There's a New Cookbook That's Entirely About Ranch Dressing

by Cindi Sutter, Chief Communicator & Editor of Spirited Table® - Written By ABBY REISNER 10/29/18 - Absolute full disclosure: I wrote it.

BY ABBY REISNER 10/29/18

Photos: Scott Gordon Bleicher / Dovetail Press

Two quick facts before we start. One, I wrote the cookbook that I'm about to rave about. Two, it's entirely about ranch dressing. If you're into at least one of those things—blatant self-promotion and condiments with a cult following—then carry on.

Ranch dressing is not a neutral topic. Lampshades and doorknobs are neutral topics. But mention ranch dressing, and you'll get diehards on either side of the spectrum—people who swear by ranch on pizza, and those who can't fathom dipping a single carrot in the stuff.

That's one of the reasons why I wrote a book about it. There are all kinds of ways to use ranch dressing, which is what turns Ranch from a book about iceberg lettuce to a collection of 60 recipes that you might not have seen coming. There's ranch cacio e pepe, steak marinade, ranch-battered onion rings and more.