 1/2 cups parsley flakes

1/2 cup garlic powder

3 tablespoons kosher salt

3/4 cup onion powder

2 tablespoons dill weed

3 tablespoons dried chives

Now.

You just store that way.

And when you're ready for some WAY-licious ranch dressing, simple mix:

1 tablespoon mix

1 cup mayo*

1 cup buttermilk**

3/4 cup sour cream (FULL FAT!)

1 tsp. fresh lemon juice

*Of course, homemade mayo would be BEST.  But I'm not there yet.  YET!

**Instead of buttermilk, you can also do one cup whole milk w/ one tablespoon vinegar.

Mix it all up and let it chill for at least two hours (it gets better and better with time!).

You will really love this, I promise!!!

***The people in my house gave me their stamp of approval.

My work here is done.