Here at Planet Ranch, we believe
that ranch dressing is not just a dressing; it's a dip, a food topping,
a flavor enhancer, and a way of life.
03/15/08 Updates. Lots of new updates since I last posted. Hopefully I found all the Ranch Map submissions in my email, I had a bunch to post and I think I got them all. We now have data on ranch availability in England, Malaysia, Singapore and more! Check out the Ranch Map for the up to date info on ranch availability around the world.
In the Image Gallery I have two new photos of ranch in Iraq, thanks to Gackman. He scored a packet from the chow hall and photographed it in his body armor outside his door there. Check it out!
The last bit of news, and the most exciting, my buddy neogeek got me this great video of ranch dressing sitting ON the South Pole! He has a friend that works in Antarctica and asked him to get me a picture. Instead he sent back this video. Even better! For the whole story, check out the Antarctica section of the Ranch Map. Here's the exclusive video:
04/24/07 Free Ranch! I've been getting lots of free ranch lately thanks to the Hidden Valley Heroes contest. I thought I was just going to get the initial package, but over the last few weeks they've sent me more recipes, packets and even bottles of ranch! How cool is that? The recipes look good, I need to try some of them soon. Check out the Ranch Collection section of the Image Gallery for photos of all the cool stuff they've sent me.
Speaking of the Image Gallery. I've added a new album called Ranch @ Work. The other day Sam, Guy and I went around the place we work and photographed ALL of the ranch on site. Those of you that work in 1-2 refrigerator offices may not think this is all that exciting, but the place we work has 14 break rooms with 24 refrigerators! We found that some fridges had a lot of ranch, and some had very little to none. One interesting thing we noticed is that the break rooms that had 2 refrigerators NEVER had ranch in the left refrigerator, only in the one on the right. Isn't that bizarre? Anyway, check out what kind of ranch people eat at my work here!
You may have also noticed that the Ranch Fund has increased again. Check out the Ranch Fund page to see the details of the most recent donations.
04/19/07
Cindy wrote in with a ranch recommendation that I thought I should share with everyone. She says that Ryan's Steakhouse Buffet has the BEST ranch dressing she has ever tasted. I don't know of any of these Buffets in my area, but if you live near one it is probably worth a try. She also says, "They actually call it "house" dressing. They will not tell me what is in it, just that it is made on the premises". Thanks for the recommendation Cindy!
02/08/07
At work they had some avocado ranch dressing on the salad bar. I think it was left over from a special the day before. I love avocados, and I love ranch, so I had to try this. The dilemma was what to have it with. My first thought was to have a quesadilla, but they only had small tortillas, so that wasn't going to work. Instead I had the grill cook make me a grilled cheese on sourdough with cheddar and grilled onions. When I got the sandwich I opened it up and spread some of this avocado ranch in the middle. It was AMAZING! The next time you feel like having a grilled cheese, be sure to try this great combo.
02/05/07
I get a lot of people asking me about Gregg's Savory Ranch Dressing. This is certainly the best bottled ranch I've had. It's still not as good as making it fresh, but it's nice because it comes in a huge container and it has to be kept refrigerated at the store. It is fresher and it's missing the preservatives that make other bottled ranch taste funny. The down side is that you can only get it at Costco. I've not seen it anywhere else and there is very little info about this product on the web. If you've seen this anywhere else, let me know!
