Ranch is an American salad dressing. It traditionally features a buttermilk base, but some recipes (like this one) call for a combination of sour cream and mayonnaise instead. Ranch is usually seasoned with a savory blend of herbs and spices, such as garlic powder and dill. Ranch Dressing In...
So, when I first started to experiment with homemade ranch, I thought I ought to try to be fancy, making an emulsion of two of them: an acidic component and a creamy component. It wasn’t a disaster, exactly, but it was just a lot of unnecessary work. I didn’t need to prepare...
Why it works:Buttermilk brings its tangy flavor and acidic makeup to recipes, important in baking when you're using baking soda as a leavener, which needs acid to activate it. Here, you're creating an acidic dairy mixture. Although it's not cultured, it'll work like buttermilk in recipe...
If you’ve read any of our other cleaning articles, you’re likely hip to the fact that we love vinegar. Not only does it create delicious salad dressings, but its abrasive and acidic qualities make it an excellent cleaning agent for nearly anything. And the best part of cleaning with vin...