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Cooking & Baking

sir pball

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6. With all due respect...honestly, without dill your recipe isn't ranch.

Reply to Diamond_Dog (Reply #5)

Thu Jul 9, 2026, 11:52 PM

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You're making what I'm sure is a lovely dressing…but it's not ranch.

Dill, of all the herbs in ranch, is the core of the dressing. It's no more a "preference" than basil in pesto; it's one of if not the single non-negotiable flavor in the mix.

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My no-additive, whole-ingredient Ranch recipe, for Europe. [View all] sir pball Thursday OP

Okay! Thanks I'll try this. FakeNoose Thursday #1

You definitely need the dill sir pball Thursday #2

I love ranch! I like your recipe! Here's another one I make often. Diamond_Dog Thursday #3

If you make it I believe you like it, but... sir pball Thursday #4

I suppose you could add dill if you prefer it ! Diamond_Dog Thursday #5

With all due respect...honestly, without dill your recipe isn't ranch. sir pball Thursday #6

To each his own. Diamond_Dog Friday #8

I have opinions, but "the customer is always right" (aka "to each his own")... sir pball Friday #9

about like mine Kali Friday #7